Mural painted in honor of the Mexican community

The mural in honour of the Mexican community

In the Mission district, a gigantic mural pays tribute to the Mexican community of San Francisco. The San Francisco audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this work, a witness of the Latino identity of the district and of the origins of border-art.

A mural at the origins of border-art

This gigantic mural was conceived to pay tribute to the Mexican community and its history, in the Latino district of Mission. It is part of the origins of border-art, this artistic movement born from the experience of the border and the migrations between Mexico and the United States. Through its colours and its symbols, it expresses the pride, the memory and the struggles of a community that has deeply marked the identity of San Francisco.

What to see

You admire the gigantic mural, its colours and its symbols paying tribute to the Mexican community, in the Latino district of Mission. The work illustrates the origins of border-art and the identity of the district. It is a stop for lovers of street art and history, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The mural lies in the Mission district, in San Francisco, reachable on foot. It is an open-air work, freely visible from the public space, with no ticket office. You discover it during a walk in the streets of the district, rich in murals.

What does this mural of the Mission district honour?

The Mexican community and its history; this gigantic mural is part of the origins of border-art, in the Latino district of Mission.

Where is this mural?

In the Mission district, in San Francisco.