Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana

Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
Established1989
Location510 South First Street, San Jose, California
Coordinates37°19′41″N 121°53′02″W / 37.328°N 121.884°W / 37.328; -121.884
TypeArt museum, community art program, performing arts
Executive directorAnjee Helstrup-Alvarez
Websitehttps://maclaarte.org/

Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA) is a contemporary arts space focused on the Chicano and Latino experience and history, located in the SoFA district at 510 South First Street in San Jose, California. The museum was founded in 1989, in order to encourage civic dialog and social equity. The current programming includes visual art, performing and literary arts, youth arts education, and a community art program. The space has two performing arts spaces, a gallery and the MACLA Castellano Playhouse and they frequently host poetry readings and film screenings.