It is open to the public and receives more than half a million visitors annually.

[2] Members of the association travelled to Mexico and worked with Conaculta to establish a plan for the museum.

[2] The El Salvador Museum of Art was inaugurated three years later on 22 May 2003.

It was designed by architect Salvador Choussy and covers 2,274 square metres.

[4] For its 20th anniversary, MARTE opened an exhibition covering the work of 54 Salvadoran artists from 1800 to 2023.