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Date
Thursday, June 27 2024
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Time
5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Location
Join LA.IDEA|DC for a guided tour of the Mexican Cultural Institute on Thursday, June 27th, from 5:00-6:00pm.
The Mexican Cultural Institute was designated as a Historic Site in DC in 2012 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Such commendation speaks to the century-long heritage of the 16th street mansion, whose murals and decorations are on display to the public. Listing in the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites provides recognition of properties significant to the historic and aesthetic heritage of the nation’s capital. The mansion was chosen not only as a premier example of the Beaux Arts architectural tradition with historic interior artwork, but also for its association with the rise of Meridian Hill as the home to foreign embassies, and its exemplary illustration of the City Beautiful Movement, which sought to promote beautiful architecture beyond Washington’s monumental core.
The Mexican Cultural Institute is committed to enriching the relationship between Mexico and the United States by sharing Mexico’s vibrant cultural past and present with the local community. Since its establishment in 1990, the Institute has succeeded in presenting diverse, ongoing cultural programs and has become a thriving artistic center in the heart of Washington. Over the past three decades, the Institute has developed cultural programming in partnership with many institutions in the nation’s capital including the Smithsonian Institution, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress, among others.
The Mexican Cultural Institute was designated as a Historic Site in DC in 2012 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Such commendation speaks to the century-long heritage of the 16th street mansion, whose murals and decorations are on display to the public. Listing in the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites provides recognition of properties significant to the historic and aesthetic heritage of the nation’s capital. The mansion was chosen not only as a premier example of the Beaux Arts architectural tradition with historic interior artwork, but also for its association with the rise of Meridian Hill as the home to foreign embassies, and its exemplary illustration of the City Beautiful Movement, which sought to promote beautiful architecture beyond Washington’s monumental core.
The Mexican Cultural Institute is committed to enriching the relationship between Mexico and the United States by sharing Mexico’s vibrant cultural past and present with the local community. Since its establishment in 1990, the Institute has succeeded in presenting diverse, ongoing cultural programs and has become a thriving artistic center in the heart of Washington. Over the past three decades, the Institute has developed cultural programming in partnership with many institutions in the nation’s capital including the Smithsonian Institution, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress, among others.
Presented by:
Victor Salinas, Public Relations at the Mexican Cultural Institute of the Embassy of Mexico in the USA.
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