National Museum of the American Latino

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David Coronado

On December 27, 2020, legislation passed calling for the Smithsonian to establish the National Museum of the American Latino. The new American Latino Museum will be the cornerstone for visitors to learn how Latinos have contributed and continue to contribute to U.S. art, history, culture, and science. Additionally, it will serve as a gateway to exhibitions, collections, and programming at other Smithsonian museums, research centers, and traveling exhibition services.

Smithsonian Latino Center Celebrates Day of the Dead in the Virtual World

Participants in Virtual World Can Honor the Dead
- October 6, 2011
- American Latino Museum
Smithsonian Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2011
- September 15, 2011
- Air and Space Museum
- American Art Museum
- American History Museum
- American Indian Museum
- Natural History Museum
- American Latino Museum
- Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Offers Free Family Day for Hispanic Heritage Month

Music, Dance and Hands-on Art for Children and Families
- September 12, 2011
- American Latino Museum
National Museum of American History Celebrates Diosa Costello

“Latin Bombshell” Donates 11 Costumes to Smithsonian
- September 8, 2011
- American History Museum
- American Latino Museum
Smithsonian Hosts Symposium Exploring Indigenous Roots of Caribbean Culture

Beyond Extinction: Consciousness of Taíno and Caribbean Indigeneity
- August 15, 2011
- American Indian Museum
- Natural History Museum
- American Latino Museum
- Traveling Exhibition Service
Smithsonian Latino Center Hosts Symposium on Central American Ceramics

Museums, Explorers and Archaeologists in Pursuit of the Past
- August 1, 2011
- American Indian Museum
- American Latino Museum
“American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music” Opens at the Smithsonian

Exhibit Shares History of Latino Music Post-World War II
- June 17, 2011
- American Latino Museum
- Exhibitions
Smithsonian Offers Rich Summer Experience to High School Seniors

Young Ambassadors Program Focuses on Arts, Sciences and Humanities
- June 6, 2011
- American Latino Museum
- Education News
Renowned Latino Performance Artist Harry Gamboa Jr. to Appear at Smithsonian American Art Museum
- May 11, 2011
- American Latino Museum
- American Art Museum
- Public Programs
Smithsonian Presents an Onstage Conversation: “Remembering the 1991 Disturbances in Mt. Pleasant”
- May 3, 2011
- American Latino Museum
- Public Programs
Smithsonian Presents Latin Jazz Artist John Santos

Workshop and Concert Are Part of Jazz Appreciation Month Celebration
- March 15, 2011
- American History Museum
- American Latino Museum
Smithsonian Explores History and Experiences of Black Latinos in the United States
- February 15, 2011
- American Latino Museum
- American History Museum