While some see alebrijes as Mexican spirit animals, similar to a Native American totem, others say these famous Oaxacan wood ...

EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan -- A small business owner is on a mission to bring a little bit of Mexico to New York City. La Sirena sells handmade folk art on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Beyond the ...

Want to know more about the Alebrijes of Mexico? While some see alebrijes as Mexican spirit animals, similar to a Native American totem, others say these famous wood carvings are little more than ...

Lucy McFarland, 4, visiting her family in Santa Fe from Los Angeles, points at the teeth of El Kokoro (heart, mind, spirit) created by artist Alberto Moreno Fernández on display Thursday on Milner ...

To state the obvious, the exhibits in the Natural History Museum at Exposition Park usually have something to do with history. However there's nothing old about the Mexican folk art show Grandes ...

In 1995, Cándida Fernández de Calderón embarked on a remarkable expedition to support Mexican folk art. As the director of nonprofit Fomento Cultural, she began visiting artists, buying their work, ...

The children's museum opened the Culture Exchange Exhibit in spring 2023, focusing on the Hmong community. Gabriela Marván moved from Mexico to Wisconsin in 2019. Marván specializes in cartonería and ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- They are fun fantastical creatures, with vibrant, often neon colors on intricate patterns. They have a way of making your eyes and your soul gravitate to them. Alebrijes are ...

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Vol. 8, No. 4 (November 2021), pp. 238-270 (33 pages) This article shows the application of an ethnographical method (lexical availability method) and diverse ...

When Casa Ramirez's founder Macario Ramirez died, his wife Chrissie Dickerson Ramirez had no doubt she would continue running the shop. She loves Mexican culture deeply and is committed to carrying on ...