National Museum of the American Indian will celebrate the Day of the Dead with ofrendas and special activities
National Museum of the American Indian
George Gustav Heye Center
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House
1 Bowling Green between State & White Sts.
Saturday, October 30, free, 12 noon – 5:00
212-514-3700
www.nmai.si.edu
The National Museum of the American Indian will be celebrating the Day of the Dead, honoring the souls of the departed, who come back to party with the living for this special occasion. The museum will be holding hands-on workshops, dance performances by Cetilitzli Nauhcampa, and storytelling with the Colorado Sisters and Michael Heralda. In addition, on view are the exhibitions “Hide: Skin as Material and Metaphor,” and “Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian,” “A Song for the Horse Nation,” and “Beauty Surrounds Us.”