The national museum of mexican art will design and fabricate new display cases for its 7,000 square foot anchor exhibition

The National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) received a $507,494 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033), effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. NMMA will design and fabricate new display cases for its 7,000 square foot anchor exhibition featuring ancient Mesoamerican, colonial religious, and folk art collections. In collaboration with an exhibition design consultant, the museum will develop cases that provide wheelchair accessibility to displayed objects and integrate tactile Braille QR codes to enable independent access to visual descriptions of the artwork and artifacts.

The project will enhance the museum's capacity to serve visitors with disabilities by creating a universally accessible exhibition environment. By implementing these accessibility improvements, NMMA will demonstrate organizational capacity building in collections presentation and public access—key objectives of the ALHC program, which supports the growth and professional development of American Latino cultural institutions serving their communities.

Nmma will work with an exhibition design consultant to redesign, develop and produce the cases housing ancient mesoamerican, colonial religious and folk art. The new cases will give wheelchair users access to the objects on exhibit while tactile braille QR codes will facilitate independent access to visual descriptions of the art and artifacts. The project will result in greater staff capacity for serving people with disabilities and making exhibits more universally accessible to all visitors.