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Casa de Rosado Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month & 29 Years of Día de los Muertos in Lansing Amid Funding ShiftsLansing, MI — Aug 30, 2025— Casa de Rosado Galeria & Cultural Center proudly kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month & announces the 29th celebration of Día de los Muertos. For nearly three decades, team members who have served as a cornerstone for Latinx, Chicanx, Afro Caribbean, and Indigenx communities in Michigan, now offer a space & funding for remembrance, artistry, and cultural continuity.
This milestone comes at a time of dramatic funding shifts. Recent changes in federal arts funding have eliminated support for Hispanic Heritage Month and Día de los Muertos programming. Despite this, Casa de Rosado remains steadfast.
“Community members of Lansing celebrated Día de los Muertos when no one would sponsor us,” said Theresa Rosado, Artistic Director of Casa de Rosado. “We have celebrated out of our own pockets and out of love for our community. This year, we continue that tradition — because this celebration belongs to our people, and we will not let it be erased.”
The 29th celebration honors decades of memory, resilience, and cultural pride. Casa de Rosado invites the community, artists, and allies to participate in commemorating this significant milestone at our center for weekend workshops available for free or on a donation basis- decorate a sugar skull, create a Catrina/Catrin, cut Papel Picado Mexican Paper Craft, make a mini memory nicho for a loved one, fold a Papel de cempasuchil paper craft flower, pull a Gelli print in the technique of Mexican print maker Jose Guadalupe Posada.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Public Viewing Days
Casa de Rosado Galeria & Cultural Center at the
Michigan History Center
702 W Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48915-1609
For info text 517-402-0282
Public Viewing Days
Monday, Oct 27:10 AM–4 PM
Tuesday, Oct 28:10 AM–4 PM
Wednesday, Oct 29:10 AM–4 PM
Thursday, Oct 30:10 AM–4 PM
Friday, Oct 31:10 AM–4 PM
Saturday, Nov 1: 10 AM–6 PM
11AM-12PM Copal Blessing at museum entrance, procession & lighting of ofrendas
11AM-5PM Free sugarskull decorating
1PM-2PM Catrin/Catrina Contest
2PM-4PM Sugarskull Decorating contest
Sunday, Nov 2: 11 AM–5 PM
Final day of ofrenda viewing
11AM-4PM Free sugarskull decorating (while supplies last)
The two day celebration features elaborate memorials to loved ones that have passed built by community members. Free & open to the public.
Enjoy calavera art work by Michigan’s Hispanic artists on Nov 1-2 in the ofrenda room.
About Casa de Rosado Galeria & Cultural Center:
Casa de Rosado is a 501(c)3 that preserves, promotes, and advances Michigan’s underserved Latinx, Chicanx, Afro Caribbean, and Indigenx communities through visual and performance art, exhibits, cultural events, and educational outreach. Over the past 30 years, Casa’s team members has served thousands of students and community members through culturally relevant programming.
Sponsored by numerous community members like you! We are grateful for the partial sponsorship of our celebration by the Hispanic Latino Commission of Michigan, the Michigan History Center and the Rathbun Insurance Agency. Interested in investing in our community through a sponsorship? Please email us for more info at: [email protected]
For over 30 years, Casa de Rosado has developed culturally-rooted programs that bring Día de los Muertos, sugar skull workshops, and community exhibits to life. All teaching methods, workshop designs, and exhibit materials are proprietary to Casa de Rosado Galeria & Cultural Center and shared exclusively in our programs. Thank you for respecting our cultural and intellectual work!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Michigan History Center, 702 W Kalamazoo St,Lansing,MI,United States
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