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Día de los Muertos Celebration

Fri, 11/02/2018 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm

The JSMA honors this annual celebration of life and death that takes place in Mexico, parts of Central and South America, and Latino communities in the United States. Altars with offerings, and traditional art, music, dance, food, and poetry remember and welcome souls journeying to the world of the living for a brief visit. The celebration features and exhibition of prints and paintings by artists from Guanajuato, Mexico. This event is co-sponsored by Oak Hill School in conjunction with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, MEChA de UO, Adelante Sí, University of Oregon Office of Equity and Inclusion, el Instituto de Cultura de Guanajuato, el Instituto Estatal de Migrante Guanajuatense y sus familias.