National Museum of Mexican Art
Art museum · Heart of Chicago ·
Free museum featuring Mexican and Chicano art and culture.
Free museum featuring Mexican and Chicano art and culture.
"A borderless, permanent collection touting over 7,500 outstanding works of Mexican art. In lock step with the neighborhood's art-is-for-everyone mantra, entrance is always free." - Faust
"Offers a deep dive into Mexican, Latino, and Chicano art and culture, located in the Pilsen neighborhood." - Meena Thiruvengadam Meena Thiruvengadam Meena Thiruvengadam is a lifelong traveler and veteran journalist who has visited more than 50 countries across six continents. Her writing has appeared in The Wall Stree
"National Museum of Mexican Art, Pilsen. A borderless, permanent collection touting over 7,500 outstanding works of Mexican art. Inlock step with the neighborhood's art-is-for-everyone mantra, entrance is always free."
"I learned that the National Museum of Mexican Art’s proximity to Cafe Jumping Bean has helped make the cafe a tourist attraction in recent years, tying the museum into the neighborhood’s cultural and commercial life." - Maggie Hennessy
In Pilsen, this free museum centers Mexican and Mexican American art through exhibitions and education built with the neighborhood. Often featured by local and national press, its community programs and collecting priorities reflect decades of Chicago advocacy and cultural leadership.