Sin Fronteras/Without Borders Museo’s Traveling Exhibit Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos at the Wheat Ridge Library.
This exhibit explores the art history and meaning of Dia de los Muertos. For centuries, communities in Latin America have been celebrating death and the departed. The Mexicas (Aztecs) used skeletons as a tribute to the deity Mictecacihuatl, the goddess of death. In the 19thCentury, the artist José Guadalupe Posada created the image of La Catrina for political satire. On Dia de Los Muertos, we remember that death is simply a part of life, and it is not to be feared, because it reminds us that life is precious, and that our loved ones are always with us.
