Events

Join us as Maria Gaspar presents her artistic practice as well as a live performance by James Gordon Williams, as an accompaniment to Gaspar’s installation Force of Things, a commission for Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección. As part of Gaspar’s ongoing investigations of carcerality, presence, and penal matter, the sonic improvisation attempts to transfigure materials […]

In partnership with Arts & Minds, please join us for Dialogue & Art-making, a program designed for Adults with Memory Loss and those caring for them. The program will focus on the exhibition Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección, El Museo del Barrio’s most ambitious presentation of its unique, complex, and culturally diverse permanent collection in […]

Artist Maria Gaspar and Chief Curator Rodrigo Moura of El Museo del Barrio join the Brooklyn Rail for a conversation on Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección followed by a poetry reading by author Alexis Almeida. Free via Zoom | To RSVP, click here. 

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop at this year's Uptown Bounce, an eclectic series of free summer block parties presented by the Museum of the City of New York, El Museo del Barrio, and The Africa Center. In its 10th year, the series will once again feature top DJs, special guests, live performances, art-making […]

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop at this year's Uptown Bounce, an eclectic series of free summer block parties presented by the Museum of the City of New York, El Museo del Barrio, and The Africa Center. In its 10th year, the series will once again feature top DJs, special guests, live performances, art-making […]

Join El Museo’s Museum Educators on a free gallery tour to explore and discuss the on-view sections of the exhibition, Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección is El Museo del Barrio’s most ambitious presentation of its unique, complex, and culturally diverse permanent collection in over two decades. Free with Museum admission. Capacity is limited to 25 […]

Join El Museo’s Museum Educators on a free gallery tour to explore and discuss the on-view sections of the exhibition, Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección is El Museo del Barrio’s most ambitious presentation of its unique, complex, and culturally diverse permanent collection in over two decades. Free with Museum admission. Capacity is limited to 25 […]

Join El Museo’s Museum Educators on a free gallery tour to explore and discuss the on-view sections of the exhibition, Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección is El Museo del Barrio’s most ambitious presentation of its unique, complex, and culturally diverse permanent collection in over two decades. Free with Museum admission. Capacity is limited to 25 […]

Join El Museo’s Museum Educators on a free gallery tour to explore and discuss the on-view sections of the exhibition, Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección is El Museo del Barrio’s most ambitious presentation of its unique, complex, and culturally diverse permanent collection in over two decades. Free with Museum admission. Capacity is limited to 25 […]

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop at this year’s Uptown Bounce, an eclectic series of free summer block parties presented by the Museum of the City of New York, El Museo del Barrio, and The Africa Center. In its 10th year, the series will once again feature top DJs, special guests, live performances, art-making […]

Join El Museo as we participate in Summer Streets, an annual celebration of New York City’s most valuable public space – our streets! We will be offering participants a mixed media art making workshop inspired by our current exhibition Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección. El Museo's area will be at the East Harlem Rest Stop […]

Hola! El Museo is excited to host Coquí Club, our bilingual program for our tiniest visitors to El Museo del Barrio for an IN-PERSON experience at the museum! Coquí Club is an interactive program facilitated by our museum educators and includes storytelling, discussion, and an art-making project. Be sure to bring your Coqui crowns and […]