Día de los Muertos Community Celebrations
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Main Museum
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October 23, 10:00am - 5:00pm |
Where |
Main Museum
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When |
October 23, 10:00am - 5:00pm |
FREE admission from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
FREE admission from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Celebrate Día de los Muertos with Palm Springs Art Museum and the community
A celebration with dance, music, art, storytelling, and the honoring of those who have passed away.
Día de los Muertos is a tradition where families and communities gather, build altars, and create pathways to welcome home their loved ones while celebrating life.
Art Activities
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Orientation Center and Houston Atrium
Paper Marigold Making
Calavera Coloring page
Reading Nook with Palm Springs Public Library
11:00 – 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Elrod Sculpture Garden
Posada printmaking
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Elrod Sculpture Garden
Face painting with Rainbow Bridge Smiles Body Painting
Performances
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Museum Entrance and Orientation Center
Presentation and performance by Danza Azteca Citlaltonac
11:30 – 12:30 p.m.
Main and Lower Levels
Music by Las Tías
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Annenberg Theater
Panel Discussion: Reflecting on Día de los Muertos Celebrations in the Coachella Valley
Join us for a roundtable discussion on the history of DDLM in the Coachella Valley, and the role and responsibility of cultural institutions and organizations when they organize public DDDLM events or celebrations.
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Annenberg Theater
Intro to Mex-Indigenous Drumming with Danza Azteca Citlaltonac
Learn about the meaning and significance of El Huehuetl (the drum). Participants will learn how to play the drum in the ceremony and will receive their own hand drum.
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Annenberg Theater
"Cantemos al Recuerdo" with Las Tías
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Elrod Sculpture Garden
Music with DJ Contraz
Food & Drinks
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Elrod Sculpture Garden
Food and drinks for sale by Taquizas El Chicali
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Main Level
Exhibitions
Featuring Mexican and Latinx Artists
Gonzalo Lebrija: Miracle of the Eternal Present
Clayes Wing
Outburst Project: Gabriella Ruiz, Karla Ekatherine Canseco, Maria Maea, Clara Nieblas, Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya
Annenberg Wing
The Influence of Modern Mexican Art Beyond Borders: Selection of Paintings from the Collection
Mezzanine
Nicho artworks courtesy of Raices Cultura and Sunnylands Center & Gardens
Ofrendas/Altars
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Main Level
Altar Viewing with the artists
Presented by:
Coachella Valley High School Migrant Leaders Club
Indio Youth Advisory Council
James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center
PSAM Docent and Museum Service Corps Volunteers
Altars will be on view starting Thursday, October 20.
A special THANK YOU to volunteers and staff for their help with the hand-cut papel picado designs.
Palm Springs Art Museum is a proud member of the Coachella Valley Days of Los Muertos Collective, which partners with area organizations: Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert, Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Run with Los Muertos, Raices Cultura, Cabot’s Pueblo Museum, Palm Springs Cemetery District and Coachella Valley History Museum.
Palm Springs Art Museum’s Education Programs generously supported by the Helzel Family Foundation.
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