page_title: National Museum of Mexican Art
section_title: Collections
hierarchical_section_title: National Museum of Mexican Art / Collections
caption_attribution_description: English: The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago.
context_page_description: The National Museum of Mexican Art is a museum which features Mexican, Latino, and Chicano art and culture. The museum was founded in 1982 by Carlos Tortolero and Helen Valdez. Located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, the current building in Harrison Park opened on March 27, 1987. The museum is the only Latino museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The mission of the museum is to display Mexican culture as one sin fronteras. The museum describes itself as the largest Latino cultural institution in America.
context_section_description: The museum has a permanent collection featuring prominent works by Mexican artists and artifacts from Mexican history. The permanent exhibit "Mexicanidad: Our Past is Present" explores the history of Mexico in five stages: Pre-Cuauhtémoc Mexico, Colonial Mexico, Mexico from Independence to Revolution, Post-Mexican Revolution to Present-day Mexico and The Mexican Experience in the US.
caption: The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, May 26, 2007.
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