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Hispanic Heritage Month: Demonstration: Creating an Archetype: The Influence of the Mexican Revolution in the United States

Location

National Museum of American History
1400 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC, 20560

Phone: 202-633-1000
See map: Google Maps
September 25, 2010 - 11:00am
September 25, 2010 - 1:00pm

Tejano Music, “corridos,” demonstration carts and music performances by Mariachi los Amigos, the Washington area’s longest existing mariachi ensemble. Also featured is an artistic performance by Guillermo Gómez Peña, a Mexican performance artist, activist, writer and educator, who will present a work inspired by the Mexican Revolution that addresses the intersections of Mexican and U.S. culture.

Demonstration Carts
Saturday, Sept. 25; 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Held throughout the museum

Listen and learn about “corridos”
 

Fee: 
Free

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