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  Location of Museo Alameda in San Antonio, Texas | |
| Established | April 13, 2007 |
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| Location | 101 S. Santa Rosa St. San Antonio,Texas,USA |
| Coordinates | 29°25′32″N98°29′53″W / 29.425457°N 98.498182°W /29.425457; -98.498182 |
| Director | Guillermo Hoyos |
| Website | www.thealameda.org |
TheMuseo Alameda was the largest Latino museum in the United States and the first formalSmithsonian affiliate outside ofWashington D.C., located in the historic Market Square inDowntown San Antonio,Texas.
In 1996, SecretaryI. Michael Heyman of theSmithsonian Institution announced a physical presence of the Smithsonian in San Antonio and gave birth to the Smithsonian's affiliations program. In May of the same year, GovernorGeorge W. Bush signed a joint resolution of theTexas legislature establishing the Museo Alameda as the official State Latino Museum.
The Museo Alameda opened to the public in April 2007, and has since showcased work from throughout the United States and all of Latin America. Past Exhibitions include:Phantom Sightings: Art After theChicano Movement (March 2009),American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music (June 2009),Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art from Mexico City (July 2008),Myth, Mortals, and Immortality: Works fromMuseo Soumaya de México (June 2008) andAzucar! The Life and Music ofCelia Cruz (September 2007). The Museo has also displayed the work of several local San Antonio artists including Alex Rubio andVincent Valdez in their 2007 exhibitionSan Anto: Pride of the Southside/En El Mero Hueso (December 2007) and Jesse Treviño in his 2009 exhibitionJesse Treviño: Mi Vida (October 2009). In 2011Manuel Castillo: The Painting of a Community was an exhibit that honored the late Executive Director ofSan Anto Cultural Arts Manny Castillio, and his contributions to San Antonio's Westside Murals among the artist who participated were local artists who painted murals for the San Anto Cultural Arts Mural Program. Castiilo died in January 2009. The show featured works by Castillo and 16 past and present San Anto muralists who had brightened San Antonio's Westside with their work since 1996. The roster included: Valerie Aranda, David Blancas, Ruth Buentello, Jose Cosme, Adriana Garcia, Gerry and Cardee Garcia, Jane Madrigal, Cruz Ortiz, Juan Ramos, Israel Rico, Christian Rodriguez, Mike Roman, Alex Rubio, and Enrico Salinas
In August 2012, the Museo Alameda announced its impending closure on September 30, 2012, withA&M-San Antonio taking on a new five-year lease;Univision stationKWEX-DT also uses the space under a sub-lease as a secondary downtown studio.[1]
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