The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
Founded by educators Carlos Tortolero and Helen Valdez in 1982, the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum showcases the colorful and interesting Mexican, Latino, and Chicano art and culture. The founders envisioned the museum as a center dedicated to conserving and preserving Mexican culture and its people. Tortolero visualized a museum led by Mexicans, for Mexicans.
An interesting aspect that the museum strongly stands for is the concept that Mexican culture is “without borders” or sin fronteras.
Located in Chicago, Illinois, the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum has over 100,000 visitors per year. Its permanent collection is characterized by artifacts and works done by Mexican artists and depicting the rich history of Mexico.
Exhibition season will give visitors the chance to indulge in four different areas: El Dia de los Muertos exhibition, contemporary art, traditional art, and Mesoamerican art and culture. There are also several objects and artifacts that point to and identify the cultural authority of its indigenous population.
The museum’s El Dia de los Muertos (”Day of the Dead”) exhibit showcases altars and related creations by Chicago and international artists.
Aside from their exhibits, the museum is also dedicated to creating an effective venue for the development and continuous improvement of Mexican artists and the youth. It also offers arts education and intercultural coalition building.
The museum changed its name to The National Museum of Mexican Art in December 2006.
At present, Tortolero is the museum’s president while Aetna, Inc.’s Martin R. Castro leads the Board of Trustees.
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