Día de los Muertos at the Maguire Art Museum!

Join us for a week full of activities at the Maguire Art Museum celebrating Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)! From October 27 – November 1, visit the museum’s Great Hall to create artworks and decorations for our ofrenda. Learn about the meaning and history behind traditions like papel picado, retablos, marigolds, and mosaics while you make your own and explore the Latin American collections! On Wednesday, October 29th, come for an educational talk with Chicana artist Marta Sanchez, and visit again on Friday, October 31 for our community ofrenda build. On Saturday, November 1, join us for a day of celebration with refreshments, a musical dance performance, and to cherish and honor the memory of loved ones through art.

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