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Penn Museum Día de los Muertos Festival
Penn Museum hosts Día de los Muertos festival with ofrenda, dance and pan de muerto.
In brief
Penn Museum hosts Día de los Muertos festival with ofrenda, dance and pan de muerto. Penn Museum celebrates Día de los Muertos with a large-scale ofrenda, live dance, bilingual storytelling and pan de muerto on Oct 24. Originally reported by PhillyVoice.
Penn Museum Día de los Muertos Festival
Penn Museum returns to celebrate Día de los Muertos with a large-scale ofrenda, live music and dance.
Centerpiece ofrenda
Artists Pamela Plata and Juanita Aguilar create an ofrenda honoring Mexican choreographer Amalia Hernández.
Bilingual storytelling
Two bilingual storytelling sessions present 'La Catrina Monarca: El Vuelo Sagrado de las Almas'.
Live performances
Danza Tonantzin performs at 1:40 p.m. with Esmeralda LaCor music and dance.
Pan de muerto samples
Attendees sample pan de muerto and Mexican hot chocolate at 3:15 p.m.
Event schedule
Festival runs 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with community altar contest and family activities.
Admission details
Adults pay $23, seniors $21, youth 6-17 $14; free for children 5 and under.
Día de los Muertos
Mexican tradition with Indigenous roots and Catholic observances.
Event partner
Mexican Cultural Center partners with Penn Museum for the festival.
At a glance
Penn Museum celebrates Día de los Muertos with a large-scale ofrenda, live dance, bilingual storytelling and pan de muerto on Oct 24.
