Día de los Muertos
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Main Museum
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October 25, 10:00am - 5:00pm |
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Main Museum
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October 25, 10:00am - 5:00pm |
Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Palm Springs Art Museum
Día de los Muertos is a tradition in which families and communities gather, build altars, and create pathways to welcome home loved ones who have passed. Palm Springs Art Museum honors this tradition with an annual community celebration featuring dance, music, art, and storytelling.
Altar Artists
For Día de los Muertos, altars, or ofrendas, honor loved ones who have passed and welcome their spirits home. Photographs, flowers, candles, food, and treasured objects come together to preserve memories and celebrate their lives.
This year, Palm Springs Art Museum has invited four artists to create altar installations that honor this tradition through contemporary art. Using symbolic objects, personal stories, and visual expression, each artist offers a distinct reflection on memory, remembrance, and connection.
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Perry PicasshoeA Mexican American artist and designer from Riverside. Perry’s work often explores their Queer Latinx identity and experiences with bipolar disorder. |
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Yehsiming JueA painter and illustrator from the Coachella Valley. Jue’s work depicts the inner workings of the body, as well as seeing beauty in the exterior display of the flesh. |
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Jacqueline ValenzuelaA Chicana interdisciplinary artist from Los Angeles. Her art reflects the Chicano world of lowriding. Often highlighting the deep roots, she planted in the underrepresented culture. |
Paper Alebrije Masks
Create your own colorful hummingbird mask inspired by Día de los Muertos alebrijes. Decorate a pre-molded mask or make your own paper-mâché mask from scratch with a step-by-step guide. This hands-on creative station invites guests to bring a colibrí to life through color, imagination, and traditional Mexican-inspired designs.
Instrument Petting Zoo
Join artist and cultural educator José Luis Ledezma, also known as Agua, for an interactive exploration of music and culture. Guests are invited to play a variety of string, keyboard, percussion, and free reed instruments while discovering sounds and musical traditions from Mexico and around the world.
Agua is a multidisciplinary visual artist, folklorist, and musician whose work explores the living traditions of community, ceremony, and cultural memory. Through art, music, and education, he honors ancestral knowledge while inviting contemporary audiences to experience the enduring power of cultural expression.
Paper Skeleton
Create your own skeleton figure using paper mâché, a craft technique that shapes paper and paste into lightweight forms that become firm when dry. Assemble the figure by attaching its arms and legs, then paint and decorate it with your own designs to create a meaningful piece to take home.
Musical Performance by Sonidos Dolores
Every generation finds its own way to keep traditions alive. Sonidos Dolores is an East Los Angeles–based group delivering Colombian and Mexican cumbia sounds with irresistible dance-floor energy. Powered by accordion-led melodies, classic cumbia rhythms, y sabor.
Know Before You Go
Costumes
Costumes are welcome. To help protect the artwork and ensure a safe experience for all guests, please follow these guidelines:
- Costume masks and full-face coverings are not permitted.
- Costume weapons are not allowed.
- Costumes with protruding elements, including wings and shields, are not permitted.
- Inflatable costumes are not allowed.
Face Painting
Face painting will be available on-site, but if you arrive with face paint, please remember that only half-face designs are allowed. Full-face paint and costume masks are not permitted.
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