The migrating monarch butterfly is an intrinsic part of many Indigenous cultures, particularly those who hold Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico, yet it may be at risk of disappearing.

Join sculptor, mask maker, and performance artist Zarco Guerrero as he paints a calaca, or a Day of the Dead mask.

Quetzal is a bilingual rock group with roots in the cultural and social justice landscape of East Los Angeles. Its goal is to create great music that tells the stories of marginalized people's struggles and resistance.

Rescuing the Day of the Dead’s famous xolo dog.

Join the museum's Cynthia Vidaurri as she answers and illustrates basic questions about Day of the Dead, including how it is different from Halloween and the meaning of an ofrenda.

“The Story of Cartoneria Tradicional” (The Story of Papier-mâché) follows artisans Ana Miriam Castañeda Montes de Oca and Martín Ramírez as they make compelling figures known as calaveras (laughing skeletons).

Celebrate Día de los Muertos from home with an illustrated introduction to the holiday, its rich culinary heritage, and a hands-on activity to share.

A celebratory museum program includes presentations from cultural and scientific experts on monarch butterflies, a studio tour with sculptor and maskmaker Zarco Guerrero, and musical performances from Quetzal.

A local Mixtec culture organization, Grupo Los Tecuanes, performs the traditional dance, Danza de los Tecuanes - Dance of the Jaguar, for the museum's annual Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos celebration.

Chicago's Sones de México Ensemble performs a musical tribute inspired by Native ancestors and influenced by the present-day social movements of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

As in years past, the Smithsonian Latino Center teamed up with the National Museum of the American Indian to celebrate the rich cultural heritage represented in the celebration of Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.

A weekend-long celebration of Día de los Muertos features rock legends Quetzal.

Yolanda Alcorta describes the Mexican and Central and South American celebration of the Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos.

Museum visitors celebrated at the annual Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos Festival.

Day of the Dead festivities in early November are connected to the nadir passage of the Sun, when the Sun deity is visiting with the ancestors directly below.

Explore objects related to the Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos in the museum's collections.