La Catrina: Keeping the Spirits Alive

La Catrina: Keeping The Spirits Alive

Saturday, October 29, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM 

Concourse Exhibition Center
8th Street and Brannan Street 
San Francisco, CA 94103

Tickets:
Price: $100-150
Link: http://themexicanmuseumsf.eventbrite.com/?ref=enivtefor&invite=MTI1MjA3M...

The event:

This fun and exciting evening is a benefit for The Mexican Museum's annual fund. We would greatly appreciate your helping us spread the word about La Catrina so that we have a full house.

The evening includes a Cocktail and Hors D'oeuvre Reception, Dancing, Entertainment, a Live Auction, and a Costume Contest. We look forward to seeing you on October 29! For more information, please call (415) 202-9700 or email themexicanmusem@gmail.com

The Mexican Museum:

The soul and spirit of the arts and cultures of Mexico and the Americas are fundamentally linked. Through its programs, The Mexican Museum voices the complexity and richness of Latino art throughout the Americas, encouraging dialogue among the broadest public.

The Mexican Museum, initially located in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District, was founded in 1975 by San Francisco resident and artist, Peter Rodríguez. The Museum was the realization of Mr. Rodríguez's vision that an institution be created in the United States to exhibit the aesthetic expression of the Mexican and Mexican-American people. Today, our vision has expanded to reflect the evolving scope of the Mexican, Chicano, and Latino experience. 

In 1982 the Museum moved to Fort Mason Center where it has amassed a permanent collection of over 14,000 objects. This spectacular collection is unique in the nation and includes Pre-Hispanic, Colonial, Popular, Modern and Contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Chicano Art.