Day of the Dead Festival @ Kyushu National Museum
In conjunction with our Special Exhibition Ancient Mexico: Maya, Aztec, and Teotihuacan, Day of the Dead Festival @ Kyushu National Museum is an event celebrating all things Mexican, from traditional Mexican dance to the Day of the Dead!
Viva México!
A traditional Mexican dance performance!
Date:
22 October 2023 (Sun)
Times:
13:00, 15:00 (30 minutes each)
Performer:
Maja Flores Dance Troupe
Venue:
1F Museum Hall
Admission:
Free (288 pax)
Dancing Skeletons!
A lively performance by dancing skeletons, brought to you by the renowned Fukuoka theater troupe Anmitsu Hime!
Date:
3 November 2023 (Fri, Public Holiday)
Times:
13:30, 15:00 (30 minutes each)
Performer:
Anmitsu Hime
Venue:
1F Museum Hall
Admission:
Free (288 pax)
Please note that tickets for assigned seating will be released from 10:30 on the day of the performance. You will need to present your ticket stub or ticket QR code for your assigned seat.
Skeleton Marching Band
A performance by the Fukuoka Dream Scouts Performance Corps marching band in skeletal make-up!
Date:
4 November 2023 (Sat)
Times:
11:00, 13:00 (30 minutes each)
Please note that the performance will not proceed in the event of rain. * Cancelation of the event will be announced on our homepage and X (formerly Twitter)
Please note that the performance will not proceed in the event of rain. * Cancelation of the event will be announced on our homepage and X (formerly Twitter)
Performer:
Fukuoka Dream Scouts Performance Corps
Venue:
Outdoor Plaza in front of the museum
Admission:
Free
Photospot
A photospot will be set up in our Entrance Hall with an ofrenda, a traditional altar in Mexican households during Day of the Dead celebrations. You will be able to decorate the ofrenda with paper marigolds.
Date:
3 October (Tues) - 19 November (Sun)
Participation:
Free
A sighting of the Red Queen?
Palenque Site Museum, Alberto Ruz Lhuillier.
©Secretaría de Cultura-INAH-MEX. Foto: Michel Zabé
The Red Queen is making her debut in Asia in this Special Exhibition, but did you
know there have also been sightings of her around the museum outside of the Exhibition Hall?
Something good might just await you if you manage to capture her on camera…?
3 lucky winners who post their pictures with the hashtag #古代メキシコ展 (Ancient Mexico Exhibition),
or follow and repost from the official account @mexico2023_24 on X (formerly Twitter) will stand
to win original merchandise!
Date:
3-5 November 2023 (Fri-Sun)
Piñata Workshop
Piñatas, decorated paper mache balls filled with candies and sweets, are an important part of
traditional Mexican culture. Used in celebrations, they are hung from the ceiling during games.
Children take turns hitting the piñata with sticks until it splits, spilling its delicious
insides onto the ground. The children then rush to pick up the candies inside as they scatter to
the ground, and those who pick up the most candies also give them to the others. The act of
breaking the piñata is considered a good omen to drive away evil.
During this workshop, you will be making your very own mini-piñata at Kyushu National Museum!
Dates:
4 November 2023 (Sat), 5 November 2023 (Sun)
Times:
11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 (60 minutes)
Venue:
1F Seminar Room
Participation:
Free (20 pax per workshop)
Sugar Skull Mask Workshop
Every year during the Day of the Dead celebrations, people put on sugar skull make-up to resemble La Calavera Catrina, a fancy skeleton character. In place of make-up and face paint, you will design your very own sugar skull mask with your favorite colors.
Dates:
4 November 2023 (Sat), 5 November 2023 (Sun)
Venue:
1F Japanese-style Seminar Room C
Participation:
Free (first 200 participants)
Post a picture of your mask on social media for a chance to win museum merchandise in a lucky draw!
Post a picture of your mask on social media for a chance to win museum merchandise in a lucky draw!
Commemorative Gift
The first 200 visitors to arrive on 3-5 November (Fri-Sun) will receive a commemorative
gift!
(Please present your Special Exhibition ticket)
Venue:
1F Museum Hall
For inquiries, please contact: Hello Dial (only available in Japanese)
050-5542-8600 (09:00-20:00)