Mexic-Arte Museum

811 Mexic-Arte Museum Mexic-Arte Museum is dedicated to cultural enrichment and education through the presentation and promotion of traditional and contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Latin American art and culture. Since its founding in 1984, Mexic-Arte Museum has emerged as the official Mexican and Mexican-American Fine Art Museum of Texas. Mexic-Arte Museum is located at 419 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78768 <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="377" bordercolor="#0099d8"> <tbody><tr align="left" valign="middle" bgcolor="#ca8b35"> <td height="18" bgcolor="#000000"> <table border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" width="163"> <tbody><tr> <td height="10">Admission + Hours</td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> </tr> </tbody></table> $4 senior citizens and students $5 adults $1 children under 12 Free Admission for Mexic-Arte Museum Members Monday-Thursday: 10-6 Friday and Saturday: 10-5 <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="377" bordercolor="#0099d8"> <tbody><tr align="left" valign="middle" bgcolor="#ca8b35"> <td height="18" bgcolor="#000000"> <table border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" width="163"> <tbody><tr> <td height="10">Tours</td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> </tr> </tbody></table> School group tours by appointment only at @ $2.00/person. Call (512) 480-9373 x24 <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" bordercolor="#0099d8"> <tbody><tr align="left" valign="middle" bgcolor="#ca8b35"> <td height="18" bgcolor="#000000"> <table border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" width="163"> <tbody><tr> <td height="10">History</td> </tr> </tbody></table></td> </tr> </tbody></table> Mexic-Arte Museum was founded in 1983 to educate and promote traditional and contemporary Mexican and Latino art throughout the state of Texas. The Museum began offering outstanding cultural programs and obtained its non-profit status during the 1984 season, and it has continued to present multimedia works by the finest established and emerging artists from the United States, Mexico and Latin America. To expand its programs and exhibits, Mexic-Arte Museum moved into its current home at 419 Congress Avenue in 1988. This ideal location placed the Museum in the heart of Austin’s vibrant downtown - Central Texas’ epicenter of commerce, culture, arts and tourism. As one of the precious few Mexican art museums in the United States, Mexic-Arte Museum contributes to cultural enrichment and works to improve the quality of life in Texas through innovative exhibitions and educational programming. A total of 75,000 visitors, ranging from enthusiastic children to art connoisseurs, tour the Museum each year. Mexic-Arte Museum’s impressive history has prepared it to become one of the foremost arts institutions in the region. The next few years will see the Museum dramatically expand its facility, its scope and its resources. Joining the Museum now will help ensure that Texas has the best in Latino arts and culture for years to come. <a name="d+e"></a>Mexic-Arte Museum's main gallery is reserved for traveling and curated exhibitions of traditional and contemporary art from Mexico and other Latin American countries as well as for national, local and regional Chicano and Latino artists. Mexic-Arte Museum supports and presents new and experimental artwork by providing an open environment for the development of arists. In 1997, the Museum opened its back gallery for The Diversity and Emergence Series, which provides exhibition space for new talent not seen in Austin. The program is open to artists whose work deals with historical, social, literary and/or personal experiences and interpretations regarding Latin America. For more information, please call 512-480-9373. http://do512.com/venue/mexic-arte-museum http://do512.com/venue/mexic-arte-museum.xml

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Austin TX 78701 mexicartemuseum http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/238098/mexic_poster.jpg http://www.mexic-artemuseum.org 93280 A Legacy of Change <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="main" style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"> A Legacy of Change features the permanent collection and is organized around five themes: <ul> <li>Death & Rebirth</li> <li>Mestizaje & Connections</li> <li>Conflict & Struggle</li> <li>Identity & Consciousness</li> <li>History & Memory</li> </ul> The exhibition also highlights the story of how Mexic-Arte Museum and its collections came into existence, shedding light on the interesting cultural and social background of the creation of a Latino art museum. The permanent collection now includes works by José Guadalupe Posada, Joaquin Clausell, Arturo Garcia Bustos, Arturo Estrada, Adolfo Mexiac, Angelina Beloff, and Pablo O'Higgins, as well as ceremonial masks from the state of Guerrero and fine art prints from the historical Taller de la Gráfica Popular. Most recently, the Museum has become the official archive of prints from the Serie Project, containing notable works by Latino/a and Chicano/a artists. <div style="text-align: center;">All Sundays during the exhibition are FREE to the public. </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="http://www.mexic-artemuseuminfo.org/images/1x1.gif" border="0" width="1" height="7" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://do512.com/event/2009/05/05/a-legacy-of-change http://do512.com/event/2009/05/05/a-legacy-of-change.xml Tuesday 05/05/09 20090506T000000Z/20090506T000000Z 0 13.0 07:00 PM Tue, 05 May 2009 19:00:00 -0500 Tue, 05 May 2009 19:00:00 -0500 4 TUE http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/238092/25th-exhibit-over_sq_90.png Mexic-Arte Museum http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/238092/25th-exhibit-over.png 101185 Dia de los Muertos Altar & Funeral Art from West Mexico Exhibitions Each autumn Mexic-Arte Museum invites individuals and organizations in the Austin community to participate in the creation of their own altars in remembrance of their relatives or friends. This year, the community altars will be displayed in the Museum's Back Gallery from October 12 - November 22, 2009. The altars are adorned with traditional ofrendas (offerings) including flowers, photographs, and images of calaveras (skulls). We are also inviting individuals and organizations to create portable altars for the Procession.   Community Altars Exhibition (main gallery) presents traditional and contemporary altars created by individuals, schools, and organizations in the Austin community in remembrance of friends, relatives, and heroes.  The main altar is designed and created by Mexic-Arte Museum and each year highlights a different region of Mexico; this year’s highlight will be Puebla.  This year, the exhibition will also include contemporary art pieces created by local artists.   Funeral Art from West Mexico (back gallery) features fine art replicas of pre-Columbian funerary artifacts of Northwestern Mexico, from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in San Antonio, Texas. http://do512.com/event/2009/10/12/dia-de-los-muertos-altar-exhibition http://do512.com/event/2009/10/12/dia-de-los-muertos-altar-exhibition.xml Monday 10/12/09 20091012T150000Z/20091012T150000Z 0 19.0 10:00 AM Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0500 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0500 4 MON http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/282687/CC174141252B4BD19225A068E24D633C_sq_90.jpg Mexic-Arte Museum http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/282687/CC174141252B4BD19225A068E24D633C.jpg 102165 Mix 'n' Mash MIX 'N' MASH ART EXHIBIT & SALE Friday, December 4, 2009 6:00-10:00 PM Featuring an art sale with over 100 local, regional, and national artists, festive holiday foods and drinks, exciting DJ music by Peligroa All Stars, and a silent auction. TICKETS - $25 Can be purchased online at www.mexic-artemuseum.org, by calling (512) 480-9373, or visiting the Museum Store. Please contact info@mexic-artemuseum.org for more information. http://do512.com/event/2009/12/04/noche-navideña http://do512.com/event/2009/12/04/noche-navideña.xml Friday 12/04/09 20091205T000000Z/20091205T000000Z false 0 9.0 06:00 PM Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0600 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0600 4 FRI http://www.mexic-artemuseum.org http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/307293/mix09-evite3_sq_90.jpg Mexic-Arte Museum http://www.mexic-artemuseum.org http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/307293/mix09-evite3.jpg