Closing Weekend Cinco de Mayo Celebration!

May 4 and 5, 11:00 a.m.–midnight
May 6 and 7, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Free with paid admission to the Museum

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo weekend at the Dallas Museum of Art and see the exhibition Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship before it closes May 7.

Enjoy concerts, tours, films, family programs, games, and extended hours all weekend, including half-price exhibition admission Thursday and Friday from 9:00 p.m. to midnight and on Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Thursday, May 4 Schedule
Friday, May 5 Schedule
Saturday, May 6 Schedule
Sunday, May 7 Schedule
Food Service Hours
Museum Store Hours

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Thursday, May 4
Museum Hours: 11:00 a.m. to midnight
Half-price admission from 9:00 p.m. to midnight

6:00–10:00 p.m. Jazz in the Atrium
Enjoy the sounds of salsa and Latin jazz with the Carlos Guedes Trio.

6:15–6:45 p.m.Teatro Dallas presents Bad Blood
Horchow Auditorium
Teatro Dallas presents selections from Griselda Gambaro’s Theater of Cruelty masterpiece Bad Blood.

7:00–8:00 p.m. Art Talk
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo while learning about works in our Ancient Art of the Americas collection.

7:00–8:00 p.m. Treasure Hunt: Focus in Places
Meet outside Horchow Auditorium
Dig through galleries of art treasures in search of fantastic faces in amazing places. Use your eyes for close looking and your wit to solve riddles. Prizes for the victors!

7:00–8:30 p.m. Sketching in the Galleries
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Artist Ted Setina leads sketching in the Ancient Art of the Americas Galleries. Bring your pencils and sketchbook.

8:00–8:30 p.m. Art Talk
Orientation Theater
Join DMA curator Carol Robbins for her talk, Sacred Maya Kingship: An Introduction to the Exhibition.

8:00–10:00 p.m. Laptop Cafe featuring DIG! The Maya Project
Outside Museum Library, Level M2
Explore Maya art and culture as you play an interactive Web-based game created by Museum staff and students from UTD’s Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering.

10:00–midnight Masters of Mexican Cinema
Chac: The Rain God
Horchow Auditorium
A cult film from the 1970s that was lost for years and now newly restored, the film is based on a combination of ritual and legends from the Popul Vuh, as well as Tzeltal and Maya stories. English subtitles. (Not Rated)

11:00–11:45 p.m. Insomniac Tour
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Tour the collections until the wee hours with the Dallas Museum of Art’s resident night owl, Deputy Director Bonnie Pitman.

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Friday, May 5
Museum Hours: 11:00 a.m. to midnight
Half-price admission from 9:00 p.m. to midnight

6:00–7:00 p.m. Happy Hour
Atrium
Start your night off with Latin jazz from the Cool Arrows.

6:00–8:30 p.m. Late Night Creations
Gateway Gallery, North Studio
Create your own Maya headdress in our family studios.

6:30–7:00 p.m. Family Activity
Gateway Gallery
Kids, get a temporary tattoo of the Museum’s adorable family mascot, Arturo!

7:00–7:45 p.m. Art Stop
Lady Bolon K’an
Ancient Art of the Americas Galleries, Level 4
Museum staff will be on hand to talk in-depth about this work of art. Learn the history and create an art activity. Great for all ages!

7:00–8:00 p.m. Arts & Letters Live presents Julia Alvarez
Horchow Auditorium
Bestselling Latina author Julia Alvarez will discuss her newest novel, Saving the World, which probes the depths of politics, medicine, activism, and love. A book signing follows the event.

7:30–8:00 p.m. Maya Dance Performance by Grupo Pakal
Atrium
Experience authentic Maya ritual dance performances by Grupo Pakal Maya Performing Arts Company.

7:30–8:00 p.m. Bedtime Stories with Arturo
Orientation Theater
Kids, wear your pajamas and bring your pillows for Bedtime Stories with our family mascot, Arturo.

8:00–10:00 p.m. Laptop Cafe featuring DIG! The Maya Project
Outside Museum Library, Level M2
Explore Maya art and culture as you play an interactive Web-based game created by Museum staff and students from UTD’s Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering.

8:30–9:00 p.m. Art Talk
Orientation Theater
Join DMA curator Carol Robbins for her talk, Sacred Maya Kingship: An Introduction to the Exhibition.

9:00–10:00 p.m. Cinco de Mayo Concert
Atrium
Salsa with the Booker T. Washington Latin Jazz Ensemble.

9:00–10:00 p.m. Family Film
Popol Vuh: The Creation Myth of the Maya
Orientation Theater
This animated film uses authentic imagery from ancient Maya ceramics to create an exciting depiction of the Popol Vuh, the Maya creation myth. (Ages 10 and up)

10:00–10:30 p.m. Art Talk
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Join DMA intern Kylie Quave for her talk, Religion and Nature in Ancient Andean Art

10:00 p.m.–midnight Film Screening
In the Time of Butterflies
Horchow Auditorium
Based on the novel by Julia Alvarez, this film is about three sisters in fierce opposition to the dictatorship of General Leonidas Trujillo. (Rated PG-13)

11:00–11:45 p.m. Insomniac Tour
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Tour the collections until the wee hours with the Dallas Museum of Art’s resident night owl, Deputy Director Bonnie Pitman.

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Saturday, May 6
Museum Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Half-price admission from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. –noon Artist Demonstration
Gateway Gallery
Have your photo taken in traditional Guatemalan attire
and learn about textiles with art educator Rebecca Martin.

11:00–11:45 a.m. Art Tour
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Explore the Ancient Art of the Americas collection with art historian John Lunsford.

1:00–1:45 p.m. Performance in the Galleries
Ancient Art of the Americas Galleries, Level 4
Enjoy Maya poetry readings with Donald Frischmann.

