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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS:
FAMILY CELEBRATION OF POPULAR TRADITIONS FROM MEXICO
Saturday, October 29, 2005
FREE
At The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
At El Museo del Barrio, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. This special collaboration between The Metropolitan Museum of Art and El Museo del Barrio celebrates the ancient Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead. Beginning at 11 a.m. at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, families are invited to join educator-led gallery talks of the Pre-Columbian collection, view films, and experience a live performance with Mexico Beyond Mariachi.
Then at 1 p.m., hop on a shuttle bus to El Museo del Barrio to continue festivities and learn more about the traditions of this ancient feast day. At El Museo, honor your ancestors and celebrate the cycle of life and death through gallery talks by participating artists in El Museo's Bienal: The (S) Files/ The Selected Files. Join artist educator-led art activities, enjoy music and dance performances, taste traditional foods, and add to our communal altar.
Due to limited seating reservations are suggested at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Please call 212-650-2833 for more information or email diadelosmuertos@metmuseum.org
Programs at El Museo del Barrio do not require advance registration. For more information, please call 212-660-7144 or email diadelosmuertos@elmuseo.org.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028
www.metmuseum.org
Phone: 212-650-2833
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
www.elmuseo.org
Phone: 212-660-7144
PAST PROGRAMS
Retratos Family Day
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2005
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
WATCH PORTRAITS COME ALIVE!
In this special collaboration between El Museo del Barrio and the Museum of the City of New York ( Fifth Avenue at 104 th Street ), spend the day exploring portraits and the stories they tell about people and places.
FROM 12-4 PM AT EL MUSEO, children and families are invited to explore Retratos: 2,000 years of Latin American Portraits. Join us for a fun-filled afternoon with bilingual gallery tours led by artist educators, storytelling, and art-making activities. Participants can also create their own family portrait using period costumes, hats, and accessories inspired by works in the exhibition.
FROM 12 PM-1:30 PM, AT THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, families can view the photographic portraits in El Barrio: Puerto Rican New York and create a framed portrait with artists and supplies from Materials for the Arts, a program of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
ADMISSION FREE TO BOTH MUSEUMS. Recommended for children ages 5-12 and their adult caregivers; children must be accompanied by an adult
1230 Fifth Avenue @ 104th Street / New York , NY 10029
(212) 831.7272 / www.elmuseo.org
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This exhibition is organized by the San Antonio Museum of Art, the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C., and El Museo del Barrio, New York.
This project, and all related national and local programs and publications, are made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund.
Above: Fernando Botero (Colombian, b. 1932 ), Joachim Jean Aberbach y Su Familia (Joachim Jean Aberbach and His Family), Oil on canvas, 234 cm x 196 cm, 1970. Susan Aberach Fine Art, New York City. © Fernando Botero, courtesy of Marlborough Gallery , NY.
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