El Paso Museum of History

El Otro Muralismo: Historical and Contemporary Sign Painting in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez

📆 Saturday, July 11
⏰ 5 pm - 7 pm
📍El Paso Museum of History
🎟️ Free Event

The El Paso Museum of History invites you to attend the opening of our latest exhibition El Otro Muralismo: Historical and Contemporary Sign Painting in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. The title, El Otro Muralismo, is a phrase coined by a group of Mexican scholars who argued that sign painting is Mexico’s other form of muralism.

In collaboration with University of Texas at El Paso professor and graphic designer Anne Giangiulio, this exhibition will explore the traditions, practices, and artistry that surround sign painting. Featuring original artworks created specifically for EPMH, the exhibition will also highlight the contributions of local rotulistas.

In the Paso del Norte region, the history of sign painting dates back to 1881 with the arrival of the railroad and subsequent population boom. Stylistically, hand painted signs in El Paso are influenced by classic American sign painting traditions and popular Mexican advertising traditions as found in Ciudad Juárez. El Otro Muralismo will explore this history while also discussing contemporary styles and artists.

Join us for Free Yoga Saturdays at the El Paso Museum of History! Class starts at 1 pm.

The El Paso Museum of History will be closed Friday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. The museum will reopen Saturday, June 20 from 10 am to 6 pm.

Join us this Saturday for Family Day: Pasos Urbanos! All activities are family-friendly and FREE! Event begins at 11 am at the El Paso Museum of History.

Family Day: Pasos Urbanos III

📆 Saturday, June 13
⏰ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
📍El Paso Museum of History
👦🏽👧🏻 All Ages
🎟️Free Event

Join the El Paso Museum of History for the closing of our “Pasos Urbanos: A Photographic Narrative of Borderlands Downtown Culture” exhibit! This will be the last weekend that the exhibit is open. Visitors will have the opportunity to make their own cyanotype print, take an instant photo, and take a peek through a camera obscura. This is a free event and is open to all ages!

It’s finally Thursday! You know what that means…Free Yoga Thursdays at the El Paso Museum of History. Join us at 5:30 pm for soothing and strengthening yoga practice.

*Reminder there is a 50 person limit for yoga inside the museum.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our seventh annual Family Day: Pride and the opening of “El Noa Noa: A Memory of Q***r Spaces in Chihuahua, Mexico.”

It is because of your overwhelming support that programs like these happen. We are here to provide a safe space for every community member that calls El Paso home.

We also want to give a big thank you these amazing organizations and vendors that helped make this event possible:

Borderland Rainbow Center
Centre Future
Her Haus
El Paso Museum of Art
El Paso Public Health
El Paso Public Library
El Paso Mexican American Cultural Center
PFLAG El Paso
Sapphic Strolls
El Paso Sun City Pride
Transgender Education Network of Texas
Dos Gatitos Vintage
Last Supper
Los Tres Cochinitos
Ofen and Tassen
Print Meikiando
Mau Staar

Our Little Barrio is now open! Our new play area is inspired by the historic Segundo Barrio (Second Ward) neighborhood located south of Downtown El Paso. The area runs along the border with Mexico and was historically known as “the other Ellis Island” due to its major port of entry from Mexico.

Inspiration was drawn from locally owned family businesses to the Chicago brick-style tenements, as well as the names, spaces, and places that made up this vibrant urban neighborhood.

The mural that you see painted was created by our very own Marleen Morales. She took iconic businesses that reference Chinese, Black, and Mexican families that lived side-by-side during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Thank you to Nusenda Credit Union's Community Rewards program, we were able to make this project a reality.

🧱 Adobe Architecture & Old Ways Summer Camp

📆 Monday, July 27 to Friday, July 31
⏰ 8 AM to 12 PM
👧🏽👦🏻 Ages 11 to 14 (middle school)
📍 El Paso Museum of History
🎟️ $50 per participant

Youth ages 11 to 14 are invited to join us for a weeklong session led by Ome Tekuani Tlaloc focused on the technique of building from adobe and other natural desert materials. Prior to the 1900s, adobe was a common material for buildings throughout our region due to its ability to keep homes cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Over the course of the week, participants will learn more about this historic practice and will create their own mini casitas to take home. This camp will touch on topics related to local history, Indigenous knowledge, and sustainability.

About the Instructor: Ome Tekuani Tlaloc is a Chicano artist and culture bearer from Little Red Sands in El Paso, TX. His work focuses on honoring and understanding the relationship between people and plants in our desert region. In addition to his work returning adobe techniques to the Paso del Norte area, his practice includes traditional basketry, stonework, jewelry, and herbal remedies. Ome’s knowledge of adobe was passed down to him from his grandparents, who were raised in family-built adobe homes.

Click the link to register: https://epmuseumofhistory.doubleknot.com/event/adobe-architecture-old-ways-summer-camp/3147122

🧘🏽 Yoga Pride
📆 Saturday, June 6
⏰ 1:00 pm
📍Cleveland Square Park
🎟️ Free

Join us for a special Free Yoga Saturdays: Pride edition! During this 45-minute yoga session you’ll work on heart-opening techniques to revitalizing flows that will focus on self-expression, community, and love. Not only are these poses meant to fortify your body but also focus on self-love and being proud of who you are. No prior yoga experience is required. Bring an open mind and an open heart. We do ask participants to bring their own mat.