FREE!
PARKING
Free off-site parking and shuttle service will be available at MRI Global, 425 Volker Boulevard. Shuttles will run every 10-15 minutes and will drop off/pick up visitors at North Nichols Plaza.
Free off-site parking and shuttle service will be available at MRI Global, 425 Volker Boulevard. Shuttles will run every 10-15 minutes and will drop off/pick up visitors at North Nichols Plaza.
PERFORMANCES AND ACTIVITIES
NELSON-ATKINS BUILDING
Day of the Dead Altar Installation
Kirkwood Hall | Plaza Level Noon-5 p.m.
Experience the installation honoring artists Frida Khalo and Diego Rivera and created by Mattie Rhodes Center, local artists and teens. Follow the flowers on the floor and place your own remembrance on the community altar.
Kirkwood Hall | Plaza Level Noon-5 p.m.
Experience the installation honoring artists Frida Khalo and Diego Rivera and created by Mattie Rhodes Center, local artists and teens. Follow the flowers on the floor and place your own remembrance on the community altar.
1-1:10 p.m.
The celebration kicks off with a special welcome and thank you to our community partners.
The celebration kicks off with a special welcome and thank you to our community partners.
1:10-1:30 & 2:40-3 p.m.
Listen to Maria Vasquez Boyd and Jose Faus, members of the Latino Writers Collective, read works by and inspired by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
Listen to Maria Vasquez Boyd and Jose Faus, members of the Latino Writers Collective, read works by and inspired by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
2-2:30 p.m.
Enjoy performances by the talented students from Mariachi Azteca Juvenil of Alta Vista Charter.
Enjoy performances by the talented students from Mariachi Azteca Juvenil of Alta Vista Charter.
El Grupo Atotonilco Mexican Folkloric Dance
Atkins Auditorium | Lobby Level FREE | Tickets required | Click here to request tickets
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Enjoy traditional dances from across Mexico with El Grupo Atotonilco, a Mexican folkloric dance group made up of dancers of all ages.
Atkins Auditorium | Lobby Level FREE | Tickets required | Click here to request tickets
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Enjoy traditional dances from across Mexico with El Grupo Atotonilco, a Mexican folkloric dance group made up of dancers of all ages.
BLOCH LOBBY 1-4 p.m.
Pick up a print by The Print Factory, fresh off their mobile printing press. While supplies last.
2-3 p.m.
Delight in the Mariachi music of Los Musicos.
3-4 p.m.
Dance the cumbia or rumba to the acoustic stylings of Trio Aztlan.
NOGUCHI COURT | Bloch Building, Lobby Level
1-1:30 & 2:30-3 p.m.
Enjoy stories inspired by Mexican culture with storyteller Joyce Slater of the Kansas City Storytelling Celebration during this special story time for preschoolers.
FORD LEARNING CENTER | Nelson-Atkins Building, Lobby Level
1-4 p.m.
Classrooms 4 & 5Create your own calavera, or Day of the Dead skull mask.
Classroom 3Learn how to make papel picado with artist Xanath Caraza.
Classroom 2
Decorate a tiny sugar skull to take home with you.
FOOD
Rozzelle Court Restaurant
Plaza Level, Nelson-Atkins Building
12-4 p.m.
Enjoy a la carte brunch or an afternoon snack in Rozzelle Court. Kid-friendly options available.
Mexican FoodBloch Lobby
1-4 p.m. | $2-$5
Savor tacos and other Mexican-inspired fare available for purchase.
SPECIAL THANKS
The museum is grateful to the following participants for contributing their talent and expertise to this celebration:Alta Vista CharterEl Grupo Atotonilco Guadalupe Centers, Inc.Joyce Slater of the Kansas City Storytelling CelebrationMaria Vasquez Boyd and Jos×™ Faus of the Latino Writers Collective Mattie Rhodes CenterMexican ConsulateLos Musicos MariachisThe Print FactoryTrio Aztlan
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