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It was founded as the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives in 1997, and in 2006 became the Smithsonian's Latino Center. [1] The primary purpose of the center was to place Latino contributions to the arts, history, science, and national culture across the Smithsonian's museums and research centers. [2]
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]
In 1997, the Smithsonian Latino Center was created as a way to recognize Latinos across the Smithsonian Institution. The primary purpose of the center is to place Latino contributions to the arts, history, science, and national culture across the Smithsonian's museums and research centers. [106]
Previous division among Congress over the content for the future National Museum of the American Latino is settled - for now
A recent controversy over the politics of a Smithsonian exhibit must not derail the anticipated National Museum of the American Latino, says Fabiola Santiago. Latino Museum in D.C. is essential.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino, still in planning stages, is set to introduce its first exhibition on June 18, the organization said.
A Latino history exhibit opens to the public at the new Molina Family Latino gallery at the National Museum of American History.
Authorization to create two additional museums, the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, passed congress in 2020 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The museums have not yet been created and the Smithsonian has two years to select the museums’ locations on or near the ...