Leaders of the proposed project announced the plan during a forum at Artes de La Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts in Northside June 10.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Rosa Navejar, chair of the Latino Cultural Museum de Fort Worth\u2019s executive committee, speaks during a community forum at Artes de la Rosa June 10, 2025. (Mary Abby Goss | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n
Keen Independent Research, a national arts and culture consulting firm, will oversee the study by examining Fort Worth\u2019s demographic and market demand, relevant regional cultural assets, comparable national museums and operating models.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rosa Navejar, chair of the museum\u2019s executive committee, told community members at the forum that plans for a museum have been in the works since 2023<\/a> with the goal of documenting local Latino history.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of our elders are passing on and we don\u2019t need to lose that information anymore,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to be able to look at what we need to do to preserve that for educational purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n Keen Independent Research\u2019s team will also collect feedback from stakeholders and community members about potential partnerships and impact of a new museum.\u00a0<\/p>\n Keen Independent Research\u2019s past projects include the Mexican Cultural Arts Alliance<\/a> and Latino Cultural Arts Center<\/a> in Colorado.<\/p>\n Which local leaders are leading the charge for Latino Cultural Museum de Fort Worth?<\/p>\n Executive committee<\/p>\n Committee<\/p>\n The presence of Latino communities in Fort Worth dates back to the city\u2019s founding in 1849<\/a>, but significant growth wasn\u2019t seen until the early 20th century when immigration from Mexico boomed<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Latino barrios, or neighborhoods, soon sprouted across employment sites on the northeast and south sides of downtown Fort Worth. Northside now has the largest Hispanic population<\/a>, with 78% of its residents identifying as Hispanic. The Latino population makes up roughly 35% of the city\u2019s population<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fort Worth regularly celebrates its Latino communities through its Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta parades<\/a>, annual Cinco de Mayo celebrations<\/a>, museum exhibitions<\/a> and musical performances<\/a>.<\/p>\n The nearest Latino-focused museum is the Latino Cultural Center<\/a> in downtown Dallas. The 27,000-square-foot facility, which opened in 2003, houses Hispanic theater companies, art exhibitions, youth and senior programs and free activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n Keen Independent Research will synthesize its research to define a potential Fort Worth museum concept along with its cost, size, operating budget estimates and location recommendations.\u00a0<\/p>\n The museum\u2019s committee will then use the findings for its future fundraising efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s the path forward for us? Is it small? Is it mid? Is it large?\u201d Navejar rhetorically asked community members at the June 10 forum. \u201cDo we want to be known in Fort Worth? Do we only want to be in Tarrant County, Texas or national? There\u2019s so many opportunities.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The study is expected to be complete in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n What would you like to see in Fort Worth\u2019s Latino-focused museum?<\/p>\n Contact the Keen Independent Research team at the feasibility study hotline 602-767-7067 or via email at LCMFortWorthStudy@keenindependent.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Multimedia fellow Mary Abby Goss contributed reporting.\u00a0<\/p>\n David Moreno is the arts and culture reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at david.moreno@fortworthreport.org or @davidmreports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Disclosure: Rosa Navejar is mother of Fort Worth Report Board of Directors member Rachel Navejar Phillips. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n Republish This Story<\/p>\n\n
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