ROUTINE PATROLS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

NOW IN 1982, GOT A LIST OF THE LITTLE LEFT.

THE CAREERING TEACHING IN FOUNDED THE MEXICAN FINE ARTS CENTER MUSEUM.

MORE THAN 40 YEARS LATER.

IT'S NOW CALLED THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART BECOMING A COMMUNITY HUB IN THE PILSEN NEIGHBORHOOD, BRINGING IN MORE THAN 150,000 VISITORS A YEAR.

AND NOW THE FOUNDER AND THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

LITTLE.

THE LITTLE JOINS US THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I WANT TAKE YOU BACK TO 2018, THE LAST TIME THEY YOU ARE HERE IN OUR SHOW.

NOW YOU'RE TALKING TO US ABOUT OPENING A MUSEUM FREE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

YOU FACE SOME DOUBTS.

LET'S TAKE A LISTEN.

AND WE SAID >> TO THIS DAY, THERE ARE PEOPLE WERE THERE BACK THEN STILL AROUND TODAY.

>> IF YOU ASK I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO DO IT YEAH, I DO IT.

I DO IT MAKES TO THE CLASS.

KEEP A LIST OF AND WHO'S NICE.

VERY FEW PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT WE COULD DO IT.

>> LUCKILY YOU WHAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS.

I WANT GO BACK TO THE 80'S.

WHAT DID YOU ENVISION ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT AT THE MUSEUM TO BECOME THE SECOND WE HAVE NOW?

>> I DON'T WANT TO START FROM, YOU KNOW, MY PARENTS BECAUSE MUSEUM THE CHICAGO.

>> WERE FREE BACK SO THAT'S HOW IT STARTED FOR YOUR INTEREST STARTED.

AND SO CHILD HOOD, IT'S IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU EXPOSURE.

AND SO WE BUILT I WANT TO SAY WE BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF GREAT FOR THOSE PEOPLE COME.

IT'S NOT.

AND I THINK TO WEEK THING AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HELPED AND SO EXPECT WE HAVE NO IS WITH CRAZY.

BUT THAT'S GREAT NEWS IS IS GOOD.

>> HOW WOULD YOU SAY AT THE MUSEUM HAS EVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS?

>> I WOULD SAY THE VOTE HE'S BEEN HOW WE HAVE MORE MORE OF AN IMPACT CHICAGO THE COUNTRY.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO AND HAVE SOME OF THE WE FENDER PERFORMING ARTS AS WELL.

SO IN FACT, THIS IS GROWN BOTH LEGS.

AND AS WE KNOW, PILSEN HAS BEEN DEALING WITH GENTRIFICATION.

OH, HOW MONUMENTAL IS IT TO HAVE THE MUSEUM?

THERE WERE EXPRESSES THE MEXICAN CULTURE.

>> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE TILSON IS THE HEART OF OF OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S THE SOUL OF OUR COMPANY.

IT'S NOT THE OLDEST COMMITTEE.

WE NOT THE LARGES.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF, YOU KNOW, ACTIVISM.

ALWAYS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME ENOUGH FOR PROFITS AND LISTEN SOME NOTHING ORGANIZATIONS AND THEY'RE ALL VERY ACTIVE IN TRYING TO CHANGE A LIFE OF SOCIAL ACTIVISM.

YOU TALKED ABOUT GROWING GOING TO THE MUSEUM'S WHEN THEY WERE FREE.

WHY WAS SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU?

>> TO HAVE THE MUSEUM FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

CAN YOU SEE THE PRICES TO GO TO TRYING LOOK FOR THE FREE DAYS.

THERE'S NO WAY.

>> MY PARENTS COULDN'T AFFORD IT.

THE TAKING THOSE 2 RESUMES AT TODAY'S PRICES AND FREE DURING THE WEEK.

MANY TIMES THAT PARENTS THAT THE WORK SO BE INACCESSIBLE, THE ARTS SHOULD BELONG TO EVERYBODY.

I KNOW THAT'S CORNY CORNY OLD FASHION, BUT THE ART SHOULD BELONG TO EVERYBODY TO HAVE A RIGHT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

THE UNIQUE ASPECTS ABOUT MEXICAN ART THAT YOU FIND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL?

>> OH, MY GOD.

I BE FOR 10 YEARS.

IT IS SUCH AN EXTENSIVE CULTURE.

SO SUCH AN OLD CULTURE CULTURE.

IT'S ALWAYS THAT THAT THING ALWAYS CHANGING OF THE MUSIC, THE FOOD, THE VISUAL ARTS, THE DANCING GO ON.

AND IT'S A VIBRANT MOVIE CULTURE.

IT'S GREAT.

GREAT.

GREAT IS.

THERE STILL IS EXHIBIT THAT YOU'RE STILL THE MOST PROUD OF.

>> THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WHEN THE YOU STILL THINK ABOUT.

>> YOU KNOW, I LIKE THEY DID AMOUNT WE DO EVERY YEAR AFFECT MUSICAL JOE BIDEN.

YOU KNOW, THE FIRST LADY LET'S DO WE SEND IN THE FUND THE TO THE WAY THE FIRST GROUP, THE GOOD AND THIS YEAR WE SAID 3 ARE IN THE FOR THE DAY THAT THAT INCLUDE A WOMAN WHO IS 92 YEARS OLD FROM CALIFORNIA, MAINTAIN OUR THIS AND WE SEND SO THINGS THAT MOTHER SHOWS THAT OVER PROBLEM.

AND WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE FOR YOU TO ALSO GIVE YOU OPPORTUNITY?

>> TO BE PART OF THE MUSEUM.

I REMEMBER OF GONE A COUPLE TIMES AND I'VE SEEN ARTWORK AND I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE ARTISTS WHO PERPETRATE THERE THEY JUST SEEM SO EXCITED AND GRATEFUL.

WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE FOR YOU OR YOUR ARTS PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE?

>> IT'S THE ONLY PART OF THE COUNTRY.

THE WITH OUTS AWARDS AND THE STUDENTS HAVE A BIG VOICE.

WE'RE GETTING ANOTHER BUILDING, A STATION, THE LOWS THAT HAVE TWICE AS MANY STUDENTS.

BOTH THE STUDENTS ARE ABOVE THE DESIGN AND EVERYTHING FROM DAY ONE WANT PEOPLE TO LEAVE PEOPLE OF THAT HE TOO.

THEY WOULD TELL ME YOU HAVE TO TEACH CAN FORM KNOW YOU DON'T YOU CHALLENGE GAMES THAT YOU NEED TO DO IN KIDS.

GOING TO COME THROUGH FOR THEY'RE GOING TO COME THROUGH.

YES, OBVIOUSLY SEEN IT.

>> NOW WHAT?

REPENT PLANS FOR RETIREMENT?

THAT'S THE QUESTION.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO HOW RIGHT THE MUSEUM.

>> I WOULD BE A CONSULTANT FOR A TIME WHEN THE PLAYER MIKE DO AND FEEL GRANDSON ALL THAT SOUNDS REALLY CUTE HERE TO LIKE ARE GOOD TO KNOW IF THERE'S A WHOLE TO WILL WE'LL BUT HE'S A JOY TO BE THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

WISH YOU LUCK IN YOUR ENDEAVORS AND CAN'T