The National Hispanic Cultural Center is an institution in Albuquerque, New Mexico dedicated to Hispanic culture , arts and humanities. The campus spans 20 acres and is located along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico , on Avenida César Chávez and 4th St. Now presenting 700 events a year, the NHCC is home to three theatres, an art museum, library, genealogy center, Spanish-language resource center, two restaurants (Pop Fizz Paleteria and La Fonda del Bosque) and the largest concave fresco in North America.
3-488: The NHCC opened in 2000 and is one of several institutions governed by the State of New Mexico's Department of Cultural Affairs . Events, exhibitions and programs are presented in the areas of music , theatre , dance , visual arts , culinary arts , film , history , literary arts and culturally-significant customs, featuring local, national and international artists, scholars and entertainers. In addition to its own events,
6-712: The Rio Grande and to the Camino Real , the Spanish colonial-era Royal Road used primarily for trade between Mexico and northern New Mexico , and later grew dramatically due to its proximity to the railroad . 35°04′05″N 106°39′19″W / 35.06806°N 106.65528°W / 35.06806; -106.65528 This New Mexico museum-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Too Many Requests If you report this error to
9-520: The NHCC also hosts hundreds of rental events each year, including film screenings, weddings, memorial services, graduation parties and quinceañeras - in its theatres, ballrooms and outside plaza. The NHCC sits within the Barelas neighborhood, a traditionally Hispanic neighborhood that has historically been a crossroads for New Mexico's people. The community was settled for its proximity to a natural ford in
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