On Thursday afternoon, I met up with Kath and Melissa, two other Anglos who would be volunteering with me at Estacion Inglesa in Monfrague. After a bite to eat at Cien Montadito, we walked north from the center of Madrid to the Casa de Mexicano en Espana. There was a long cue to get into the museum. While Kath and Melissa stayed in line, I walked to the entrance and took a photo of the large ofrenda just inside the door.
The outside of the building was decorated with a cross between Halloween and Dia de la Muerte (Day of the Dead).
The line went around the corner and back along the side of the building, and it took us about 40 minutes in line before we got inside.
Finally, we approached the entrance and could see the colorful decorations through the windows.
Then we could stop for a few seconds to see the full display just inside the front door - this display was at least 15 feet ( 5 meters) tall.
We then wandered through the many colorful displays.
In addition to the Halloween and Day of the Dead theme, they also had a couple of rooms of paintings by Diego Rivera. I was especially touched by his painting of Montparnesse, as we had just been there in May.
They had a room where you could take photos with may figures from earlier times.
And a room had multiple paintings on the wall plus offrendas.
On the way out, there was a display of hundreds of bottles of alcoholic beverages.
We then went out for a drink and crisps. As we relaxed, a group of cyclists, skateboarders and rollerbladers passed by.
A most enjoyable evening - thank you Kath and Melissa for going with me.
The outside of the building was decorated with a cross between Halloween and Dia de la Muerte (Day of the Dead).
The line went around the corner and back along the side of the building, and it took us about 40 minutes in line before we got inside.
Finally, we approached the entrance and could see the colorful decorations through the windows.
Then we could stop for a few seconds to see the full display just inside the front door - this display was at least 15 feet ( 5 meters) tall.
We then wandered through the many colorful displays.
In addition to the Halloween and Day of the Dead theme, they also had a couple of rooms of paintings by Diego Rivera. I was especially touched by his painting of Montparnesse, as we had just been there in May.
They had a room where you could take photos with may figures from earlier times.
And a room had multiple paintings on the wall plus offrendas.
On the way out, there was a display of hundreds of bottles of alcoholic beverages.
We then went out for a drink and crisps. As we relaxed, a group of cyclists, skateboarders and rollerbladers passed by.
A most enjoyable evening - thank you Kath and Melissa for going with me.
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