One of the great things about my job is the flexibility I have. I found out last minute that Trent's teacher needed me to go on their field trip yesterday, and I am so thankful I was able to go! We went to the Mexic-Arte Museum in downtown Austin to view their Day of the Dead exhibit, and it was fantastic!
They had 2 different exhibits - one that was focused on Mojigangas - 'masks' that were used in the annual parade. We learned a lot about the history of Day of the Dead and how it is celebrated in different parts of the world. The second exhibit focused on community ofrendas - altars - that are built to memorialize the dead.
Different ofrendas made by groups throughout the community
Mojigangas exhibit - all used in the annual parade!
After the museum, we had lunch at a huge park and the kids got to run around on the playground - always much needed after having to be quiet in a museum!
Me and my cutie pie stinker
3 comments:
How funny because i just watched Coco for the first time last weekend. Of course I cried like a baby about the whole dad thing..it was a good movie and I learned a lot about that culture-that I didn't know before.
100% of my knowledge of Dia de los Muertos comes from "Coco." I'm ok with that since Coco was culturally accurate because Disney shockingly did a good job hiring actual Hispanic personnel to manage the film (versus their habit of hiring American White to portray other cultures - FAIL). The museum looks very cool!
I have very little knowledge about Mexican culture and traditions and this museum looks amazing! From reading the comments above, it sounds like I should see Coco. Maybe I'll try and watch it over the Christmas break...
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