Museum celebrates Day of the Dead through art

“Each year, the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, 1852 W. 19th St., celebrates the Day of the Dead festival, which combines indigenous, Meso-American beliefs with Catholic rituals. This combination is depicted through both traditional and nontraditional designs by American and international artists.

The designs exhibited at the museum are called “ofrendas,” which means “offerings” in Spanish. These ofrendas are altars designed to honor deceased family members and friends through items that represented them during their lives. Often the ofrendas are decorated with foods, photographs and candles. Although it sounds like it celebrates death, it’s actually a celebration of life, according Jose Lopez, a liberal education professor at Columbia.”

Please notes some (many) sites require registration. Many times it is free.

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