THE MEXICAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO AND
THE EL PASO MUSEUM OF HISTORY PREPARE TO OPEN TWO EXHIBITS
• The public is invited to a reception at the El Paso Museum of History on October 16 between 5:30 and 8 p.m. to view two new exhibits:
Mexico, The Revolution and Beyond: Casasola Archives 1900-1940 (A traveling exhibit of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs). The Casasola Photographic Archive exhibit brings together photographs from the waning years of the 19th Century when Agustín Víctor Casasola started his career as a photographer, up to the end of the nineteen thirties. The most unique feature of this archive is its clear historical perspective. The display recognizes two key periods in Mexico’s recent history: the Porfirio Díaz administration and the Mexican Revolution. Photographs have been selected that are relevant for historical reasons, but emphasis has been given to those that are outstanding due to their photographic quality.
The Taft-Diaz Meeting of 1909: A Prelude to the Mexican Revolution. October 16, 2009, marks the 100th anniversary of the meeting of President William Howard Taft of the United States and President Porfirio Díaz of Mexico. It was the first time that presidents from these two countries met face-to-face. The exhibit will include early 20th century clothing, invitations, menus, photographs, and souvenirs of a day that included a breakfast for President Taft at the St. Regis Hotel, the exchange of visits between Presidents Taft and Díaz at the El Paso Chamber of Commerce Building and the Customs House at Juarez; a major parade in El Paso with a speech by President Taft; and a formal dinner at the Customs House.
The opening will include a lecture from Miguel Ángel Berumen: THE 3.6% OF THE PHOTO ARCHIVE THAT COLONIZED A NATION’S IMAGERY.
Berumen’s lecture will discuss how only a small portion of the 500,000 photos from the Casasola Archives have been published and how these few photographs associated with the Mexican Revolution have impacted the popular imagination.
Cosponsored by the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, Texas.
The El Paso Museum of History exists for the educational benefit of the community and visitors. It promotes the understanding and significance of the rich multicultural and multinational history of the border region known as the Pass of the North.
El Paso Museum of History, 510 N. Santa Fe, El Paso, TX 79901, (915) 351-3588
