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Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys Across the Old Spanish Trail

April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Tuesday-Friday, 10 am-5 pm 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm-5 pm Viewable online here. The exhibition Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys Across the Old Spanish Trail explores Spanish heritage in the United States Southwest via the Old Spanish Trail, a route that linked the colonial outposts of New Mexico and California. The exhibition is curated by Janire Nájera and presented by the National Hispanic Cultural Center and SPAIN Arts and Culture and supported by Wales Arts International. An artistic

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The House on Mango Street: Artists Interpret Community

Traveling to the NHCC from the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, this exhibition is inspired by the novel The House on Mango Street by the accomplished Mexican-American author Sandra Cisneros. The contemporary works of art on display in the exhibition highlight many of the issues facing adolescents growing up in urban areas. The intended result is for individuals from diverse neighborhoods, cities, ethnic backgrounds and walks of life to identify commonalities in their coming of age experiences.

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