The National Museum of Mexican Art cordially invites you to join us for the opening reception for two extraordinary exhibition: Día de Muertos: A Spiritual Legacy.

The Day of the Dead celebration is deeply rooted in the ancient Pre-Cuauhtémoc cultures that believed in life after death and a spiritual existence in the cosmos. After the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the remembrance of the faithful departed was primarily observed on All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days (November 1 & 2) throughout Colonial Mexico. Today, many Mexican communities north of the US/Mexico border participate in the traditions of Day of the Dead by gathering in cultural spaces to honor and remember their loved ones.

Come see the one-of-a-kind displays of traditional and contemporary works of art and join us in celebrating life by remembering the dearly departed members of your community. Among the many installations this year will also be an ofrenda from the Parkland, Florida community that underwent a horrific loss of 17 lives this year at the Stoneman Douglas High School.

The Day of the Dead celebration is deeply rooted in the ancient Pre-Cuauhtémoc cultures that believed in life after death and a spiritual existence in the cosmos. After the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the remembrance of the faithful departed was primarily observed on All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days (November 1 & 2) throughout Colonial Mexico. Today, many Mexican communities north of the US/Mexico border participate in the traditions of Day of the Dead by gathering in cultural spaces to honor and remember their loved ones.

Come see the one-of-a-kind displays of traditional and contemporary works of art, and join us in celebrating life by remembering the dearly departed members of your community. Among the many installations this year will also be an ofrenda from the Parkland, Florida community that underwent a horrific loss of 17 lives this year at the Stoneman Douglas High School.

La celebración de Día de Muertos está profundamente arraigada a las culturas ancestrales prehispánicas que creían en la vida después de la muerte y en una existencia espiritual en el cosmos. Después de la llegada de los españoles en el siglo XVI, la remembranza de los fieles difuntos se observó por todo México colonial principalmente en el Día de Todos los Santos y en el Día de Todas las Ánimas (noviembre 1 y 2). En el presente, muchas comunidades mexicanas del lado norte de la frontera México/E.U., participan en la tradición del Día de Muertos al reunirse en espacios culturales a honrar y recordar a sus seres queridos.

Venga a ver las instalaciones y obras de arte tradicional y contemporáneo y acompáñenos a celebrar la vida mientras recordamos a sus seres queridos de su comunidad que ya se fueron. Entre las muchas instalaciones que se presentan este año, también habrá una ofrenda para la comunidad de Parkland, Florida que sufrió este año una perdida terrible de 17 vidas en la preparatoria Stoneman Douglas.

Curated by Dolores Mercado & Cesáreo Moreno

Please scroll down for a complete list of Day of the Dead Educational Programs, including late nights, Día de los Muertos: Xicágo and more.

OFRENDAS

Blanca Estela Tinoco (for the Museo Local de Artes e Industrias Populares de Pátzcuaro, INAH, Michoacán)
Silverio Feliciano Reyes Sarmiento & José Antonio Cazabal Castro (Puebla)
Juan Carlos Torres González & Dr. Pedro Ibarra Mosqueda (Mexico City)
Manuel & Patricia Oliver (Parkland, Florida)
Sybil Venegas & Christopher Velasco (California)
Victoria Tapia, Monica Cisneros & Estrella Cruz (Chicago)
Matthew Gallistel Language Academy, Chicago Public School

Participating Artists

Pilar Acevedo, Alberto Aguilar, Miguel “Kane one” Aguilar, Ruben Aguirre, Mary J. Andrade, Atlan Arceo-Witzl, René Arceo, Héctor Barrón, Yreina D. Cervantez, Antonio Felipe Calendaria, Mario E. Castillo, Mariano Chavez, Alejandro Colunga, Raúl Cruz “Racrufi”, Salvador Dominguez, Martha Gabriela Driessen, Sandra Díaz, Sabrina Elias Felipe, Ofelia Esparza, Rosanna E. Esparza, Luis Fitch, Esperanza Gama, Cecilia Gomez Lauria, Sergio Gomez, Ricardo Gonzalez, Silvia Gonzalez, Joan D. Hackett, Paulina Jaimes, Nicolás de Jesús, Sam Kirk, Ricardo Linares G., Analú López, Aydeé López Martínez, Raúl López-Reyes, Ivan Lozano, Jorge Lucero, Felix “Flex” Maldonado, Nicole Marroquín, Carlomagno Pedro Martínez, César Augusto Martínez, Gerardo Monterrubio, Ann Murdy, Yvette Mayorga, Alejandro Nava, Joseph “Sentrock” Perez, Katia Perez, Rodrigo Pimentel, Jenny Priego, Lorena Ramírez Quiroz, Marcos Raya, Artemio Rodríguez, Alejandro Romero, Luis A. Sahagun, Jax E. Sanders, Diana Solís, Luis de la Torre, Georgina Valverde, Angelina Villanueva, Roman & Maria Villarreal, Stitches of the Soul

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