Artesanía Mexicana

Now open on the 3rd Floor! From the collection of Ellen and Federico Jiménez

Artensanía or Mexican folk art and handcraft dates to pre-conquest time, although the term was coined in the last century.

Despite Spanish efforts to eliminate the prevalence of...

21 Mar 2011
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Have you seen our billboards around town?

22 Feb 2011
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Local Students Document LA Today

As LA Plaza gears up for opening, we’ve invited local LAUSD middle schools to contribute to our LA Starts Here! exhibition through a photography project entitled “LA Today.

The concluding portion of LA Starts Here! will reveal the emergence of the Latina/o identity in...

18 Nov 2010
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Día de los Muertos

Last month, for the second year in a row, LA Plaza celebrated the Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) by participating in Olvera Street’s annual festivities and displaying a traditional altar (or “ofrenda”) on the plaza.

To do so, we...

27 Oct 2010
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Construcción

Good news! In late September, we completed construction on our indoor facilities. Now we only have a few finishing touches left on the renovation of the beautiful and historic Vickrey-Brunswig Building (c. 1888) and Plaza House (c. 1883) before we begin filling them with exhibits.

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26 Oct 2010
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Mucho Gusto

¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to La Voz, the official blog of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes. Here you'll find the latest news and a few sneak peeks as we prepare for our April 2011 opening. We decided on the name "La Voz" (or "The Voice"), because that's what this is: a...

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