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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, On December 5, 2006, the Mexican Fine Arts Center 
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Museum in Pilsen changed its name to the National Museum of 
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Mexican Art in recognition of its 20th anniversary and its 
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status as the largest and leading Mexican cultural institution 
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in the United States; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The new tenet of the Museum is "Celebrating Our 
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Past, Envisioning Our Future"; the tenet evokes the Museum's 
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dedication to first voice presentation of Mexican cultural 
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traditions, as well as the vision to be the leading cultural 
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voice for this country's growing Mexican population; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Museum is the largest Latino cultural 
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organization in the United States; it is the largest in budget 
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size, staff size, and quantity of programs; the Museum is the 
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only Latino museum in the United States accredited by the 
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American Association of Museums; the Museum has created more 
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national and international touring exhibitions, such as the 
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current African Presence in Mexico traveling exhibition, than 
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any Latino museum in the nation; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Museum receives more than 200,000 visitors per 
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year from more than 60 countries; founded by teachers, the 
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Museum's education programs directly serve more than 50,000 K- 
 


 






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12 students annually, and educational curriculum developed by 
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Museum staff is distributed throughout the U.S. and Mexico; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The National Museum of Mexican Art has 8,000 items 
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in its  permanent collection; the collection is one of the five 
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largest collections of Mexican art in the U.S.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Chicago is home to more than 1.3 million Mexicans,  
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and the Museum has taken a leadership role in establishing the 
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Midwest as a national center of Mexican culture; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate those who conceived the idea of the Mexican Fine 
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Arts Center Museum on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of 
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the Museum and recognize the name change to the National Museum 
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of Mexican Art in honor of this anniversary; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the National Museum of Mexican Art President 
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Carlos Tortolero.