The exhibition titled 'Selena From Texas to the World' opened to the public this Thursday and will remain available until March 16. The Los Angeles exhibition is dedicated to the Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla, and features outfits, awards, and intimate memories. According to the curator, Kelsey Goelz, it is 'kind of a small version of the museum in Texas here.' The museum entrance is dominated by a mural by local artist Mister Toledo, portraying some of the most emblematic moments of the singer's career. According to her sister Suzette, the show is deeply personal and takes on greater emotional weight for the family after the recent death of their father. 'We made the decision to share a little bit of Selena and ourselves here in Los Angeles, focusing more on her music and what it continues to mean to this day,' Suzette Quintanilla said. This is the first time personal items of the star, who died in 1995, have left the Selena Museum in Corpus Christi, Texas. 'When Selena passed away, everything took on a different meaning. That’s how the egg collection started,' Quintanilla said. The exhibition pays tribute to one of the most influential Mexican-American figures in music history. Although it was not conceived for that purpose, it is presented at a key moment for the Latino community in the United States. It includes iconic outfits such as the white ruffled blouse, black leather jacket, and gold hoops she wore for the cover of 'Amor Prohibido,' and the white dress embroidered with silver beads with which she received her Grammy. Also on display are the last microphone she sang with on stage and four decorative eggs from her collection of more than 500. 'We took a little bit of everything, and it can also be seen within a broader musical context,' Goelz explains. 'Everything (exposed) means something to me. That simple goose egg over there was the first egg he ever bought, and he bought it right here in Los Angeles… So I thought it was appropriate for him to come here.'
