Day of the Dead: Memoirs of Loss and Renewal

DCA Cultural Center Event Dia de los Muertos Exhibition Family Friendly Featured Events Folk and Traditional Arts Free

Cost

Free

Organizer's Site

barnsdallarts.lacity.gov/bjacgallery/

Council District

City Council District 13
Day of the Dead: Memoirs of Loss and Renewal exhibition poster in gradient shades of blue to turquois to green. The center image if of a pair of hands hold a bouquet round fluffy flowers in a shade of light blue over a white background.
Event Schedule

Day of the Dead: Memoirs of Loss and Renewal 

Thursday, October 16 – Saturday, November 1, 2025

Experiencing loss is a universal part of the human experience. Through family, friendships, relationships, and circumstances, we are bound by the common threads of life and death. As we remember those who have passed, how their stories have shaped us, we also celebrate the new beginnings that emerge from endings. The various altars and installations represented serve to honor individuals, or a current collective reality that acknowledges loss and renewal. Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, October 18, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Upcoming Events

January 15 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm -
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$0.00 - $7.00

Hollyhock House Tours

Experience the interior of Hollyhock House at your own pace with a self-guided tour. Docents are on hand to provide information and answer questions.

January 14 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm -
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Noé Montes: Regional History

Photographer Noé Montes presents Regional History, a body of work documenting the landscapes, people, and cultural narratives of the Inland Empire. The exhibition reflects on identity, migration, and the layered histories that shape Southern California.

January 14 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Adults - $5, Seniors and Students - $3, Members and Children under 12 - Free

Our Bodies Are Memories of Our Bodies: Siapo ma Solo

siapo—indigenous Samoan barkcloth abstraction—and solo—poetry in the Samoan genre and worldview, here composed in English—by Fa’afafine, non-binary Samoan artist Dan Taulapapa McMullin. Printed on cloth with ink painting, these works embody the fa’asamoa understanding that the body itself is an archive, carrying ancestral and personal memory through the mana of social and environmental relationships.

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