We are smack in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) and museums all around our nation’s capital are celebrating the life and history of the 44 million people in the United States who are of Hispanic origin. Check out these exhibits in some of Washington, D.C.’s finest museums to learn about the culture and history that has significantly helped shaped America today.
At the National Gallery of Art:
- Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya
- The Cubist Paintings of Diego Rivera: Memory, Politics, Place
- Picasso: The Early Years, 1892-1906
At the Library of Congress:
- Spanish Missions
- The Cultures and History of the Americas: The Jay I. Kislak Collection
- Ethnography and Folklore: Alan Lomax Collection
- Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier
- Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age
- Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection
- Hispanic Americans in Congress
- The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures
- The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War
At the Smithsonian Institution:
Legacy: Spain and the United States in the Age of Independence
These exhibits are brought to you by: The Library of Congress, National Gallery of Art, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
(Thank you Library of Congress for the list of exhibits!)
Further Reading:
- Cool and Fun Things to Do in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland
- Fall Foliage in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland
- Family Vacation Ideas for Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland
- Getting to Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland
- Guided Tours in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland
- Places to Visit in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland
- Special Events in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland
- Tourist Information for Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland
- Museums BLOG post
- Frequent Flyer Guide to US
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These exhibits look awesome! Hispanic Heritage month is so fun! So many festivities! It’s great to come together and celebrate the past, present and future. Having fun and sharing stories as a community is definitely reason to celebrate. However, we shouldn’t look at this time as just fun. It can be quite beneficial, too. We can use this time to share helpful knowledge with each other regarding issues that impact our daily lives.
I’d like to share some of that information with you now, if that’s okay. Hopefully you can share this with somebody you think could benefit from it. By spreading the word and all doing our part, we’re helping to improve lives of Hispanics everywhere!
Talk show host, Cristina Saralegui has paired up with AARP to to help spread the word about their great benefits!
Check out http://www.upclosewithcristina.com/video to learn more and make a customizable video! You can have fun with your friends and
make them on online TV star with Cristina’s video, “Amigos Live!” It’s a blast!
Also, you can enter to win an all inclusive trip for 2 to Miami to to see the Cristina Saralegui show!
Definitley check out AARP for yourself or for a relative or client. They’ve got some great benefits, including (but not limited to): Exclusive travel discounts, prescription discounts, retirement planning and free companion membership!
I hope it’s alright that I commented on your blog — wanted to let them know about the fun video with Cristina and AARP’s great benefits. If you have any further questions,
please don’t hesitate to email me.
Thanks!
Isabella Coldivar
AARP Ambassador
isabellaAARP@gmail.com