Recently the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) was listed as one of Nine Must-See Museums in the World by Frommer’s Travel Guide. Frommer's is a travel guidebook series and one of the bestselling travel guides in America. The series began in 1957 with the publication of Arthur Frommer’s book, Europe on $5 a Day. Frommer's has expanded to include over 350 guidebooks across 14 series, as well as other media including the award winning Frommers.com website which covers over 3,500 destinations.

The piece was written by Charis Atlas Heelan and included the following museums and art centers: National Hispanic Cultural Center Museum (USA), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (USA), Museo Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (Spain), Tate Britain (England), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Opera House (Australia), Hamburger Kunsthalle (Germany), Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (USA), Centre Pompidou (France), MAXXI (Italy). NHCC Executive Director Dr. Estevan Rael-Gálvez states, “We are honored to be mentioned alongside these other prestigious museums from throughout the world. This is a testament to the work that we do at the local, national and international levels. It is also speaks volumes to the work and activity taking place in Albuquerque and New Mexico and places the NHCC, the city and the state in global context in regard to the world of arts and culture.”

The story by Ms. Atlas Heelan can be accessed at the following web address: http://www.frommers.com/slideshow/?destid=&p=1&axn=pause&group=238&layout=page#slide. The National Hispanic Cultural Center is a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs and is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Hispanic art and culture at the state, national and international levels. For more information visit www.nhccnm.org.