The Café will be closed for remodel from Aug 12 through Sept 5, 2024. | Due to construction, Museum parking may be limited at the time of your visit. Look for additional parking in free or metered spaces along nearby streets.

Maria Candelaria

One of Mexico’s most beloved films, Maria Candelaria relates the tale of a young indigenous woman who becomes the unwitting victim of abuse and gossip. Participate in a conversation about the film after the screening. (102 minutes, unrated.)

Rio Escondido (Hidden River)

This classic 1948 film stars Mexican super star Maria Felix as a young teacher sent to educate the children of remote rural village. At every turn, the tyrannical sheriff of the town seeks to thwart her efforts to aid the community.

Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World

This documentary film takes audiences across nine countries and over 1,400 years of history, exploring themes such as the Word, Space, Ornament, Color and Water and presents the stories behind many great masterworks of Islamic Art and Architecture.

El Indio

From the Golden Age of Mexican films, El Indio is a story of a greedy and power hungry owner of a hacienda who routinely mistreats his workers, the majority of whom are indigenous people. (85 minutes, unrated)

Vamonos Con Pancho Villa (Let’s Go With Pancho Villa)

Considered among the best films of golden age of Mexican film, Vamonos con Pancho Villa focuses on the cruelty of the Mexican Revolution and Pancho Villa himself, contrary to most of the Mexican movies about this national hero. (92 minutes, unrated)

Musicwood

For hundreds of years guitars have been made the same way, but now, this could all change. Musicwood is an adventure-filled journey, a political thriller with music at its heart.