El Día de los Muertos at the National Portrait Gallery
About The Event
On November 2 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., join the annual celebration of el Día de los Muertos—one of the National Portrait Gallery’s biggest events of the year—with live music, Mexican folk-dance performances, workshops, and a variety of activities for all ages. Create calaveras and papel picado to decorate the community altar, get your face painted to look like la Catrina, and more! Take the celebration to the streets as you witness the live video mapping projection by artists MasPaz and Guache. The artists will create their work live from the Martin Luther King Jr. Library, projected onto the G and 9th street façade.
Details
- Cost: FREE
- Location: National Portrait Gallery
- Nearest Metro Station(s): Gallery Place-Chinatown Station (Red/Green/Yellow lines)
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