Carros y Cultura

Lowriding Legacies in Texas

On view May 11 to September 2, 2024

Inside the Exhibition

The exhibit introduces visitors to the rich culture of Texas lowriding through a display of seven lowrider cars, five bicycles and artifacts from music, fashion and lowrider history. Visitors can explore the characteristics of a lowrider with interactive displays, meet members of the Texas lowriding community through first-person interviews, and take a picture with a custom exhibit photo backdrop. The exhibition also features music popular in the lowriding community and visitors can take the soundtrack home with them through a Spotify playlist.

Carros y Cultura: Lowriding Legacies in Texas is a bilingual exhibition, presented in both English and Spanish.

Learn more at the Carros y Cultura exhibition page.

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Exhibition Credits

Carros y Cultura: Lowriding Legacies in Texas is sponsored by the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Hall Fund and Univision Austin.

The Bullock Texas State History Museum is a division of the State Preservation Board. Additional support of exhibitions and programs is provided by the Texas State History Museum Foundation.

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Carros y Cultura exhibition features lowrider cars and bicycles highlighting the rich culture of the Texas lowriding community. 1963 Chevy Impala courtesy Raul Rodriguez Jr., Round Rock

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pink car with trunk open and back window decal reading dallas lowriders

Bullock Museum celebrates lowriding culture in Texas with new exhibition

May 07, 2024 (Austin, Texas) -- The Bullock Museum is proud to announce Carros y Cultura: Lowriding Legacies in Texas, a new special exhibition opening on May 11, 2024. View Press Release

In The News

Texas lowrider cars and bikes cruise low and slow into Austin museum

5/8/2024, CultureMap Austin/Brianna Caleri -- A new special exhibition is set to open at the Bullock Texas State History Museum this Saturday, May 11. The 'Carros y Cultura' exhibit represents the lowrider culture in a number of media including seven cars, five bikes, other artifacts from music, fashion, and beyond. View Article

Bilingual exhibition highlighting lowriding culture to open at the Bullock Museum

5/10/2024, KXAN Austin/Abigail Jones -- The Bullock Museum will open a bilingual exhibition this weekend highlighting the culture of Texas lowriding communities. View Article

Carros y Cultura: Celebrating Texas's vibrant lowrider heritage at the Bullock Museum

5/10/2024, CBS Austin/John-Carlos Estrada -- "Carros y Cultura: Lowriding Legacies in Texas" showcases the colorful heritage of Texas's lowriding communities through a captivating exhibition featuring artifacts, interactive experiences, and lowrider cars and bicycles from across the state. View Article

Bullock Texas State History Museum showcases state-wide lowrider culture

5/10/2024, Chron./Brittanie Shey -- Austin's Bullock Texas State History Museum is opening a new exhibit on lowrider culture that will highlight the Mexican American origins of the vehicular art form. View Article

Chicano lowriders pull up to Central Texas museum with new exhibit

5/10/2024, My San Antonio/Cristela Jones -- The Bullock Museum exhibit opens on May 11 and details the history of lowriding and Chicano culture. View Article

A pink, sparkly Dallas lowrider went viral on social media. Now, it’s in a Texas museum

5/13/2024, The Dallas Morning News/Stephanie Salas-Vega -- Dallas Lowriders member Mercedes Mata will have her 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo La Mera Mera showcased at the "Carros y Cultura" exhibition at the Bullock Texas State History Museum this summer. View Article

A closer look at the pink, sparkly 1984 Dallas Lowrider La Mera Mera

5/14/2024, The Dallas Morning News/Stephanie Salas-Vega -- La Mera Mera will be showcased at the Bullock Texas State History Museum until September. View Article

#TBT: Bullock Museum debuts 'Carros y Cultura' exhibit, showcasing Texas lowriding

5/17/2024, CBS News/John-Carlos Estrada -- The Bullock Texas State History Museum has unveiled a new exhibit titled "Carros y Cultura: Lowriding Legacies in Texas," offering a unique window into the vibrant and artistic world of lowriding. View Article

Lowrider legacy and culture take center stage at Bullock Texas State History Museum

5/28/2024, Texas Standard/Kristen Cabrera -- Kristen Cabrera talks with lenders of the Carros y Cultura exhibition. View Article

The Bullock Museum's new exhibit, 'Carros y Cultura,' examines Texas lowrider culture

5/31/2024, Austin American Statesman/Mikala Compton -- Picture gallery of the Carros y Cultura exhibition View Article

Five reasons to visit the Bullock Museum's lowriding 'Carros y Cultura' exhibit

6/3/2024, Austin American Statesman/Emiliano Tahui Gomez -- The Bullock Texas State History Museum's newest exhibit is part history, part popular art. View Article

Dallas native's viral pink lowrider is now in a Texas museum

6/6/2024, WFAA Dallas/Brittney Johnson -- Mercedes Mata, the lender of La Mera Mera which is now on display in the Bullock Museum, talks about what it means to have her car in a Museum exhibition. View Article