Events

Join Coquí Club, our lively bilingual program crafted especially for El Museo del Barrio's youngest visitors! Led by our museum educators, this interactive experience features storytelling, discussions, and a hands-on art-making project. Remember to bring your Coquí crowns and get ready for an adventure filled with creativity and fun! Mark your calendars on Saturday, December 7th, […]

Celebrate the holiday season with us at El Museo del Barrio by embracing the vibrant Puerto Rican tradition of parrandas—lively holiday caroling full of spirit and joy! Join us for an unforgettable afternoon, featuring a live musical performance in El Museo’s Café including audience participation. Afterward, we'll take our celebration to the streets, filling East Harlem […]

El Museo del Barrio is thrilled to present the 47th Annual Three Kings Day Parade and Celebration! This year’s theme, “The Arts Open Paths” (El Arte Abriendo Caminos), highlights the transformative power of Latinx, Caribbean, and Latin American art to connect cultures and uplift communities. Breakfast ceremony hosted by Rhina Valentin Kick-Off Breakfast Join us […]

Save the Date! Join us for El Museo del Barrio’s 47th Annual Three Kings Day Celebration! This year’s theme, The Arts Open Paths, (El Arte Abriendo Caminos) celebrates the power of Latinx, Caribbean, and Latin American art to connect cultures and uplift communities. Immerse yourself in vibrant performances, larger-than-life puppets, and festive music as we […]

Thursday, January 30, 2025, FREE 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM  Join us for an engaging discussion featuring artists Esteban Cabeza de Baca, Maria A. Guzmán Capron, Kathia St. Hilaire, and Carlos Reyes on the occasion of Flow States - LA TRIENAL 2024, the Museum’s second large-scale survey of Latinx contemporary art. This panel will bring together four participating […]

Wednesday, February 5 | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Join us for the second installment of the 2024-2025 X as Intersection series, a four-part virtual public program featuring virtual conversations with fellows from the fourth cohort of the Latinx Artist Fellowship. This conversation will examine how the potency of material as a bearer of memory and […]

Saturday, February 8, 2025 FREE | 12 – 4:30 PM Join us to immerse yourself in the exhibition Flow States - LA TRIENAL 2024, El Museo’s second large-scale survey of Latinx art, and learn more about the flow of artists, ideas and culture across the diaspora. Designed for all ages, this event will feature free […]

Join Coquí Club, El Museo del Barrio's lively bilingual program designed for our youngest visitors! Led by museum educators, this interactive experience includes storytelling, discussions, and a hands-on art-making project. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 8, as we celebrate Women’s History Month by honoring Pura Belpré, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian. We’ll read Planting Stories: The Life […]

Join Coquí Club, El Museo del Barrio's lively bilingual program designed for our youngest visitors! Led by museum educators, this interactive experience includes storytelling, discussions, and a hands-on art-making project. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 8, as we celebrate Women’s History Month by honoring Pura Belpré, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian. We’ll read Planting Stories: The Life […]

Join us for a roundtable event celebrating the opening of Mestre Didi: Spiritual Form, a landmark monographic exhibition showcasing the work of Mestre Didi—the late Afro-Brazilian sculptor, writer, cultural advocate, and spiritual leader. Afro-Diasporic Connections, Past and Present brings together El Museo’s Chief Curator, Rodrigo Moura; Guest Curator and visual artist, Ayrson Heráclito; Dr. Abigail Lapin Dardashti, Assistant Professor […]

Join Coquí Club, El Museo del Barrio's lively bilingual program designed for our youngest visitors! Led by museum educators, this interactive experience includes storytelling, discussions, and a hands-on art-making project.  Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 5, as we celebrate National Poetry Month by exploring Brazilian Animal Poems and the striking sculptures inspired by Mestre Didi. […]

Join Coquí Club, El Museo del Barrio's lively bilingual program designed for our youngest visitors! Led by museum educators, this interactive experience includes storytelling, discussions, and a hands-on art-making project.  Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 5, as we celebrate National Poetry Month by exploring Brazilian Animal Poems and the striking sculptures inspired by Mestre Didi. […]