Mexican Museum (San Francisco)
The El Museo Mexicano or The Mexican Museum is a San Francisco, California museum created to exhibit the aesthetic expression of the Latino, Chicano, Mexican and Mexican-American people.
History
The Mexican Museum was founded in 1975 by artist Peter Rodríguez. Its mission was "to exhibit the aesthetic expression of the Mexican and Mexican-American people." This mission was expanded to reflect Mexican, Chicano, and Latino artistic experience.
The Museum was originally located in San Francisco's Mission District. In 2001, the Museum was relocated to the Fort Mason Center, Building D, Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street, San Francisco. A capital campaign is underway to relocated the Museum to a permanent location in the Mission District at Mission and 3rd.
Today, the Museum's collection comprises over 12,000 objects.
Visiting
The museum is presently used for special exhibits.
The Mexican Museum Fort Mason Center, Building D Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street San Francisco, CA 94123
Special exhibitions can be found at the Museum's Website