Take a guided tour of this year’s Day of the Dead Exhibition and learn about one of Mexico’s most celebrated traditions. A docent will guide visitors through Día de Muertos, Where the Past is Present and discuss highlighted works of art. Tours are free. The English tour will take place on Saturday, October 19th at 9:15 am. Space is limited and registration must be completed ahead of the tour.
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.