Opening Hours
Mon 10:00am-6:00pm
Tue 10:00am-6:00pm
Wed 10:00am-6:00pm
Thu 10:00am-6:00pm
Fri 10:00am-5:00pm
Sat 10:00am-5:00pm
Sun 12:00pm-5:00pm

Mexic-Arte Museum is dedicated to enriching the community through outreach education programs and exhibitions focusing on traditional and contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Latin American art and culture. Since its founding in 1984, Mexic-Arte Museum has been designated as the Official Mexican and Mexican American Fine Art Museum of Texas by the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas.

HISTORY

Mexic-Arte Museum was founded in 1983 to educate and enrich the lives of the youth and community throughout the state of Texas. The Museum began offering outstanding cultural programs and obtained its non-profit status during the 1984 season, and it has continued to present multimedia works by the finest established and emerging artists from the United States, Mexico and Latin America.

To expand its programs and exhibits, Mexic-Arte Museum moved into its current home at 419 Congress Avenue in 1988. This ideal location placed the Museum in the heart of Austin’s vibrant downtown - Central Texas’ epicenter of commerce,
culture, arts and tourism. As one of the precious few Mexican art museums in the United States, Mexic-Arte Museum contributes to cultural enrichment and works to improve the quality of life in Texas through innovative exhibitions and educational programming. A total of 75,000 visitors, ranging from enthusiastic children to art connoisseurs, tour the Museum each year.

Mexic-Arte Museum’s impressive history has prepared it to become one of the foremost arts institutions in the region. The next few years will see the Museum dramatically expand its facility, its scope and its resources. Joining the Museum
now will help ensure that Texas has the best in Latino arts and culture for years to come.

Mexic-Arte Museum's main gallery is reserved for traveling and curated exhibitions of traditional and contemporary art from Mexico and other Latin American countries as well as for national, local and regional Chicano and Latino artists. Mexic-Arte Museum supports and presents new and experimental artwork by providing an open environment for the development of artists. In 1997, the Museum opened its back gallery for The Diversity and Emergence Series, which provides exhibition
space for new talent not yet seen in Austin. The program is open to artists whose work deals with historical, social, literary and/or personal experiences and interpretations regarding Latin America.