El Museo del Barrio New York

Join El Museo as we join in a traffic-free, music- and art-filled fiesta from 105th Street down to 82nd Street. Come by and dance your way down Fifth Avenue's mile-long block party and visual arts celebration.

Exhibitions On View
6:00 - 9:00pm, Las Galerías

Retro/Active: The Work of Rafael Ferrer
June 8 – August 22, 2010
The first solo exhibition in a museum to examine the breadth and depth of the artist’s influential production over the last 55 years, this travelling retrospective is part of El Museo’s FOCOS series, which highlights the work of mature, under-recognized, and groundbreaking artists.

VOCES Y VISIONES: Four Decades through El Museo del Barrio’s Permanent Collection
On View through January 2011
Explore the history of Latino art and El Museo in this exhibition housed in the Carmen Ana Unanue Galleries, featuring artwork and memorabilia from our Permanent Collection and archives. Works on view range from ancient Taíno artifacts to cutting-edge conceptual art.

Gallery visits
6:00 - 9:00pm, Las Galerías
Our Artist Educators will be available in our galleries to answer visitors’ questions and engage in conversations about our two exhibitions.

Hands–on activities for families
6:00 - 9:00pm, El Café
Saludos from El Museo! Write and decorate your own postcard with markers, crayons, and New York stamps. We will then mail them for you!

Coloring on 5th
6:00 - 9:00pm, La Calle
Draw the night away! Fifth Avenue becomes your canvas for fun, colorful chalk drawing.

Concert
P-STAR
6:00-6:45pm, La Calle
This popular young rapper and actress born in Harlem will storm the stage with her unique blend of Latino hip-hop grove. Come dance to the bouncy sounds of The Electric Company's star!

Dance Performance
The ABAKUÁ Afro-Latin Dance Company
6:45-8:00pm, La Calle
The dynamic group of community artists that fuses salsa, Afro-Cuban, West African, hip hop, and abstract dance-theater will offer an outdoor interactive workshop to get the audience moving, followed by a dance performance.