Dia de Muertos 2025 at the Mexican Cultural Institute

The altar will remain on display through November 26, and you can visit during the Institute’s regular hours.

Come and be part of Mexico's most important tradition: Día de Muertos. In collaboration with the talented artist Paloma Vianey, this year’s ofrenda is dedicated to four icons of Mexican culture, whose legacies continue to inspire generations:

Juan Gabriel, the eternal “Divo of Juárez”, a symbol of love and music.
Rosario Castellanos, the powerful voice of Mexican literature and diplomacy.
Luis Barragán, the architect who transformed light and color into art.
Remedios Varo, the surrealist painter who invites us to dream.

In addition, enjoy our temporary exhibitions COBÁ: Over 50 years of archaeological Research, Unseen Threads, and Mexican Footprints. The altar will remain on display until November 26, so you will be able to visit it during the Institute's regular hours.

ABOUT PALOMA VIANEY:

Paloma Vianey is an interdisciplinary artist from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. She earned a BA in Art History from The University of Texas at El Paso and an MFA from Cornell University. She has received grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation (2020, 2021, 2023), and the National Fund of the Arts in Mexico (2020). Vianey received a scholarship from the Institute of Mexicans in the Exterior (2018), was awarded the Municipal Youth Award in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico (2019), and the John Hartell Graduate Award at Cornell University (2021).

In 2018 Vianey realized a large-scale public art installation (22 ft x 70 ft) on the Americas-Cordova International Bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border. From 2021 to 2022 she was an Artist-in-Residence at the Antonio Gala Foundation in Cordoba, Spain. Vianey has exhibited her work at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum, the Antonio Gala Foundation, Amos Eno Gallery, Jack Hanley Gallery, the Mexican Consulate at El Paso Texas, El Paso Museum of Art, The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, and the Archeology and History Museum of El Chamizal. She currently teaches Painting and Drawing at George Mason University.