THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF MEXICAN AND LATINO ART IN THE NATION IS SCHEDULED TO BE PUT TOGETHER IN A SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM. THE NEW, 60-THOUSAND SQUARE-FOOT MEXICAN MUSEUM IS BEING DEDICATED TOMORROW….AND IS SET TO OPENED IN THE SPRING OF 2019 IN DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO.
THERE ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE THAN 16-THOUSAND PRE-COLUMBIAN, COLONIAL, AND CONTEMPORARY WORKS OF ART HOUSED IN THE FACILITY, INCLUDING SOME BY PETER RODRIGUEZ, DIEGO RIVERA, AND MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS. ONE OF THE FIRST “SPECIAL EXHIBITS” IS SCHEDULED TO BE “FRIDA AND I”, A CHILDREN’S EXHIBITION ABOUT THE LIFE OF FRIDA KAHLO.
THE MEXICAN MUSEUM IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
