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The National Museum of the American Latino is a future Smithsonian Institution museum dedicated to highlighting the contributions of American Latinos in U.S. history and culture. [2] It will be situated in a "signature location on the National Mall" in Washington, D.C., in the United States. [3]
This list of museums in Washington, D.C. encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The National Museum of History (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Historia), also known as MNH, is a national museum of Mexico, located inside Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. The Castle itself is found within the first section of the well known Chapultepec Park. The museum received 2,135,465 visitors in 2017. [1]
The National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) is a museum featuring Mexican and Chicano art and culture. It is located in Harrison Park in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The museum was founded in 1982 by Carlos Tortolero and opened on March 27, 1987. It is the only Latino museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The ...
Where: Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 Congress Ave. Parking: Given the recently reconfigured Capitol Mall, the best parking is found below the museum. The entrance to that garage is ...
The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., also called the DC History Center, is an educational foundation dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of Washington, D.C. The society provides lectures, exhibits, classes, and community events. It runs a museum, library, and publishes the journal Washington History.
Frederic A. Lucas (1909–1910), director of the American Museum of Natural History; Frederick J.V. Skiff (1910–1911), director of the Field Museum of Natural History; Edward S. Morse (1911–1912), director of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology; Henry L. Ward (1912–1913), director of the Milwaukee Public Museum
It contains a conference center, an art gallery, and meeting/class rooms as well as exhibition space. It connects underground to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the National Museum of African Art, and the Freer Gallery of Art. The interior of the museum is a small, round area that descends for several stories.