This learning lab is to support the Lowrider exhibition.

Lowriding is a quintessential Latino/a tradition started by Mexican American communities in the 1940s to assert their space and empower their lives. This unique car-making tradition is infused with Latino/a soul, entrepreneurship, and ingenuity. A mix of innovation and tradition, lowriding is an affirmation of identity and values that have reached beyond the United States to influence popular culture worldwide.

Corazón y Vida: Lowrider Culture in the United States / Cultura Lowrider en los Estados Unidos is a new exhibition from the Smithsonian that will highlight a diverse selection of vibrant photographs and prints depicting lowrider culture and iconography while documenting its styles in the United States.

This is a joint project that will have two exhibitions opening in the fall of 2025.  One exhibition will open at the National Museum of American History and have a traveling exhibition. The exhibitions are based on research from the Smithsonian and will include objects from lowriding art and trade. Audiences will encounter a multifaceted picture of the American experience by learning about the Latino/a community identity through the lens of lowriding and its rich stories of creativity, family, and tradition. Corazón y Vida will examine the history of the post-World War II Mexican American community and the cultural expressions of lowriding through technology, innovation, and style.

We recommend reviewing the Learning Lab Tips and Glossary before diving deeper into the collection.

This Learning Lab Collection utilizes Project Zero Thinking Routines, a toolbox developed by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This is a series of routines and questions to scaffold student thinking.

Follow the link for more information: https://pz.harvard.edu/thinking-routines