Chicano Park Museum & Cultural Center

Join Us In Commemorating and Celebrating Chicano Park and the Border Region's Rich Chican@ Culture

The Chicano Park Museum & Cultural Center (CPMCC) and its ever-expanding archival collection is at its core a testament to our cherished values of equity, diversity and inclusion. With the 2021 San Diego City Council approval of Barrio Logan’s first neighborhood-endorsed community plan update since 1978, San Diego’s oldest Mexican-American neighborhood is poised to reclaim, showcase and celebrate its rich Chicano heritage as never before. 

Adjacent to Chicano Park -- the world's largest outdoor mural museum -- and a National Historical Landmark! -- the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center is a place for  everyone to enjoy.  It is a space where people can communicate openly, create diverse relationships, and take pride in their communities. Through our exhibitions, we educate individuals about Chicano/Chicana (Chican@), Latino, Latinx and Indigenous culture and history. 

Click on the video below to immerse yourself in the festivities of the Museum's Grand Opening, starting with a performance by Danzas Chichimecas at Chicano Park's Kiosko.  (Credit:  San Diego Union Tribune):

The Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center hosts educational tours that inspire local school children with the community trials -- and triumphs -- that made Chicano Park a reality.   The Museum also hosts an annual Scholarship Program to encourage emerging artists in STEAM -- Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. 
 
Listen to the inspiring words of Burbank Elementary school students interviewed by KPBS Television's MG Perez following a reading of "The Spirit of Chicano Park" by author/educator Beatrice Zamora via the video below (minute 20:51 into the newscast):

CPMCC hosts a variety of fun, educational classes and activities for the public involving a wide range of arts, literature, science and history.  One example is the summertime series Chicano Park Vive!, highlighted in the following video: 

The Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center showcases a treasure trove of work produced by artists documenting the challenges and triumphs of generations of Chicana/o, Latina/o, and Indigenous Americans via artistic dance, costumes, photographs, oils, sketches, mosaics, watercolors, portraits, acrylics, sculptures, vintage newspapers and magazines and more. 

An ever-expanding collection of artifacts and photographs documenting the history of La Lucha ...the community's journey of struggle, offers a mesmerizing glimpse into the Chicano culture's fight for educational, environmental, social and economic justice in California -- a big part of whose genesis 
was right here in Logan Heights/Barrio Logan.

Play the video below to hear from members of the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center founding Board of Directors about the energy and impetus behind the Museum, set to open on October 8, 2022. 

This is a chance for Barrio Logan's multi-generational residents, business owners and advocates to tell their stories of challenge and triumph. Thank you to everyone who believed in the museum before we were able to get back inside the building. Your support has made this possible. Que Viva La Raza! 

Join Us! Celebrate the Realization of a Decades-Long Dream of Establishing the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center in Barrio Logan. 
Now Open Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 6 pm ; Sundays noon to 5:30 pm.
Children 18 and under are free!

You can play an integral role in the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center by donating in support of our goal to make  Opening Day accessible to all by waiving Opening Day admission fees for the families of Barrio Logan - and all of San Diego! as we showcase the vibrant tapestry of work of Chicano artists, important educational classes, special events and archival treasures we’re providing the public via an exciting nexus of arts, literature, science and history.   

Arte y Cultura Chican@ Para Todos!

Your contribution helps the volunteer Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center Board ensure Chican@ arte y cultura is accessible to all!