Come celebrate Día de Muertos at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) Wednesday & Thursday, November 1 - 2, 2023! Help us build our Altar de Memorias art installation. Join in crafting flower crowns, sculpting Posada-inspired skeletons, and cherishing memories of loved ones. For more information, please visit https://cmom.org/cmom-programs/. 

Altar de Memorias: Art Installation
Create paper cempasuchiles (marigolds) and learn about this ancestral tradition!
Wednesday & Thursday, November 1 & 2 | 10 :30 am – 4:30 pm
All ages| 1st Floor

José Guadalupe Posada: Sugar Skulls
Mexican illustrator José Guadalupe Posada immortalized the iconic Día de Muertos skeleton character La Catrina in his most famous woodblock print. Join us as we draw inspiration from the late artist and sculpt our own sugar skulls!
Wednesday & Thursday, November 1 & 2 | 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
All ages| 1st Floor

Flower Crowns
Flowers adorn altars and crown heads during Día de Muertos. Their scent guides spirits home to their loved ones. Create a flower crown inspired by this tradition for your own cabeza!Wednesday & Thursday, November 1 & 2 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Ages 4 & younger | 3rd Floor

Cara Calaca: Sugar Skull Face Painting
Learn the significance of each color used in the tradition of decorating sugar skulls as you apply these colors to a unique design in your own face painting.
Wednesday & Thursday, November 1 & 2 | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
All ages | 3rd Floor