1:00–3:30 p.m. Drop-In Art with Arturo
Gateway Gallery, North Studio
Try your hand at weaving textiles inspired by those of the Maya from Guatemala’s Pacific Coast.

1:30–3:30 p.m. Art Stop
Lady Bolon K’an
Ancient Art of the Americas Galleries, Level 4
Museum staff will be on hand to talk in-depth about this work of art. Learn the history and create an art activity. Great for all ages!

2:00–3:00 p.m. Arts & Letters Live
Candace Wolf
Horchow Auditorium
Candace Wolf shares myths and stories of the ancient Maya. Wolf lived among Maya Indians in the jungles of Guatemala.

2:00–3:00 p.m. Drop-In Tour
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Take a tour with a DMA docent and learn about the Museum’s collections.

2:00–3:00 p.m. Family Film
Popol Vuh: The Creation Myth of the Maya
Orientation Theater
This animated film uses authentic imagery from ancient Maya ceramics to create an exciting depiction of the Popol Vuh, the Maya creation myth. (Ages 10 and up)

3:00–3:30 p.m. Art Tour
Maya Textiles from Guatemala’s Pacific Coast
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Join DMA curator Carol Robbins as she discusses Maya textiles from Guatemala.

3:00–4:00 p.m. Performance in the Galleries
Atrium
Enjoy a Mexican harp performance with Gonzalo Mata.

3:30–4:30 p.m. Lecture
The Art of Maya Royal Sacrifice
Horchow Auditorium
Renowned archaeologist Dr. David Freidel, University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Southern Methodist University, discusses sacrifice in Maya culture.

3:30–4:30 p.m. Storytelling with Candace Wolf
Orientation Theater
Join our adorable mascot, Arturo, for some quality stories read by talented storyteller and author Candace Wolf.

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Sunday, May 7
Museum Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Half-price admission from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Fiesta Maya Family Day
Gateway Gallery
Stop by the studios to create your own Maya-related art activities. Fiesta Maya Family Day will include dancing, music, Art Stops, and much more!

11:00 a.m.–noon Art Tour
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Learn about our new acquisitions in the Ancient Art of the Americas collection with DMA docent Margaret Anne Cullum.

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Radio Disney Appearance
Gateway Gallery
Join Tera Beall and the Radio Disney team and sign up to win prizes.

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Masters of Mexican Cinema
Besame Mucho
Horchow Auditorium
This 1945 Mexican musical classic was inspired by Consuelo Velazquez's beloved 1940s standard and a play written by famed Spanish poet Joaquin Dicenta Padre. Spanish with English subtitles. (Not Rated)

11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Drop-In Art
Gateway Gallery, North Studio
Stop by the studio to create your own Maya-inspired clay vessel.

11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Drop-In Art
Gateway Gallery, South Studio
Stop by the studio to create your own Maya headdress.

11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Family Activity
Gateway Gallery
Kids, get a temporary tattoo of the Museum’s adorable family mascot, Arturo!

Noon–12:30 p.m. Children’s Storytime
Orientation Theater
Cara Mía Theater Company will perform The Wisdom of Viejo Antonio, which brings to life the exhibition Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship.

1:00–1:45 p.m. Maya Ball Demonstration with Grupo Pakal
Ross Avenue Plaza
See a rare performance of the infamous Maya ballgame demonstrated by Grupo Pakal and performers from Mexico.

1:00–3:00 p.m. Masters of Mexican Cinema
Chac: The Rain God
Horchow Auditorium
A cult film from the 1970s, lost for years and now newly restored, the film is based on a combination of ritual and legends from the Popul Vuh, as well as Tzeltal and Maya stories. Shot in the Chiapas region of Mexico, this is the only film ever made in the Mayan language. This film will have English subtitles. (Not Rated)

1:30–3:30 p.m. Art Stop
Lady Bolon K’an
Ancient Art of the Americas Galleries, Level 4
Take a walk through the galleries and visit the Lady Bolon K’an Art Stop. Museum staff will be on hand to talk in-depth about this work of art. Learn the history and create an art activity. Great for all ages!

2:00–3:00 p.m. Art Tour
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Learn about our new acquisitions in the Ancient Art of the Americas collection with DMA docent Margaret Anne Cullum.

2:00–3:00 p.m. Drop-In Tour
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Take a tour with a DMA docent and learn about the Museum.

2:00–3:00 p.m. Family Film
Popol Vuh: The Creation Myth
of the Maya
Orientation Theater
This animated film uses authentic imagery from ancient Maya ceramics to create an exciting depiction of the Popol Vuh, the Maya creation myth. (Ages 10 and up)

3:00–5:00 p.m. Masters of Mexican Cinema
Dos Tipos de Ciudado (Two Careful Fellows)
Horchow Auditorium
Mexican film legends Jorge Negrete and Pedro Infante star in this 1953 film about musical cowpokes with a knack for getting into trouble. Spanish. (Not Rated)

3:00–3:45 p.m. Closing Ceremonies
Concourse and Atrium
Join Grupo Pakal Maya Performing Arts Company for a parade down the Concourse followed by a Maya ritual performance.

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Food Service Hours

Thursday, May 4, and Friday, May 5
Food service until 10:30 p.m.
Bar service until 11:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7
Beverage service, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Food and bar service, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

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Museum Store Hours

Thursday, May 4, and Friday, May 5
11:00 a.m.–midnight

Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Tripod vessel with human figure, Mexico, Campeche, Becan, Structure XIV, Room 3, A.D. 450–550, ceramic, CNCA-INAH, Museo Regional de Yucatán, “Palacio Cantón,” Mérida, Mexico (10-251140 0/41), Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara