Call for 12th Annual Dia De Los Muertos Altar Exhibitors at MOSTHistory

Traditional Mexican Altar Exhibit to be on display Oct. 31–Nov. 14, 2015

POSTED
Aug. 25, 2015

The Museum of South Texas History announces its 12th Annual Día de los Muertos will be held this year from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2015. One of the longest running community events organized around this holiday, MOSTHistory’s Día de los Muertos is regarded as one of the premier special events in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV). To honor those who have passed, the special event includes a traditional Mexican Altar Exhibit that will be on display to the public from October 31–November 14. The opportunity to be an altar exhibitor is open to the community, including individuals, organizations, schools and families.

MOSTHistory celebrates Día de los Muertos because it is a traditional Mexican holiday and a living history lesson. Highlighting the event and on display from October 31–November 14 will be the traditional Día de los Muertos Mexican Altar Exhibit. In keeping with MOSTHistory’s mission of preserving and presenting the borderland heritage of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico, the community is invited to share the stories of their loved ones and those that they admire through altar memorials. To help keep these stories alive even after the altar exhibit closes, altar builders will provide a biography and photo of the honored member to be kept in MOSTHistory’s Margaret H. McAllen Memorial Archives (MHMMA).

A rarity among archives, the MHMMA is open to the public by appointment for research and maintains thousands of photographs and documents that preserve our regional story. Here the documented lives of the honored deceased will be protected and preserved so that their stories may be available to future generations. To apply for an altar exhibit space at MOSTHistory’s Día de los Muertos 2015, please call MOSTHistory at +1-956-383-6911 by September 9. Altar space is limited and is first come, first served. Exhibit emphasis is on authenticity, and materials will be provided to guide altar builders on including essential traditional elements. The museum is located in downtown Edinburg at 200 North Closner Boulevard on the Hidalgo County Courthouse square.