Tue, Oct 01
|Alden B. Dow Office Museum
"Honoring the Ancestors" Exhibit
"Death and Mourning Among Indigenous Peoples of the Texas Gulf Coast"
Time & Location
Oct 01, 2024, 10:00 AM CDT – Nov 09, 2024, 4:00 PM CST
Alden B. Dow Office Museum, 101 S Parking Pl, Lake Jackson, TX 77566, USA
About the event
Discover the end-of-life customs and mortuary practices of the Indigenous Peoples of Coastal Texas in our new exhibit! Learn about how these practices highlight a great respect for the dead and a belief in the continuation of the spirit. Come explore these fascinating cultural heritages!
Open October 1st through November 9th
Alden B. Dow Office Museum
Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 AM - 4 PM
Free Admission!
This exhibit is part of a county-wide collaborative effort to celebrate and educate the community on Dia de los Muertos. This year, LJHA is working to expand on this topic and highlight how Indigenous People along the Texas coast honor and respect their deceased loved ones and their beliefs in the continuation of the spirit in comparison to Dia de los Muertos. Come explore these fascinating cultural heritages! Click here to view the entire schedule of events for Dia de los Muertos.
The painting pictured above is an early eighteenth century graveside scene at Mitchell Ridge as envisioned by artist Frank Weir.