Join us for a celebration of Bahia’s Carnaval: a Brazilian springtime celebration famous for gorgeous parades, music, and costumes!

1pm: Prepare for this colorful festival with face painting, jewelry making, and mask decorating.

2pm: Enjoy an Afro-Brazilian samba-reggae performance by Batalá Los Angeles, and partake in a mini “Trenzinho” or “train”—a line dance led by educators from Brazilian Play and Learn.

3:30pm: Relax and unwind with a guided story time in our Axé Bahia exhibition, where we will take a magical journey to Brazil in 1, 2, 3 Suddenly in Brazil: The Ribbons of Bonfim, written by Cristina Falcón Maldonado and Marta Fábrega. Following the story, make three wishes (just like in the story) with a Bonfim ribbon bracelet activity.

The Fowler Museum is proud to present this program with support from Brazilian Play and Learn. Materials are provided. No RSVP required.

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Parking available in UCLA Lot 4, 398 Westwood Plaza, directly off Sunset Blvd | $12/day

About the Exhibition

Axé Bahia: The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis, explores the distinctive cultural role of the city of Salvador, the coastal capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia and an internationally renowned center of Afro-Brazilian culture. Featuring more than 100 works from the mid-20th century to the present, including a stunning array of sculpture, painting, photography, video, and installation art, the exhibition explores the complexities of race and cultural affiliation in Brazil, and the provoca­tive ways in which artists have experienced and responded creatively to prevailing realities of Afro-Brazilian identity in Bahia.