Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos 2021 - Detroit Institute Of Art | What’s happening in Ann Arbor / Detroit

Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos 2021 - Detroit Institute Of Art


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 11/07/2021
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 altars. In Mexico, and other Latin American countries, the Day of the Dead is the time of the year to celebrate the lives of close relatives, friends or community members who have passed away.

Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.

Objects important to lost loved ones, such as favorites foods, drinks, mementos and pictures, are collected and incorporated into elaborate displays that include pan de muerto (bread of the dead), sugar skulls, candles, flowers, papel picado (paper cutouts) and other decorations. Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos will be on view during regular museum hours and are included with general museum admission. 


*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Location:

5200 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI, 48202
United States

Phone:

313.833.0260
Contact name: 
Christine Kloostra
Email address: 
The event has already taken place on this date: 
11/07/2021
Time: 
WED - FRI: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; SAT - SUN: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: 
Free with general admission

Ages

All Ages Adults & kids together