The teachers who started a museum

Artwork by the Yollocalli Youth Council, when it was on display last year at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen. The frequent political nature of Hispanic arts has rattled attempts by the Smithsonian to get a Latino museum going in Washington, but is celebrated here. (Neil Steinberg/Sun-Times)

Oh, you’ve got to tell the story.

Not to take anything away from my colleague Ambar Colón, whose excellent article in Wednesday’s paper shared the news that Carlos Tortolero, founder of the National Museum of Mexican Art, is retiring. There was a lot of real estate to cover — quotes from the ever-effusive Tortolero, the search for a new museum president, the honors and accolades rightly laden on the Pilsen landmark.