Largest Latino Museum Opens in San Antonio, Texas

Museo Alameda

“A hot-pink building with colored lights in this city of Hispanic immigrants will house the nations largest museum devoted to Latino culture and arts.

As the debate over the growing number of Hispanic immigrants intensified, organizers decided it was important to showcase the blend of Latino culture with American culture, including that of other immigrant groups, said Ruth Medellin, executive director of the Museo Alameda, a partnership between the Alameda National Center for Latino Arts and Culture and the Smithsonian Institution.
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