El Museo Del Barrio
Heralded by The New York Times as “an institution in its ascendancy,” El Museo del Barrio was founded in 1969 by a group of Puerto Rican educators, artists, parents and community activists in East Harlem’s Spanish-speaking El Barrio. Since then, El Museo del Barrio has evolved into New York’s leading Latino cultural institution, having expanded its mission to represent the diversity of art and culture in all of the Caribbean and Latin America.

As the only museum in New York City that specializes in representing these cultures, El Museo del Barrio continues to have a significant impact on the cultural life of New York City and is now a major stop on Manhattan’s Museum Mile on Fifth Avenue. El Museo del Barrio thrives on the sustained excellence of its collections, exhibitions and public programming.



Tufiño Puerto Rican Family Day Festival
Saturday, May 24, 2003, 11am-3pm at El Museo del Barrio
FREE Bilingual Gallery Guided Tours of gallery exhibitions
FREE Hands-On Workshops
FREE Demonstrations
FREE Taíno petroglyph face painting
FREE live musical performance and dancing FREE refreshments

Rafael Tufiño,
Pintor del Pueblo/
Painter of the People


March through August 2003
Taíno: Ancient Voyagers of the Caribbean

A permanent exhibition of pre-Columbian art and culture.



1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street, NYC - 10029
t: 212.831.7272  f: 212.831.7927  e: info@elmuseo.org
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