El Museo’s annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration will return on Saturday, November 1 with designs by renowned visual artist Nitza Tufiño

By RUBEN NATAL-SAN MIGUEL October 17th, 2025

El Museo’s annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration returns on Saturday, November 1 with a full day of family-friendly, free programming. Honoring the lives of loved ones who have passed, this beloved tradition invites visitors of all ages to come together and experience the vibrant cultural traditions surrounding Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

Enjoy live music and dance performances, art-making workshops, calavera (skull) face painting, and a communal altar.

Community Altar: Ofrenda de Nuestra Herencia

In collaboration with The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, El Museo del Barrio debuts the 2025 Día de los Muertos Community Altar, designed by renowned visual artist Nitza Tufiño. With over five decades as a muralist, printmaker, and public artist, Tufiño is celebrated for her transformative contributions to community-based art in New York, Puerto Rico, and beyond.

The altar will invite the public to honor their own ancestors, and will become a transformative space of remembrance, resilience, and collective healing. It will be on view at El Museo from mid-October through November 21, 2025 during weekend hours (Saturday and Sunday).

·         1:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Inspired by Nitza’s Ofrenda de Nuestra Herencia altar, use mixed media to create a banner commemorating a loved one who has passed. Participants are encouraged to bring a photo of their loved ones to include in their artwork.

·         https://www.elmuseo.org/event/super-sabado-dia-de-los-muertos-celebration-2025/

 Nitza Tufiño in from of a El Dia de Los Muertos "installation section  at El Museo del Barrio.

All Photos by Ruben Natal-San Miguel 

Nitza Tufiño - "Dia de Los Muertos " Detail -

Nitza Tufiño " El de los Muertos " - Detail 

Nitza Tufiño " Dia de los Muertos " - detail 

The photo of Ruben Natal-San Miguel's Mother Olga San Miguel moving back home  after bring displaced by Hurricane María .  December 6, 2017 . 

Nitza Tufiño with João Victor Acevedo, Associate Director & Helena Vidal, Director of Education Programs  From El Museo del Barrio.