| When | Friday, October 30, 2020, 6 – 7 PM |
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| Sponsor | American Indian Museum |
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| Event Location | This event will be streamed on the museum's YouTube and Facebook pages |
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| Cost | This event is free and open to all ages. Registration is recommended to receive the online event link in advance. |
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| Get Tickets/Register | illuminations-dia-de-los-muertos.eventfarm.com… |
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| Categories | After Five, Celebrations, Demonstrations, Kids & Families, Performances, Webcasts & Online |
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| Accessibility | Captioning |
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| | | Details | Celebrate Día de los Muertos from home with the National Museum of the American Indian. Join us this year via streaming video on the museum's YouTube and Facebook pages. Links will be live shortly before the program begins:
► Monarch butterflies are everywhere in Día de los Muertos celebrations, from the holiday’s traditional symbolism to presentations about tracking the butterflies’ annual migration to Mexico and preserving their habitats. Learn about monarchs from cultural expert Tlisza Jaurique and Smithsonian scientists.
► Enjoy the music of GRAMMY-winning East L.A. band Quetzal.
► Hear from sculptor and maskmaker Zarco Guerrero about the role masks play in Día de los Muertos celebrations and tour his studio in Mesa, Arizona.
► Visit the museum's Facebook page to see images of ofrendas from earlier Día de los Muertos festivals and to post messages in memory of your loved ones.
Captioning will be provided for this event in English only. If there are any other accommodations you need, please email NMAI-RSVP@si.edu. Two weeks advance notice is appreciated.
Federal support for this program is provided by the Latino Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
Prepare to Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Home!
Make your own butterfly or skull paper mask to wear
Creating and wearing masks has long been a part of Día de los Muertos celebration. Download your own butterfly or paper mask to print, decorate and wear at home! Template & Instructions.
Read about Día de los Muertos as a family
Find a book from our recommended book list to learn more about Día de los Muertos with your young ones. We have book recommendations for newborns to12-year-olds. Día de los Muertos reading list. |
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