Join us to celebrate a day honoring the memories of our ancestors, family traditions, and the power of women storytellers, inspired by the new exhibition, Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory, a retrospective by the pioneering artist, curator, and theorist. Born in 1943 to a Mexican immigrant family, Mesa-Bains is a leading figure in Chicanx art […]
Experience Coquí Club—our engaging bilingual program, designed for our youngest visitors—at El Museo del Barrio! Dive into an interactive program facilitated by our passionate museum educators, filled with storytelling, discussion, and an art-making project. Don’t forget to bring your Coquí crowns and get ready to have a memorable time! Join your Coqui Club friends on Saturday, June […]
Experience Coquí Club—our engaging bilingual program, designed for our youngest visitors—at El Museo del Barrio! Dive into an interactive program facilitated by our passionate museum educators, filled with storytelling, discussion, and an art-making project. Don’t forget to bring your Coquí crowns and get ready to have a memorable time! Join your Coqui Club friends on Saturday, June 8, […]
Join us for a night of fun at the 46th Annual Museum Mile Festival at El Museo del Barrio! Explore our current exhibitions, including Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory, the first retrospective exhibition by the pioneering artist, curator, and theorist, and Cuerpo: Carlos Martiel, the first solo exhibition in a New York City Museum of […]
Celebrate East Harlem at the top of Museum Mile with the return of our electric series of free summer block parties, Uptown Bounce! Come enjoy an eclectic series of free summer block parties presented by the Museum of the City of New York and El Museo del Barrio. In its 11th year, the series will […]
Witness Carlos Martiel’s new performance, Sedimento, conceived to complement his solo exhibition Cuerpo, now on view in El Museo del Barrio’s Room 110. This most recent work, presented with the participation of the artist's parents, will continue his ongoing exploration of the impact of intergenerational colonial traumas through an act of extreme corporeal endurance. Advance registration is […]
Celebrate East Harlem at the top of Museum Mile with the return of our electric series of free summer block parties, Uptown Bounce! Come enjoy an eclectic series of free summer block parties presented by the Museum of the City of New York and El Museo del Barrio. In its 11th year, the series will […]
Celebrate East Harlem at the top of Museum Mile with the return of our electric series of free summer block parties, Uptown Bounce! Come enjoy an eclectic series of free summer block parties presented by the Museum of the City of New York and El Museo del Barrio. In its 11th year, the series will […]
Join us for Procession of Angels for Radical Love and Unity, a collaborative initiative led by artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons. This multigenerational procession will journey through New York City, envisioning how communities can come together as a collective force with a common purpose during turbulent times. On September 7 and September 20, the procession […]
Join us for an engaging panel discussion with the curators behind Flow States – LA TRIENAL 2024, El Museo del Barrio’s second major survey of Latinx contemporary art. Featuring chief curator Rodrigo Moura, curator Susanna V. Temkin, and guest curator María Elena Ortiz, and moderated by Marina Reyes Franco the panel will explore the thematic […]
Join Mark Menjívar for an artist-led bird walk in Central Park. The walk is being offered as part of La Misma Canción, Menjívar’s project that was commissioned for Flow States – LA TRIENAL 2024. The project explores birds to discuss migration and the interconnectedness of the Americas. An optional artist-led bird sit at the Harlem […]
Join Mark Menjívar for an artist-led bird walk in Central Park. The walk is being offered as part of La Misma Canción, Menjívar’s project that was commissioned for Flow States – LA TRIENAL 2024. The project explores birds to discuss migration and the interconnectedness of the Americas. An optional artist-led bird sit at the Harlem […]
