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San Jacinto Plaza 111 E Mills Ave, El Paso, TXFollow Edgar Lopez, Principal Architect of In*Situ Architecture, and Adair Margo, Founder of the Tom Lea Institute, for an exciting tour!
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Follow Edgar Lopez, Principal Architect of In*Situ Architecture, and Adair Margo, Founder of the Tom Lea Institute, for an exciting tour!
An art exhibition appreciating Mexican Independence Day through art Celebrating Tom Lea and Gaspar Enriquez through adapted originals by Lee Beach.
Did you know that El Paso's desert was once a beach for dinosaurs? Discover what's in the layers beneath our feet by looking at the stones of El Paso's historic Church of St. Clement. Also, explore the halls of St. Clement's Church with Fr. John Dixon and see Cisneros's unique leaded glass windows featuring his […]
Join us in learning about the First Recorded Surgical Operation in North America at the first medical school on the US/Mexican border. Dr. Alan Tyroch, founding chair of surgery and trauma medical director, will explore Cabeza de Vaca’s journey as recorded in La Relación. Cabeza de Vaca was one of Tom Lea’s recurring characters. For […]
The architectural firm Carroll and Daeuble designed new wings for the Turney Mansion, which accommodated the Kress Collection for the El Paso Museum of Art in 1960. The east wing provided a lower, outside entrance to art classrooms and a theater for children. Tom Lea designed a lintel for the stairwell door. For his design […]