The Walsh-García Collection Exhibit

The Walsh-García Collection Exhibit presents more than 450 books and related materials documenting one family’s enduring connection to Mexico, its history, and its cultural heritage. The collection includes works on Mexican history and culture, popular traditions, and daily life, and is now available for exploration by scholars, researchers, students, and the general public.

The collection was donated to the Mexican Cultural Institute by Eugene Walsh García on June 18, 2026. It began with Eugene’s maternal grandfather, who came from Campeche and acquired works including Diego Rivera’s *My Art, My Life*, Alfonso Caso’s *The Aztecs, People of the Sun*, and an 1898 first edition of *Coordinación Alfabética de las Voces del Idioma Maya*, a Maya-language dictionary compiled during Mexico’s colonial period. The family library was later expanded by Thomas F. Walsh, a Georgetown University professor and enthusiastic student of Mexico, whose relationship with María de los Ángeles García Campos continued the collection’s family history.

When: September 17–October 10, 2026

Opening: The exhibit opens to the public on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

Visiting Hours: Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Saturday, 12:00–4:00 p.m.

Tickets: Price not available

Venue: Mexican Cultural Institute, 2829 16th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20009

Audience: The collection is available to scholars, researchers, students, and members of the public.

Collection: More than 450 books and materials covering Mexican history, culture, traditions, and everyday life.

Note: The exhibit gives a longstanding family library a new public life as a resource for exploring the materials and stories preserved across generations.