Free Public Tour: Día de Muertos, Where the Past Is Present

Name: Free Public Tour: Día de Muertos, Where the Past Is Present
Start: 2024-10-19T09:15:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-19T10:00:00-05:00
Location: National Museum of Mexican Art

Schedule

Sat Oct 19 2024 at 09:15 am to 10:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

National Museum of Mexican Art | Chicago, IL

Come tour this year's Dia de Muertos exhibition and learn about one of Mexico's most celebrated traditions through the works of art
About this Event

Free Public Tour: Día de Muertos, Where the Past Is Present

Language:English

Join us on a tour of this year's Dia de Muertos exhibition and learn more about one of Mexico's most celebrated traditions. A docent will lead visitors through the gallery, exploring themes and symbolism associated with Dia de Muertos.

This year, the exhibition Día de Muertos, Where the Past Is Present, is dedicated to Ray Patlán (1946-2024), a Chicago muralist and painter who died this April. Nearly seventy works from the museum's permanent collection, mostly popular art, are part of this exhibition, which reveals the importance of collective feeling through the creative hands of different generations of popular artists. Art is a reflection of society, and with this celebration, all those who have died from violence are remembered in this exhibition.