Cinco de Mayo and the Civil Rights Movement: Top 10 Ways to Celebrate in Black Chicago

Cinco de Mayo and the Civil Rights Movement: Top 10 Ways to Celebrate in Black Chicago

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National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W. 19th Street
http://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/


Open your mind and delve into the rich Hispanic heritage that awaits you in the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen.
Six years ago, the National Museum of Mexican Art opened an exhibition that highlighted the cultural contributions of Africans in Mexico, and produced a harmonizing effect between Black Chicago and Latino Chicago that can be felt in many pockets of the city today. Lose yourself in the authentic Mexican experience through folk art, paintings, prints and sculptures.
With 7,000 objects in its permanent collection, you can lose yourself in the National Museum of Mexican Art, home of one of the largest collections of Mexican art in the country.

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