AmericaJR’s Gloria and Jerome Rzucidlo recently visited The Detroit Institute of Arts to check out their exhibit “Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos 2022.” In Mexico, and other Latin American countries, the Day of the Dead is the time of the year to celebrate the lives of close relatives, friends or community members who have passed away. Objects important to lost loved ones, such as favorites foods, drinks, mementos and pictures, are collected and incorporated into elaborate displays that include pan de muerto (bread of the dead), sugar skulls, candles, flowers, papel picado (paper cutouts) and other decorations.
Welcome to the Detroit Institute of Arts 
“Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos 2022” 
“Pre-Hispanic Ofrenda” by Arianna Carrera with Ballet Folklórico México Lindo 
For more info about this special exhibit, visit https://dia.org/events/exhibitions/ofrendas-celebrating-el-dia-de-muertos-2022