Join Mary Mix, Director of Education, as she explores artworks in The Rockwell collection that connect to themes of loss and remembrance.

Learn Mexico and Mexican Americans: El Dia de los MuertosДЄ collaborative project presented by The Rockwell Museum and The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. We are proud to collaborate with Spanish educators and Latinx community members to offer high-quality digital resources and share how the Museum collection of American art is influenced by diverse American traditions and experiences. Learn, create, participate and explore traditions of Mexican culture. Linked below, youвЂ™ll find a variety of educational videos, projects and resources by all the community partners we collaborate with each year. Sharing stories of loved ones and creating art can help us heal and grieve loss, especially with all the loss we have experienced and continue to experience during the pandemic. The arts can provide an expressive outlet for people to connect with others and see perspectives through various mediums in which artists often incorporate symbolism. We work with local Mexican folk artists and presenters to share their traditions of ofrenda building, music, dance, sugar skulls, paper flowers and festive foods. In addition to the school tour programming, The Rockwell celebrates Dia de los Muertos with an annual family event every fall. The RockwellвЂ™s program integrates cultural traditions with classroom education and creates an opportunity for students to connect an artistic experience with traditional learning. As part of the school tour visits and outreach programs, students create projects inspired by artwork in the MuseumвЂ™s collection and Mexican folk-art traditions. Students from the surrounding region either visit the Museum for a Dia de los Muertos tour or participate in an outreach program, connected to themes of loss and remembrance. The RockwellвЂ™s Education Department continues to partner with area schools and Spanish teachers throughout the month of October every year. There are many Latinx people living in the US with Mexican heritage, so it is widely celebrated across the US and therefore is part of the American experience. You might wonder, what does this celebration have to do with a Museum about the American experience? Many Mexican-born people or Latinx people with Mexican heritage now live throughout all 50 United States. Today, there are large Mexican communities across the United States where Dia de los Muertos is widely celebrated. The customs surrounding this celebration are based on ancient traditions traced to the Aztec civilization in Mexico. The celebration is prepared and enjoyed by the living and honors those who have passed. Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead The Rockwell Museum celebrates Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead annually, connecting the arts to honoring and remembering loved ones.В On this page youвЂ™ll find a variety of educational videos, projects and resources by all the wonderful community partners we collaborate with each year.Дia de los Muertos is a festival of вЂњwelcomeвЂќ for the souls of the dead, celebrated on November 1 and November 2 each year.

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