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Day of the Dead Celebration
November 2 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Special In-Person Event
Saturday, November 2, 1:00–4:00 pm
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge
Learn more about this joyful holiday, a national symbol of Mexico.
- enjoy craft activities
- personalize a sugar skull (extra fee)
- watch a concert of mariachi music with folk dancing at 1:30
- savor traditional pan de muerto (extra fee)
- write a message to departed loved ones for the museum altar
- purchase alebrijes, Oaxacan wood carvings
- hot chocolate and beverages available for purchase
See the website for full details and schedule.
Regular museum admission rates apply. Activities are free except where noted. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage, a 7-minute walk to the museum.
Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in Boston and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University.
Photo © EJSP Visual / Julieta Sarmiento
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