Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos 2016
October 21 - November 6, 2016
In the Museum
In celebration of Dia de Muertos, the Detroit Institute of Arts, in partnership with Detroit's Mexican Consulate, invite you to explore a community exhibition of ofrenda. Ofrendas consist of a collection of objects meaningful to the deceased and placed on altars as a welcome to those being remembered or honored. They are traditionally decorated with ornate sugar skulls, flowers, favorite foods, mementos and pictures of the deceased. Ofrenda Altars will be on view during regular museum hours and are included with general museum admission.
New this year, the DIA is asking the public to submit photos of lost loved ones on Instagram for consideration of inclusion in an exhibition slideshow. To participate, post a photo with the name of the deceased, the years he or she lived and the hash tag #DIAofrendas2016. In addition, visitors can create retablos, or devotional paintings, and paper flowers to leave in the exhibition’s community ofrenda during drop-in workshops offered on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. throughout October.
The exhibition and related programs are free with museum admission and for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
Ofrendas - Celebrating el Día de Muertos
En celebración de Día de Muertos, el Instituto de Artes de Detroit, en colaboración con el Consulado Mexicano en Detroit, te invita a explorar la exhibición comunitaria de ofrendas. Las ofrendas consisten en colecciones de objetos significativos a la memoria de los difuntos y colocados en altares como una bienvenida a aquellos recordados y honrados. Las ofrendas estarán en exhibición durante las horas regulares del museo y la entrada está incluida en la admisión general.
Como una iniciativa nueva, el DIA pide al público mandar fotos de seres queridos fallecidos por medio de Instagram para ser consideradas a ser proyectadas en una exhibición de diapositivas. Para participar, publica una foto con el nombre de tu ser querido, años en los que vivió y el hash tag #DIAofrendas2016. Además, visitantes podrán crear retablos y flores de papel para colocar en la ofrenda comunitaria de la exhibición durante los talleres que se ofrecerán Sábados y Domingos de 12 a 4PM a lo largo de Octubre.
La exhibición y programas relacionados están gratuitamente incluidos en el pago de admisión y para residentes de los condados Wayne, Oakland y Macomb.
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Exhibition:
Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos 2016
Dates:
October 21 - November 6, 2016
Location:
In the Museum
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