Día de los Muertos Community Celebrations

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Where

Main Museum

When

October 23, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Where

Main Museum

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

Café Empatía

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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