Hands ON! Second Saturdays

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

Celebrating the Mexican tradition of Día del los Muertos, participants will enjoy a cultural presentation, interactive performance, storytelling and hands-on art activities. Participants will be invited to contribute to a group altar honoring the souls of loved ones and will explore the Mexican tradition of papel picado.

SCHEDULE
10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Calavera Skull Masks
10 am – 4 pm | View and add to a community Altar
10 am – 4 pm | Papel Picado
10:30 & 11 am | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham
1:00 pm | Performance: Aztec Dancing and Folklorico with Danza Azteca Aztlán 
1:00 pm | Public Tour (adult focus) – 3rd Floor
2:30 & 3 pm | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham
2:30 – 4 pm | Film Screening: Book of Life

Lead sponsorship for the Hands ON! program through 2024 is provided by the Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation with additional support from the Leonette Foundation, the Sato Foundation, Art4Moore and the City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission. Second Saturdays is sponsored exclusively by the Nightingale Family Foundation. Additional support for the Museum’s El Arte Initiative is provided by NV Energy.