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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART (NMMA) ON ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, In 1982, Carlos Tortolero organized a group of fellow educators and founded the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, which opened its doors in 1987; and
WHEREAS, the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum aimed to fill a void in Chicago: the lack of a place to present Mexican art and history and to celebrate the culture so vital to the Pilsen neighborhood, Chicago's Mexican community, and the city at large; and
WHEREAS, the goal was to establish an arts and cultural organization committed to accessibility, education and social justice all while also providing a positive influence for the local Mexican community, especially since many other art institutions did not address Mexican art; and
WHEREAS, over the years, the institution has grown, its audience has broadened, and its reach now extends across the United States and beyond; and
WHEREAS, to support this evolution, in 2001, the museum expanded to a 48,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Pilsen and in 2006 they unveiled a new name, the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA); and
WHEREAS, while the NMMA presence has grown, it remain true to the founding mission: To showcase the beauty and richness of Mexican culture by sponsoring events and presenting exhibitions that exemplify the majestic variety of visual and performing arts in the Mexican culture; to develop, conserve and preserve a significant permanent collection of Mexican art; to encourage the professional development of Mexican artists; and, to offer arts-education programs; and
WHEREAS, today, the NMMA stands out as one of the most prominent first-voice institutions for Mexican art and culture in the United States and is home to one of the country's largest Mexican art collections, including more than 10,000 seminal pieces from ancient Mexico to the present; and
WHEREAS, as the first Latino museum accredited by ...
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