Special Event: Day of the Dead Celebration

Join the Mexican Cultural Institute for our most popular annual celebration—the Day of the Dead! This well-known community event is part of the unique Mexican tradition.

This year’s special rendition of the day of the dead altar, titled They Silence Us, was prepared by Irene Clouthier, Mexican artist based in Washington, D.C., in collaboration with artists María Freixas, Enrique Quiroz Sanchez and Marta Pita. The altar is dedicated to the women worldwide who have lost their lives due to violence.|

Irene Clouthier’s work is about recreating stories in artificial places. She uses plastic objects in her images to create unexpected relationships between the object and its surroundings. Clouthier’s work unfolds from the notion of childhood, related to memory and the idealization of remembrances.

The altar will be on display through Nov 16, 2018. The Mexican Cultural Institute welcomes guests to view the altar Mondays to Fridays from 10am to 6pm and Saturdays from 12 to 4pm.