National Museum of the American Latino
Future museum in Washington, DC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Museum of the American Latino is a future Smithsonian Institution museum dedicated to highlighting the contributions of American Latinos in U.S. history and culture.[2] It will be situated in a "signature location on the National Mall" in Washington, D.C., in the United States.[3] A commission to study the idea of the museum was originally created in 2008, and its May 2011 report called for federal legislation to establish a museum.[4] Legislation was subsequently introduced in Congress[5][6] and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 established the museum.[7][8]
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Established | December 27, 2020 |
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Type | History museum |
Collections | American Latino history, art, music |
Director | Jorge Zamanillo[1] |
Website | latino.si.edu |
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