National Museum of the American Latino Has Announced Its Scholarly Advisory Committee

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino has established a Scholarly Advisory Committee to guide the museum on important matters and provide input on the museum’s comprehensive plan to preserve, document, display/interpret and promote knowledge of U.S. Latino history, art and culture. The Smithsonian recently announced that Jorge Zamanillo, executive director and CEO of HistoryMiami, will be the director of the museum beginning May 2.

The 18 members of the Scholarly Advisory Committee include leaders from across various academic disciplines, such as architecture, anthropology, history and others. Together they will review exhibitions and long-distance learning and digital-engagement initiatives. An inaugural meeting will be held virtually in the spring to welcome Zamanillo and introduce the members of the council. Initial priorities include laying the groundwork for museum’s collections, research and publishing vision.

The members of the council are:

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Leisy Ábrego, University of California, Los Angeles
Paola Aguirre, founder of Borderless
Floridalma Boj López, University of California, Los Angeles
Adrian Burgos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Julio Capó Jr., Florida International University
Arlene Dávila, New York University
David García, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Matt García, Dartmouth College
Laura E. Gómez, University of California, Los Angeles
Robb Hernández, Fordham University
Ana-Maurine Lara, University of Oregon
Evelyne Laurent-Perrault, University of California, Santa Barbara
Mark Hugo López, Pew Research Center
Lisandro Pérez, John Jay College, CUNY
Vicki L. Ruiz, University of California, Irvine
Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez, University of Texas, Austin
Silvio Torres-Saillant, Syracuse University
Charles Venator Santiago, University of Connecticut

About the National Museum of the American Latino

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino advances the representation, understanding and appreciation of Latino history and culture in the United States. The museum provides financial resources and collaborates with other museums to expand scholarly research, public programs, digital content, collections and more. The Molina Family Latino Gallery of the National Museum of the American Latino will be the Smithsonian’s first gallery dedicated to the Latino experience. The legislation creating the National Museum of the American Latino at the Smithsonian passed Dec. 27, 2020. For more information, visit latino.si.edu.

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