Mexic-Arte Museum Records
Scope and Contents Note
Over 200 linear feet of unprocessed records of Mexic-Arte Museum from Austin, Texas, include program and business records as well as documentation of artworks and performances.
Due to the collection's unprocessed status, it is currently unavailable for research. Contact the Benson Collection for more information.
Part 2: Additions
Material transferred between 2024-2026 includes files from the following categories: Board Meetings, Design, Development, Education programming, Events, Exhibits/Exhibits and Programs, Operations and Programs, and Publications.
The records were transferred at different points and the material is arranged alphabetically by category for each transfer.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1982-2025
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Due to the collection's unprocessed status (Part 1: Original Transfer), it is currently unavailable for research.
Boxes listed under Part 2: Additions are stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Historical Note
Mexic-Arte Museum, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1984 by artists Sylvia Orozco, Sam Coronado, and Pio Pulido in the Arts Warehouse, in downtown Austin, with a mission to share the art and culture of Mexico with Texas. Mexic-Arte's first program was the Day of the Dead festival in the fall of 1984. Since then, it has continued to present art by established and emerging artists from the United States, Mexico and Latin America. Mexic-Arte moved to it's current location on Congress Avenue in Austin in 1988, and receives 75,000 visitors each year.
-- http://mexic-artemuseum.org/
Full Extent
200 linear feet
Abstract
Records of Mexic-Arte Museum from Austin, Texas, include program and business records as well as documentation of artworks and performances.
Acquisition Information
Donation.
Accession numbers: 1996-24, 1996-25, 2013-13, 2024-16
Processing Information
Minimal processing by Carla O. Alvarez, 2024-2025.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Mexic-Arte Museum Records
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Subtitle
- Preliminary Inventory
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2014
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 March: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2024 May and November: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to add box inventory of additions.
- 2026: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu