Ofrendas: Día de los Muertos Altars

October 2022 through October 2022

The Brooks Museum and Cazateatro Bilingual Theater Group have partnered for the past 6 years to celebrate El Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a holiday observed in Mexico and other Latin American countries on November 1 and 2. On these special days, it is believed that the souls of the dead come back to visit with their living loved ones. An integral part of the holiday is constructing ofrendas, or altars, which are dedicated to a loved one and covered in their favorite objects, foods, and drinks. This exhibition displays the work of local Memphis students who have constructed ofrendas for deceased people who they admire. In conjunction with the Dia de Los Muertos Parade on October 2, these ofrendas will teach visitors about Latinx traditions and showcase the creativity of our local students.

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This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP5534 awarded to the State of Tennessee by the U.S. Department of Treasury.‍

All exhibitions at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art are underwritten by the MBMA Exhibition Fund.

Major annual support is provided by Kay Clark and Maggie and Milton Lovell, with generous annual funding from Anonymous, Gloria and Kenneth Boyland, Holly and Paul T. Combs, Deborah and Bob Craddock, Michael and Maria Douglass, Eleanor and William Halliday, Debi and Galen Havner, Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt, Jay and Kristen Keegan, the Doris S. and Hubert Kiersky Charitable Remainder Trust, Carl and Valerie Person, and Bill Townsend.