Casa de Rosado Galeria and Cultural Center

03/18/2026

Our facility is closed. A resource we share for our community: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18P2uus8EZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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📅24 al 27 de marzo, 2026
📍201 W Miller Rd, Lansing, MI 48911 (Cristo Rey Church)
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02/27/2026

12/15/2025

The closure of our facility is not due to a lack of programming success. For over 30 years, Casa continues to provide highly experienced, deeply educated leadership rooted in the communities we serve. Our programs demonstrate sustained classroom success and a level of expertise not found anywhere else, during a time when demand for culturally grounded education continues to grow.

The closure of our physical space is not a reflection of diminished impact or leadership capacity. Rather, it reflects a rapidly shifting funding landscape in which sponsors and grantmakers we relied upon that hold corporate or federal ties are now operating under executive orders and compliance pressures that scrutinize whether cultural support may be perceived as “DEI-related.”

Many have pointed to existing arts venues as alternatives. What is often misunderstood is that Casa de Rosado was created precisely because those spaces do not offer Hispanic-led governance or programming shaped by our community’s needs. Casa was a safe, community-directed environment where cultural work was not scheduled into leftover time or framed through external priorities. While other institutions may offer space, they do not offer the autonomy, trust, or leadership representation that made Casa essential.

Casa continues to provide year-round, community-directed arts programming where our leadership and expertise are trusted without the need for permission or translation. The loss of our space marks not only the closure of a building, but the loss of a rare, self-determined cultural institution in Lansing.

Our work does not end; we are rooted in ancestral knowledge and sustained by a commitment transcending history. Nuestro trabajo no termina; estamos arraigados en el conocimiento ancestral y sostenidos por un compromiso que trasciende la historia.

12/14/2025

A Message to Our Community
After deep reflection and with heavy hearts, Casa will be closing our physical facility. This decision was not made out of desire, but out of necessity. Rising expenses related to insurance and taxes, combined with declining grants and sponsorships—despite the growth of our programs—have made it impossible for us to sustain the space.

While our building is closing, our mission is not. Casa will continue its work in classrooms and throughout the community. We remain committed to collaborating with our community partners to host workshops and continue cherished traditions such as Hispanic Heritage Month and Lansing’s Día de Mu***os.

We are profoundly grateful for the memories we created together. From celebrating the work of local artists, to hosting meaningful conversations about issues impacting our community, to sharing music, art, food, and dancing in our courtyard and galería—these moments were powerful because of you. Your presence, energy, and love for our culture made Casa what it was, and we thank you wholeheartedly.

As we navigate this transition—and as we face a hostile administration poised against the well being of our people—we ask our community to remain strong, united, and hopeful. Casa’s spirit lives on through each of you, and our work continues.
With gratitude and resilience,

Casa

11/25/2025

Aztec roots- The turkey is one of the first animals to be domesticated by indigenous people. The people of Mexico, which include the Aztecs, Mayans, Mixtec, Toltecs and many others domesticated not only crops such as corn and tomatoes but animals such as turkeys. The turkeys you enjoy today are descendants of eastern USA turkeys and those in central Mexico.

The Aztecs called the turkey Chalchiuhtotolin (chaal-choo-toe -toe-lean). A deity in the 260 day Aztec tonalpohaulli calendar, in its male form the turkey is the God of disease and plague & self destruction & in its female form possesses cleansing powers & absolution from guilt. Chalchiuhtotolin rules over flint stone and water.

Illustration by Theresa Rosado

11/01/2025

Join us for Lansing’s 29th Día de Los Mu***os At the Michigan History Center! Sat Nov 1 - Sun Nov 2, free and open to the public.

For over twenty-nine years, our community has gathered in the spirit of remembrance — to honor the ancestors who walk beside us, unseen yet ever present. Rooted in Indigenous traditions, Día de Mu***os reminds us that death is not an ending, but a return — a circle of life renewed through memory, love, and offering.
Join Casa de Rosado and the Lansing community in this sacred celebration of color, spirit, and life everlasting. Bring your heart, your stories, and your memories to the ofrendas.

Saturday, November 1 | 11 AM–6 PM
11 AM – Copal Blessing, Procession & Lighting of the Ofrendas
11 AM–5 PM – Free Sugar Skull Decorating
1 PM – Catrin/Catrina Contest
2 PM–4 PM – Sugar Skull Decorating Contest

Sunday, November 2 | 12 PM–4 PM
Final Day of Ofrenda Viewing
12 PM–3 PM – Free Sugar Skull Decorating (while supplies last)

May the scent of copal rise, and the path of cempasuchil guide our loved ones home.

Casa de Rosado Galeria & Cultural Center wishes a mighty heartfelt thank you to our numerous sponsors. We are grateful for the partial sponsorship of our celebration by the Hispanic Latino Commission of Michigan, generous in-kind support from the Michigan History Center, the Rathbun Insurance Agency and numerous community members like you!

10/25/2025

Would you like to add a photo to the community ofrenda? Casa de Rosado is filled with reflection and care as we prepare the ofrendas—offerings for our ancestors—for Lansing’s 29th Día de los Mu***os. Community members are welcome to bring photos of loved ones in today & tomorrow to add to the community ofrenda. Please add your name & phone number to the back of photos.

Our facility is closed while we prepare these spaces of remembrance and gratitude at the Michigan History Center. Soon, we’ll welcome the community to share in this annual honoring of memory, love, and tradition.

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10/19/2025

Sunday Oct. 19 1pm- 4pm- Today’s Workshops! Pan de Mu***os, Ofrendas, and Memory: A Día de Mu***os Gathering, at Casa de Rosado- our final day of our free Hispanic Heritage Month workshops!

