"The only images we have of an Aztec ruler are of Moctezuma II ... powerhouse as well as a cultural one—"the richest art center at that time, as Paris and New York would be later," says López ...

Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a Mexican holiday of remembrance and celebration for those who have passed. It is ...

Día de los Muertos celebrates deceased loved ones in a way that is not burdened by sadness or fear, says Marta Martinez ...

the Aztec god of art, games, beauty, dance and maize (among others). The museum offers a look at how tradition, culture and life were formed in all regions of Mexico, and it also educates visitors ...

Día de los Muertos Committee members led a procession and Aztec dancers opened the celebration, which included hands-on art ...

Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical ...

Día de los Muertos commemorates the culture existing between the living and the dead. Traditionally, the celebration occurs ...

DIRECTOR’S CUT Eager to shoot their first music video, a punk band ventures into the woods with a sociopathic director who’s ...

Called “San Diego’s finest Día de Los Muertos celebration,” Old Town San Diego’s Día de Los Muertos festival takes place Nov.

Celebrate Día de los Muertos at a pair of Smithsonian museums, find the perfect pumpkin at a fall fest or groove at the Home ...

Meanwhile, art history buffs head to the Chilean Museum ... Highlights include pieces from the Inca and Aztec empires and Chinchorro mummies, a funerary technique that's 2,000 years older than ...

Nearly 30,000 people pack the grounds of Hollywood Forever Cemetery during its annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) ...