National Portrait Gallery's Día de los Muertos Festival

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WHAT:           Día de los Muertos Festival

WHEN:          Saturday, Nov. 2

                      Festival: 5–8 p.m.
                      Projection performance: 6:30–8:30 p.m.

WHERE:       Kogod Courtyard
                      Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery  

         Eighth and G streets N.W.            

WHO:            Artists MasPaz and Guache
 

The National Portrait Gallery will host its annual Día de los Muertos celebration Nov. 2. The evening event will include Mexican folk-dance performances, workshops and a variety of art activities, such as creating calaveras (sugar skulls) and papel picado (perforated colorful banners). Open to all age groups, visitors will be invited to place artworks, photographs and other offerings on the community altar as a tribute to their loved ones. Admission is free.

At 6:30 p.m., artists MasPaz and Guache will project their live video artwork “PazHaremos: Celebrating life’s journey” on the outside of the museum building. The vibrant digital paintings will be accompanied by music. 

Media RSVP is required for film crews; RSVP to obusekge@si.edu.

National Portrait Gallery

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the multifaceted story of the United States through the individuals who have shaped American culture. Spanning the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the nation’s story.                    

The National Portrait Gallery is located at Eighth and G streets N.W., Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Information: (202) 633-1000. Connect with the museum at npg.si.edu and on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.  

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