El Museo Del Barrio

El Museo Del Barrio is located at 1230 5th Ave, New York, NY. This location is in the East Harlem neighborhood..

Seniors are free all day Thursdays.

What started in 1969 with a small display in a classroom in east Harlem is today the only museum in America dedicated to the art and culture of Puerto Ricans, Latin Americans, and all Latino communities throughout the U.S. The northernmost Museum Mile institution has a permanent exhibit ranging from pre-Columbian artifacts to photographic art and video. The display of santos de palo...

El Museo del Barrio, like many cultural institutions of its type around the world, was born of the admirable legacy of cultural activism. Thirty years ago, Puerto Rican leaders of East Harlem's El Barrio -- educators, artists, social and political activists -- founded an institution that would preserve and reflect their cultural heritage. The museum's founding values went beyond the usual...

The SceneEl Museo has been an educational/cultural resource for El Barrio since 1969. Initially operated out of a local classroom, the museum expanded rapidly until it finally relocated to its current home in the Heckscher Building--an address that accords Museum Mile stature without losing proximity to the originating neighborhood. The CollectionWith the feel of a large gallery, this lively...

This museum first opened to the public in a schoolroom in 1969 to promote a wider knowledge of artists from the Caribbean and Latin-America. Located on 5th Avenue at 104th St. the Barrio Museum has the distinction of being the only Latin American museum in the Northeastern U.S. Its permanent collection, with an emphasis on the autochthonous peoples in the Americas, is composed of over 8,000...