Events
Museum Exhibits
Resilience: Remembering August 3rd
April 8, 2021 - August 3, 2024
On August 3, 2019, a mass shooting at the Wal-Mart #2201 in East Central El Paso shook the city of El Paso, Texas. That day, El Paso and the region lost twenty-two people while many were physically injured and suffered medical trauma. The subsequent year, after a long battle in the hospital, the 23rd victim succumbed to his wounds. In the days and weeks to follow, the grief stricken city banded together to remember the people who lost their lives from this brutal attack. The residents of El Paso as well as people from around the world demonstrated their empathy through their skills by creating murals, memorials, songs and fundraisers to uplift the community, and help the victims’ families. The outpouring of support took shape through a massive block long memorial at the site of the tragedy. Here, El Pasoans and visitors gathered to pay their respects and share their prayers and condolences.
This exhibition aims to highlight the El Paso community’s strength, endurance and love in the face of adversity. Resilience is this community’s hallmark, as it collectively heals and stands strong in love in the face of racism and hate.
More Information: https://epmuseumofhistory.org/exhibitions/permanent/
Luces y Sombras: Images of Mexico | Works from the Bank Of America Collection
April 7, 2022 - August 14, 2022
Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Gallery Capturing modern Mexico’s culture, architecture, and people through photographs. Luces y Sombras presents over one-hundred works dating from the 1920s to the present day. Portraits of artists such as Frida Kahlo—by acclaimed photographer Manuel Alvarez Bravo—and photographs of indigenous cultures by Manuel Carrillo and Graciela Iturbide are presented alongside contemporary photographs exploring the body, identity, and place.
This exhibition has been loaned through the Bank of America Art in our Communities program.
More Information: https://epma.art/art/exhibitions/luces-y-sombras-images-of-mexico
El Paso's Homegrown: World War II
November 20, 2021 - August 28, 2022
This exhibition focuses on a thematic overview that covers one of El Paso’s most historic neighborhoods through its focus on The People: You Are My Neighbor, Religion: Jewish Settlement and Catholic Community, Politics: City Building, Political Refuge and Migration, Architecture: All the Revivals and Prairie and Educational Significance: Public and Private during the early decades of the settlement.
More Information: https://epmuseumofhistory.org/exhibitions/current/