Wednesday, May 27, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT ¡Felicidades Carmen!: A Celebration of Carmen Herrera Zoom LIVE On the occasion of the artist’s 105th birthday, El Museo del Barrio hosts a panel discussion in honor of the life and career of artist Carmen Herrera. Featuring Susanna Temkin, Curator, El Museo del Barrio; Tony Bechara, artist and long-time friend of Herrera's; Carolina Ponce de Leon, independent curator and Monica Espinel, independent curator. FREE
Saturday, June 6, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am EDT COQUÍ CLUB: Celebrating Pride Month Zoom LIVE In celebration of Pride Month, sing, move, and read-aloud, along with El Museo's artist educators Edwin and Julia, to the story Lucia la Luchadora by author Cynthia Leoner Garza. FREE
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm EDT Virtual Museum Mile Festival Virtual Join El Museo and 7 other museums for a day of art and culture from ‘Fifth Avenue’ to your home! Throughout the day, each museum will host live and pre-recorded programs, virtual exhibition tours, live musical performances, and activities for families streamed across their respective websites and social media platforms. FREE
Saturday, June 13, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT Sábado Familiar: PR Day edition! El Museo Facebook LIVE Join El Museo and El Barrio’s Los Pleneros de la 21 for a virtual Puerto Rican Day Parade Celebration. Together we will learn about Afro-Puerto Rican rhythm genres: Bomba y Plena! FREE
Monday, June 15, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT Ponte Ready! with Woke Foods Zoom LIVE Join us as we kick-off Ponte Ready with Woke Foods! They will be sharing with us tips on how to prepare delicious summer-inspired drinks including jugo de avena, and more. FREE
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT COQUÍ CLUB: Swimming with Julian the Mermaid Zoom LIVE El Museo is excited to bring Coquí Club, our bilingual program for our tiniest visitors, into your casita. In celebration of Pride month join our artist educators Edwin and Carolina to sing, move, and read-aloud to the story Swimming with Julian the Mermaid by Jessica love. FREE
Saturday, June 20, 2020 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT Sábado Familiar: Celebrating with Pride who we are! Zoom LIVE In celebration of Pride month, join us for a special Sábado Familiar featuring Angel Elektra from Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH). Enjoy a fun and fabulous bilingual storytelling experience for all ages. FREE
Thursday, June 25, 2020 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT Jueves Social feat. Standing On The Corner Zoom LIVE Jueves Social is back with special guest Standing On The Corner, the Brooklyn-based experimental jazz and hip hop group! FREE
Monday, June 29, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT Ponte Ready! with Manolo Lopez of Mofon.go Zoom LIVE Ponte Ready with Manolo Lopez of Mofon.go! He will teach us how to prepare a vegetarian canoa (stuffed ripe plantain), and sharing with us about his work to support local restaurants in Puerto Rico after the passing of Hurricane Maria in 2017. FREE
Monday, July 6, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT Ponte Ready! with Lynsey Ayala of Bread x Butta Zoom LIVE Ponte Ready with Lynsey Ayala, the owner, and curandera of Bread x Butta! Lynsey will guide us through a relaxing meditative session and sound bath. FREE
Saturday, July 11, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT COQUÍ CLUB: Scavenger Hunt! Zoom LIVE El Museo is excited to bring Coquí Club, our bilingual program for our tiniest visitors, into your casita. Be sure to bring your Coqui crowns and get ready to have fun! FREE
Thursday, July 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT JUEVES SOCIAL: Cumbe x DJ J-Fuse Zoom LIVE Experience nightlife en casa with an evening of music and dance! The evening kicks off with an Afro-Latinx movement presented by Shari Chéverez from Cumbe from 7-8pm, followed by a music set by DJ J-Fuse from 8-10pm. FREE