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Chicanos, Latino Americans, Latin America in the USA:
Arizona State University Art Museum , Latin American Collection Examples of works from the collection.
See also the exhibition Contemporary Art from Cuba : Irony and Survival on the Utopian Island. Works of 19 contemporary artists working in Cuba today. Curated by Marilyn A. Zeitlin, Director and Chief Curator of the ASU Art Museum . The exhibition will be opened September 26, 1998, and be followed by national and international tour.
Art Museum of the Americas , Washington, D.C. An institution of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the contemporary art of Latin America and the Caribbean. Houses a permanent collection of more than 2000 pieces, as well as rotating exhibits.
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art , Twentieth-Century Latin American Art An academic unit of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin - formerly Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery. Exhibition center for 20th Century Latin American art. Its collection of more than 1700 works, is one of the finest and largest in the USA.
The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art , Miami Opened in 1991 to promote the art of Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean. Organizes 11 exhibitions per year, as well as educational courses and events. The permanent collection holds ca. 250 works. Site includes information on a few artists. (English, Spanish)
Museo de las Amricas , Denver/Colorado The first museum in the region that is dedicated to educating the public about the artistic and cultural achievements of Latinos in the Americas.
The Museum of Latin American Art , Long Beach/California Opened in November 1996 and financially backed by the Robert Gumbiner Foundation, the museum houses a large collection and temporary exhibitions.
El Museo del Barrio , New York The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit, interpret, and promote the artistic heritage of Latin Americans primarily in the United States. Website with: information about the museum, current exhibition, activities, upcoming exhibitions (descriptions), museum shop.
See also: El Museo del Barrio , brief information.
The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago Permanent and temporary exhibitions of Mexican artists from the USA and Mexico. Website without images.
The Mexican Museum, San Francisco Opened in 1975. Collection holds over 9,000 pieces: pre-Colombian art, colonial art, contemporary Mexican art, and the Mexican Americans / Chicanos. Organizes travelling exhibits and a museum education program.
See also: The Mexican Museum
San Antonio Museum of Art: The Latin American Art Collection Emphasis on pre-Colombian, colonial, and folk art.
Smithsonian Institution - Latino Resources This quick-reference brochure briefly describes Smithsonian museums and offices and the Hispanic, Latino, Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese facets of their collections, research, programs, opportunities, products and services.
The Southwest Museum , Los Angeles holds one of the nation's most important museum, library, and archive collections related to the American Indian. In addition it has extensive holdings of pre-Hispanic, Spanish Colonial, Latino, and Western American art and artifacts.
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