Las Ofrendas de Lola Olmedo

Las Ofrendas de Lola Olmedo
Open until January 3

Celebrating death, waiting merrily the arrival of those who have departed and once a year come to visit their loved ones, establishing a connection between this and the afterworld are some of the many reasons why Mexican people commemorate the Day of the Dead, during the first days of November.

The Dolores Olmedo Museum holds the tradition of building monumental altars to honor this Mexican festivity. On its XV anniversary, the museum presents a retrospective of ofrendas (offerings), exhibited in the way its founder Dolores Olmedo used to stage them… Walls and floors covered with cempasúchil (marigold) flowers, displays of sugar skulls, carton figures representing scenes of Mexico’s cultural life, craftworks from the states of Guanajuato, Mexico, Michoacán, Puebla and Oaxaca, all decorate a montage of five altars dedicated to Doña Lola, her mother, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Fernando Gamboa, a well-known Mexican museographer.

Our “Fiesta de Muertos” program includes the presentation of musical and artistic events, as well as our famous “Calavera Catrina Costume Contest”. Checkout our Activities menu.