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Annual Benefit

El Museo's 2012 Gala

Thursday, May 17, 2012
7:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Cipriani 42nd Street
This spectacular event brings together luminaries from the worlds of fashion, entertainment, business, society, politics and the arts in order to raise crucial operating funds for the museum. Proceeds go toward El Museo’s ... more >

Cultural Celebrations

Super Sábado!

MAD ABOUT LIBROS!

Saturday, May 19, 2012
11:00 am - 9:00 pm
El Museo del Barrio
Let's celebrate the magical world of libros! Pick up some fabulous reading at our Book Fair and experience stories as they come to life. Sketch, cloud-watch and write a story in our galleries. Cap off your day at our pop-up phot... more >

Youth Programs

Oh Snap!

OH SNAP! Powerful Young Voices at Work.

Saturday, May 19, 2012
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Black Box Theater
Admission: Free
Write your thoughts and drop some lines with the Peace Poets, during this session of our monthly spoken word workshop for teens. A community-based art collective, the Peace Poets are dedicated to creating safe spaces and leader... more >

Literary Arts

Spoken Word

SPEAK UP! Latinidades

Saturday, May 19, 2012
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
El Teatro
Admission: Free
Nuyorican spoken word artist Emanuel Xavier returns to El Museo del Barrio to host a very special evening of our monthly series with friends La Bruja (Caridad de la Luz), Nancy Mercado, Maria Rodriguez, Simply Rob and other... more >

Performing Arts

Post Plastica by Carmelita Tropicana & Ela Troyano

Thursday, May 31, 2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012
6:00 pm Pre-Show talks in El Café
7:30 pm Performance in El Teatro
Performance Space 122 & El Museo del Barrio co-present the world premiere of Post Plastica. Part live performance, part video installation, Post Plastica offers a glimpse into a future in which celebrity culture has pitched ... more >

Literary Arts

Mexican Indigenous Languages in New York

Sunday, June 10, 2012
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
El Teatro
Admission: Free
Discover Mexico’s national treasure trove of indigenous languages here in New York! Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders and the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) join forces to present this special program at El ... more >

Visual Arts

Caribbean: Crossroads of the World

beginsTuesday, June 12, 2012
endsSunday, January 6, 2013
El Museo del Barrio, Queens Museum of Art and Studio Museum in Harlem
Admission: Fees Vary
Visitors who purchase one full price admission at any of the above venues will be issued a CARIBBEAN PASSPORT, which grants its holder access to free admission at the other two venues during the duration of the exhibition.
The exhibition Caribbean: Crossroads of the World is the culmination of nearly a decade of collaborative research and scholarship organized by El Museo del Barrio in conjunction with the Queens Museum of Art and The Studio Mus... more >

Literary Arts

LibroForum

LIBRO FORUM: La Fiesta del Chivo de Mario Vargas Llosa

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Black Box Theater
Ganador del Premio Nobel 2010 de origen peruano, Mario Vargas Llosa nos da una oportunidad de entender lo que es vivir sin democracia o libertad con su libro, La Fiesta del Chivo. Creado en Perú durante la dictadura de Ma... more >

Visual Arts

On View

VOCES Y VISIONES: Gran Caribe

beginsTuesday, December 20, 2011
endsSunday, December 9, 2012
Las Galerias
Admission: Fees Vary
Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Curator Drawn from El Museo del Barrio's wide-ranging Permanent Collection, this exhibition features works that explore the vast diversity and complexity of the Caribbean basin, as an accompaniment... more >