Día de los Mu***os season is here — a time to gather, create, and remember together. Join us for two hands-on workshops at Casa de Rosado: Pan de Mu***os, where we’ll bake the traditional bread of remembrance, and Ofrenda 101, where we’ll learn the meaning behind the altar’s tiers and elements as we build a shared community ofrenda. Both events lead up to Lansing’s 29th Annual Día de los Mu***os Celebration at the Michigan History Center, honoring memory, culture, and the beauty of connection across generations.

Bring your family, friends, and curiosity — each session is drop-in style, free (donations appreciated) and open to all!

Pan de Mu***os – Bread of the Dead Tutorial at Casa de Rosado, 204 E. Mt Hope Ave, Lansing, MI

Step into our cocina, kitchen, with us for one of the sweetest Día de Mu***os traditions! Learn the story and symbolism of pan de mu***os while we mix, shape, and bake together. This mildly sweet bread — flavored with orange and sprinkled with sugar or sesame seeds — represents the circle of life and the love we continue to share with those who came before us. Warm from the oven, it’s perfect to place on your ofrenda or enjoy with a cup of morning coffee.

There will be two sessions- one at 1:15pm and another at 2:45pm. No registration required for either session.

Build An Ofrenda: Celebrate Día de Los Mu***os 101

Sunday Oct 19 1pm -4pm at Casa de Rosado, 204 E. t Hope Ave, Lansing, MI

Honor our ancestors by celebrating the Aztec roots of Día de los Mu***os. Join us for a hands-on workshop where we’ll build an ofrenda together, honoring loved ones through traditional elements and tiers of Día de los Mu***os. Together we’ll explore the meaning of each tier and the role of candles, papel picado, cempasuchil, water, and food offerings in welcoming spirits home. Notes to a loved one or copies of photos are welcome additions to this shared altar, which will later move to the Michigan History Center for viewing during Lansing’s 29th Día de los Mu***os celebration. This workshop is intended for beginners.

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Come celebrate the vibrant colors, music, aromas, and stories of our community — a perfect way to honor ancestors and close out Hispanic Heritage Month!

All of our workshops and Día de Los Mu***os celebration are made possible by the generous sponsorship by Rathburn Insurance Agency and the Hispanic/Latino Commission of the State of Michigan.

Celebrate art, memory, and heritage with us as we close Hispanic Heritage Month in color, creativity, and community joy!
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Proprietorship & Cultural Respect: Reminder

For over 30 years, our leadership at Casa de Rosado has developed culturally-rooted programs that bring Día de los Mu***os, sugar skull workshops, and community exhibits to life.

All teaching methods, workshop designs, and exhibit materials are proprietary to Casa de Rosado Galeria & Cultural Center and shared exclusively in our programs. We thank our visitors & volunteers for respecting our cultural and intellectual work!

10/18/2025

Today is the last day to decorate a sugar skull at our center! Saturday, Oct. 18 • 11am–2pm

Sugar Skull Decorating Workshop
Día de los Mu***os has roots reaching back more than 3,000 years to Indigenous celebrations of life, memory, and renewal — it’s not Mexican Halloween! Our calaveras (skulls) are joyous, not scary — bright, playful symbols of love and remembrance. Drop in anytime to decorate your own sugar skull in honor of a departed loved one. Each one takes about an hour or less and will be ready to add to your ofrenda at home.

Sunday, Oct. 19 • 1–4pm

Pan de Mu***os – Bread of the Dead Tutorial
Step into our cocina, kitchen, with us for one of the sweetest Día de Mu***os traditions! Learn the story and symbolism of pan de mu***os while we mix, shape, and bake together. This mildly sweet bread — flavored with orange and sprinkled with sugar or sesame seeds — represents the circle of life and the love we continue to share with those who came before us. Warm from the oven, it’s perfect to place on your ofrenda or enjoy with a cup of morning coffee.

Casa de Rosado Galeria & Cultural Center
204 E. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing, MI
On #18 CATA bus line | Wheelchair accessible
Free & open to the public, all ages welcome!

Our leaders have been bringing Hispanic Heritage crafts to the community for over 30 years! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Casa de Rosado Galeria & Cultural Center. Workshops run throughout the month on weekends.

Our Hispanic Heritage Month programming in the Lansing School District, the weekend workshops at our center and Lansing’s 29th Día de Los Mu***os celebration are made possible in part by our sponsors and community members like you! A big thank you to our sponsors:

Rathbun Insurance Agency – Serving Lansing for over 70 years, Rathbun Insurance provides expert personal and business insurance solutions while giving back to the community through education, safety, and nonprofit partnerships. Reach out to them for your insurance needs!

Hispanic Latino Commission of Michigan – Dedicated to serving Michigan’s Hispanic and Latino residents, the Commission works to improve economic, social, and educational opportunities while preserving and promoting our diverse heritage. We acknowledge their dedication to support our community during difficult times.

In addition to free workshops their donations supply traditional decor, cempasuchil and lights for our ofrendas, and community celebration.

We invite other organizations and individuals to join us in sustaining this tradition. DM us or email [email protected] to learn about partnership opportunities and how your donation will expand decades of traditions across classrooms, adding joy to the celebration!

The methods, techniques, and materials we use in Casa de Rosado programs are proprietary. They have been developed over decades and are part of our intellectual and cultural property. Use of these methods outside Casa de Rosado programs without written permission is prohibited.

Celebrate art, memory, and heritage with us as we close Hispanic Heritage Month in color, creativity, and community joy!
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