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Las Galerías are Open | 11am – 5pm
Las Galerías are Open | 11am – 5pm
Las Galerías are Open | 11am – 5pm
Las Galerías are Open | 11am – 5pm
People visiting the museum

El Museo offers customized virtual and onsite experiences led by highly trained Museum Educators for private groups, companies, tour operators, or organizers. Private tours of our exhibitions and collections are designed in response to group needs, and include a highly personalized, in-depth, and interactive experience. They can be customized to focus on specific themes, galleries or collection areas. We offer webinar style programs for group sizes larger than 35. Bilingual and Spanish Tours are available on request.

To ensure the health and safety of our visitors and staff, and to improve your experience at the Museum, please review our visitor guidelines. Please note that scheduled onsite visits are subject to change based on CDC and New York state COVID-19 guidelines.

Scheduling Your Group

To begin the booking process, please review our Onsite and Virtual offerings below and complete the corresponding Adult Group Visitor Request Form. Please be advised that there is limited program availability and completing a request form does not confirm your reservation. You will receive an automated email acknowledging receipt. An official confirmation email from El Museo will follow confirming your reservation based on availability.

For more information about prices and guidelines, please see our Adult Group Visits FAQ & Guidelines.  

Tour requests can be customized. For more information, please email groupvisits@elmuseo.org

ONSITE (IN-PERSON)
ADULT GROUP VISITS​

On View

Process photo from Jorge González Santos, Iboguaní Acosta and collaborators, Guatú Nakán, 2023. Photograph by Jordán Coaturey Acosta and the artist.

March 14- August 11, 2024

Something Beautiful:
Reframing La Colección:
Taino Collection Highlights Tour

Ocama Aracoel: Taino Collection Highlights Tour We are pleased to announce that a section of the exhibition Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección, Ocama Aracoel, will remain on view until August 11, 2024. Tours and workshops will focus on indigenous Taino culture and identity by exploring ancestral Taino forms and contemporary artworks by Nuyorican artists from El Museo del Barrio’s Permanent Collection, and Guatú Nakán, a new commission by artist Jorge González Santos. Guatú Nakán means “in the middle of the fire” in the Taíno language. For the commission, González Santos collaborated closely with Iboguaní Acosta and a network of ceramicists to conduct a series of communal pottery workshops across Borikén (Puerto Rico), using ancestral methods to create contemporary vessels in dialogue with the Taíno ceramics on view in Ocama Aracoel.  For more information, visit Exhibitions. EXHIBITION TOUR & WORKSHOP The 90-minute Tour and Workshop includes an inquiry-based discussion and an art making activity. PRICES VARY.

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

Exhibition image from Amalia Mesa Bains: Archaeology of Memory

Beginning May 16, 2024

Amalia Mesa-Bains:
Archaeology of Memory

This spring, El Museo del Barrio presents Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory, the first retrospective exhibition by the pioneering artist, curator, and theorist. Born in 1943 to a Mexican immigrant family, Mesa-Bains has been a leading figure in Chicanx art for nearly half a century.  Her practice explores intersectional feminist themes, environmentally centered spirituality, and cultural diversity to counter the racist and gendered erasures of colonial repression. The exhibition features over 40 works including the artist’s large-scale “altar-installations”, as well as prints, artist books, and codices. Archaeology of Memory is a rare opportunity to view three decades of Mesa-Bains’s genre-defying artworks, many of which are on display together for the first time.   For more information, visit Exhibitions. EXHIBITION TOUR & WORKSHOP The 90-minute Tour and Workshop includes an inquiry-based discussion and an art making activity. PRICES VARY.

Cultural Celebrations

Three kings day - El Museo del Barrio

K – 12 & Adults | Winter

Multicultural Connections:
Three Kings Day

Learn about the Taino, African, and European influences embedded throughout the traditions of this festive celebration that has been celebrated by El Museo for more than 40 years. Explore the way in which El Barrio’s community has shaped the celebration of this holiday in New York City. Participants will delve into the stories, music and visual art of the holiday and explore the origin of our fantastic 14-foot puppets and the museum’s parade. The program includes an art making activity.

CULTURAL CELEBRATION WORKSHOP

90-minute program available | Max. 25 participants.

PRICES VARY.

Día de los muertos - El Museo del Barrio

K-12 & Adults | Fall

Honoring our Loved Ones:
Día de Muertos

Immerse yourself in the sensory-rich celebration of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) which honors the memory and legacy of loved ones. Explore the pre-Colombian origins, and the symbolic elements of this tradition celebrated in Mexico, other parts of Latin American and the U.S, through an interactive discussion followed by an age-appropriate art making workshop. The program will also include the exploration of an ofrenda (altar) designed by a contemporary artist on display at the Museum.

CULTURAL CELEBRATION WORKSHOP

90-minute program available | Max. 25 participants.

PRICES VARY.

El Barrio streets

K – 12 & Adults | Ongoing

Around the Block:
Walking Tours of El Barrio

Led by our Museum Educators, the Around the Block Walking Tour of El Barrio encourages visitors to take in the sights and sounds of the neighborhood. Learn about the legacy of our communities, the icons that once called El Barrio home, and the art that makes the streets come alive. Stops may include community gardens, murals, local businesses, and landmarks. Participants engage in discussions about the ways in which El Museo and the neighborhood have been shaped by the cultural and social practices of the residents of El Barrio and its changing landscape.

AROUND THE BLOCK WALKING TOUR

90-minute program available | Max. 25 participants.

PRICES VARY.

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