La Vida Sin Fin – Day of the Dead 2008

Posted on Tuesday, September 23

The National Museum of Mexican Art presents:
La Vida Sin Fin
Day of the Dead 2008

September 26 – December 14, 2008
1852 W. 19th Street, Chicago, IL 60608

For more information, please call 312-738-1503 or visit

The National Museum of Mexican Art hosts its 22nd annual Día de los Muertos exhibition, La Vida Sin Fin. This year’s exhibition honors the student demonstrators killed ten days prior to the 1968 Summer Olympics by the Mexican government in the Tlatelolco massacre. A special reading and discussion on October 4 by the renowned Mexican journalist and author that broke the story, Elena Poniatowska will help commemorate the memory of those killed forty years ago in Mexico City.

This is the largest annual Day of the Dead exhibition in the United States that will include works of art from throughout Mexico and the United States. Participating artists help us observe one of the most unique celebrations of the year through these beautiful works of art and ofrendas. Local artists include: Gladys Carrillo, Sergio Gomez, Joan Hackett Romero, Judithe Hernandez, and Diana Solís.

For a complete schedule, please visit www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org