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National Hispanic Cultural Center

A 20-acre campus in Barelas for Hispanic culture, arts and humanities, with theatres, an art museum and a giant fresco.

The National Hispanic Cultural Center opened in 2000 on Avenida Cesar Chavez at 4th Street. It has three theatres, an art museum, a library, a genealogy center and the largest concave fresco in North America, and it presents about 700 events a year. The Albuquerque Folk Festival and the Festival Flamenco Alburquerque both use its stages.

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How many events does the center present?

About 700 a year.

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