Historias del Westside: Museo del Westside Inaugural Exhibition

FAIN: BP-278361-21

Esperanza Peace and Justice Center (San Antonio, TX 78212-4642)
Mia Kang (Project Director: September 2020 to present)

Planning a permanent exhibition for the Museo del Westside and tours of the eleven-building complex comprising the Mexican-American historic district on San Antonio’s Westside.

The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center seeks $75,000 in Historic Places funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support planning Historias del Westside, the inaugural exhibition and walking tour at the Museo del Westside. This exhibition will interpret and serve as the formal launch of the Rinconcito de Esperanza, an eleven-building historic complex on San Antonio’s Westside. Housed in the historic Ruben’s Ice House building, the Museo del Westside will be the first museum to focus on the rich Mexican-American history of the Westside neighborhood.