Hispanic Heritage: Art & Literature

How a feathered serpent god presided over a forgotten golden age of Mexican art.

A portal to the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Latinx art collection. Artists featured in the collection reflect the diversity of Latino communities in the United States, including artists of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican descent, as well as other Latin American groups with deep roots in the United States.

Introduces 10 of the most famous Hispanic artists, with examples and brief information about their art, and links to more information.

Virtual exhibit from the American Writers Museum that honors the experiences of immigrants and refugees.

Dating back to 1943, this treasure trove from the Library of Congress collects recordings of writers from Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula, the Caribbean, and other regions. It includes writers such as Gabriel García Márquez, Isabel Allende, and Pablo Neruda in interviews and reading from their works.

A broad collection of Latinx poets compiled by the Poetry Foundation.