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From 17 October 2026

Autumn Half-Term

Your autumn holiday starts at Wereldmuseum Rotterdam 

Celebrate Día de Muertos at Wereldmuseum Rotterdam this autumn holiday! From 10 to 25 October, discover how the Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico. In Winston’s Party Kitchen, you can make your own Mexican calavera  and learn more about metalworking. In the studio, you can also create a surreal creature together, inspired by the imaginative work of artist Eko Nugroho. Let your imagination run wild and discover what can happen when you don’t plan everything in advance. Explore the full programme below. 

Superstraat: Open daily from 10 to 25 October 2026. Atelier Activities: From 17 to 25 October 2026 

FEEST! WERELDWIJD: Día de Muertos 

CELEBRATION! WORLDWIDE: Día de Muertos 

10 to 25 October 2026 

Welcome to Winston’s Party Kitchen  
Celebrate Día de Muertos from 10 to 25 October 2026.  

Each year in Mexico, a vibrant celebration takes place called Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead). People believe that during this time, the dead briefly return to the world of the living. On 1 November, deceased children are remembered, and on 2 November, adults. Families visit cemeteries, clean and decorate graves with flowers and candles, and bring food and music to celebrate together.  

Create Mexican Calaveras for Día de Muertos 

Try your hand at metalworking and craft your own tin skull.  

During Día de Muertos, colourful skulls and skeletons—known as calaveras—are seen everywhere: on graves, in homes, and on altars. They are part of the celebration and symbolise life after death. Want to make your own calavera? Visit Wereldmuseum and create your own tin skull this half-term.  

When? Saturday 10 to Sunday 25 October 2025  
Time? 11:00 – 16:30  
Location: Winston’s Party Kitchen  
Age: 6+  
Entry: Drop-in available until 16:00, included with museum admission, guided activity  
Please note: This activity is not suitable for after-school care groups. View our offer for BSO groups.  

Create a surreal creature together!

Discover what can happen when you don’t plan everything in advance 

What would a creature look like if anything were possible? Maybe it has three eyes, a fish tail, enormous hands or a head you’ve never seen before. Don’t think too much – let your imagination do the work. 

Be inspired by the imaginative world of artist Eko Nugroho. In his work, people, animals, machines and masks come together in extraordinary hybrid creatures: half human, half machine, with masks, strange heads, mechanical hands and unexpected combinations of animals, objects and human bodies. 

Together with your family or in pairs, you will create one new creature. Through a series of short exercises, you’ll get to work yourselves. Starting with lines you draw yourselves, you’ll create a shared basic shape and combine it with hands, tails, masks, tools or plants to form a wayang-like silhouette. Switch off your analytical mind for a moment, see what comes to you and create a creature together that can exist only in your imagination. 

Practical information 

  • When? Daily, from Saturday 17 to Sunday 25 October 2026 
  • Start times: 12.00 / 13.00 / 14.00 / 15.00 
  • Duration: 60 minutes 
  • Location: Atelier 
  • Cost: Included with museum admission | Facilitated activity 
  • Tickets: To guarantee your place, book your ticket in advance. Tickets online soon
  • Age: 6+ 
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