Housed in an eye-grabbing pink-and-green building, the Museo Alameda opened its doors on April 13 in San Antonio. Developed by the nonprofit Alameda National Center for Latino Arts and Culture, the Smithsonian-affiliated museum is designed to illustrate and examine Latino heritage. The museum is the largest of its kind in the country, with 20,000 square feet of exhibition space spread over 11 galleries. San Antonio, the nation's seventh-largest city, has a population that is 60% Latino, making it a logical home for the new institution. The opening-day ceremony, attended by thousands, was punctuated by a near record-breaking performance by 557 mariachis. Those crowds are just the beginning — officials said that they expect Museo Alameda to attract upwards of 400,000 visitors in the next year.