Mexican Museum
Encyclopedia
El Museo Mexicano or The Mexican Museum is a San Francisco, California
, USA museum created to exhibit the aesthetic expression of the Latino
, Chicano
, Mexican
, and Mexican-American people.
The Museum was originally located in San Francisco's Mission District. In 2001, the Museum was relocated to the Fort Mason Center, Building D, Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street, San Francisco. A capital campaign is underway to relocated the Museum to a permanent location in the Mission District at Mission and 3rd.
Today, the Museum's collection comprises over 12,000 objects.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA museum created to exhibit the aesthetic expression of the Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
, Chicano
Chicano
The terms "Chicano" and "Chicana" are used in reference to U.S. citizens of Mexican descent. However, those terms have a wide range of meanings in various parts of the world. The term began to be widely used during the Chicano Movement, mainly among Mexican Americans, especially in the movement's...
, Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
, and Mexican-American people.
History
The Mexican Museum was founded in 1975 by artist Peter Rodríguez. Its mission was "to exhibit the aesthetic expression of the Mexican and Mexican-American people." This mission was expanded to reflect Mexican, Chicano, and Latino artistic experience.The Museum was originally located in San Francisco's Mission District. In 2001, the Museum was relocated to the Fort Mason Center, Building D, Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street, San Francisco. A capital campaign is underway to relocated the Museum to a permanent location in the Mission District at Mission and 3rd.
Today, the Museum's collection comprises over 12,000 objects.