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Community Spotlight: Sherman Heights Community Center (Día de los Muertos ofrenda)
Mingei International Museum, Balboa Park · San Diego
1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
A Día de los Muertos ofrenda made with Sherman Heights Community Center and artists Lidia Martinez and Francisco Soto. Its arches and house-like forms draw on Michoacán and Oaxaca cemetery decorations, and it honors athletes from baseball, boxing, football and soccer.
When
- Fri, Oct 30Museum open 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
- Sat, Oct 31Museum open 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Sun, Nov 1Museum open 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Dates are derived from a published season and weekly operating schedule, not listed individually.
Getting in
Included with museum admission ($5–$8 per Balboa Park listing)
Hours are museum hours; the venue may change them.
- Mingei's own site only shows the 2023 edition; 2026 dates come from the Balboa Park calendar.
- Hours are museum hours and may change.
Where
Sources
- balboapark.org tourism
Sept 10–Nov 9, 2026 at Mingei, 1439 El Prado; hours Tue–Thu, Sat–Sun 10–5, Fri 10–8, closed Mon; $5–$8 admission; ofrenda description and artists - mingei.org venue
Museum general hours (Tue–Thu, Sat–Sun 10am–5pm; Fri 10am–8pm; closed Mon); Community Spotlight series with Sherman Heights Community Center (page itself describes the 2023 edition)