The National Museum of Mexican Art 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
Museum entrance.
Part of the museum's 2022 Día de los Muertos exhibit.
First Lady Jill Biden visiting the museum in 2021.
Mitla
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Mitla is the second-most important archeological site in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico, after Monte Albán, and the most important of the Zapotec culture. The site is located 44 km from the city of Oax
National Museum of Mexican Art
…The museum building in Harrison Park opened in 1987 and was expanded in 2001. The design on the façade of the building was inspired by the friezes of Mitla in Oaxaca, Mexico. The name of the museum was changed to the National Museum of Mexican Art in December 2006. This name change reflects the status of…
Palace at Mitla
Church of San Pablo
Palace column room
Close up of some of the fretwork