 It was originally established in 1971, predating the museum, by the Dirección General de Arte Popular and the Secretaría de Educación Pública along with graphic artist Alberto Beltrán to promote research into Mexican handcrafts and folk art along with its indigenous ethnicities.The name of Albert Beltrán was added in his honor in 2005.Other important installations on the site are the Cuezcomate, the Arbol de la Vida and the Tejedores de Suenos mural.