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Press Releases
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS MESTRE DIDI: SPIRITUAL FORMJanuary 22, 2025
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS CANDIDA ALVAREZ: CIRCLE, POINT, HOOPJanuary 22, 2025
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS THE 47TH ANNUAL THREE KINGS DAY PARADE AND CELEBRATIONDecember 12, 2024
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO EXPANDS COLLECTION,
ADDING 324 ARTWORKS IN FOUR YEARSDecember 12, 2024
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO ANNOUNCES CURATORIAL UPDATESNovember 19, 2024
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO ANNOUNCES SPRING 2025 EXHIBITIONSNovember 18, 2024
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO ANUNCIA EXPOSICIONES PRIMAVERA 202518 de noviembre de 2024
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS
SUPER SÁBADO: DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION
October 17, 2024
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO SET TO OPEN FLOW STATES – LA TRIENAL 2024
September 9, 2024
El Museo del Barrio and NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
Announce Selected Artists and Organizations for Talk of the Town: Artist-in-Residence with Indigenous and Endangered Language Communities
July 11, 2024
KARLA HARWICH TO SUCCEED MARÍA EUGENIA MAURY AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO
June 27, 2024
MAESTRO DOBEL TEQUILA AND EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO ANNOUNCE CARLOS MARTIEL AS INAUGURAL WINNER OF THE ‘MAESTRO DOBEL LATINX ART PRIZE’
March 18, 2024
AMALIA MESA- BAINS: ARCHAEOLOGY OF MEMORYFebruary 12, 2024
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS THE 47TH ANNUAL THREE KINGS DAY PARADE & CELEBRATIONDecember 27, 2023
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS “SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL: REFRAMING LA COLECCIÓN” | ROTATION II November 27, 2023
MAESTRO DOBEL TEQUILA AND EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO ANNOUNCE CARLOS MARTIEL AS INAUGURAL WINNER OF THE ‘MAESTRO DOBEL LATINX ART PRIZE’
September 6, 2023
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS “SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL: REFRAMING LA COLECCIÓN”April 24, 2023
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS “JUAN FRANCISCO ELSO: ESSAYS ON AMÉRICA [JUAN FRANCISO ELSO: ENSAYOS SOBRE AMÉRICA] MONOGRAPH March 1, 2023
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS THE 46TH ANNUAL THREE KINGS DAY PARADE AND CELEBRATION December 21, 2022
REYNIER LEYVA NOVO: METHUSELAH (AND VIRTUAL LAUNCH)August 24, 2022
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO ANNOUNCES SPRING BENEFIT HONORING WILLY CHAVARRIA AND KARLA MARTINEZ DE SALAS
February 24, 2022
LILIANA PORTER: OTHER SITUATIONS, A NEW EL MUSEO PUBLICATIONFebruary 15, 202
Press release archive
2021
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO RECEIVES $8 MILLION GIFTJune 16, 2021
FROM PHILANTHROPIST MACKENZIE SCOTTJune 16, 2021
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO AND NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/METROPOLITAN PARTNER TO PRESENT ‘WITH LOVE FROM EL MUSEO’June 9, 2021
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO OPENS ESTAMOS BIEN – LA TRIENAL 20/21February 23, 2021
2020
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIORECEIVES $4 MILLION “AMERICA’S CULTURAL TREASURES” INITIATIVE GRANT FROM THE FORD FOUNDATION
October 22, 2020
October 22, 2020
ESTAMOS BIEN – LA TRIENAL 20/21 PRESENTS ‘WHO DESIGNS YOUR RACE?’ BY ARTISTS COLLECTIVE MAGPIESeptember 23, 2020
ESTAMOS BIEN – LA TRIENAL 20/21 PRESENTS ‘SE QUE FUE ASÍ PORQUE ESTUVE ALLÍ’ BY ARTIST XIME IZQUIERDO UGAZSeptember 1, 2020
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO REOPENS WITH TALLER BORICUA
August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020
ESTAMOS BIEN – LA TRIENAL 20/21 PRESENTS ‘SOMXS PODEMX’ A VIDEO PERFORMANCE BY ARTISTS PONCILÍ CREACIÓNAugust 18, 2020
POPULAR PAINTERS AND OTHER VISIONARIES
August 3, 2020
August 3, 2020
ESTAMOS BIEN – LA TRIENAL 20/21 PRESENTS ‘OBITUARIES OF THE AMERICAN DREAM’ BY ARTIST LIZANIA CRUZJuly 20, 2020
2019
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS THE 43RD ANNUAL THREE KINGS DAY PARADE AND CELEBRATIONDecember 11, 2019
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS ZILIA SÁNCHEZ: SOY ISLA (I AM AN ISLAND)
Organized by The Phillips Collection, Washington, DCNovember 14, 2019
Organized by The Phillips Collection, Washington, DCNovember 14, 2019
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO ANNOUNCES A TRANSFORMATIONAL SEASONNovember 7, 2019
CISNEROS FONTANALS ART FOUNDATION (CIFO)
PRESENTS AN EMPHASIS ON RESISTANCE: 2019 CIFO GRANTS & COMMISSIONS PROGRAM EXHIBITIONOctober 22, 2019
PRESENTS AN EMPHASIS ON RESISTANCE: 2019 CIFO GRANTS & COMMISSIONS PROGRAM EXHIBITIONOctober 22, 2019
SUPER SÁBADO: DÍA DE MUERTOS CELEBRATIONOctober 16, 2019
SUPER SÁBADO: PA’ PUERTO RICO DE CORAZONSeptember 13, 2019
COQUÍ CLUB SUMMER 2019 SEASONApril 30, 2019
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO ANNOUNCES 50TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION ‘CULTURE AND THE PEOPLE: EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, 1969-2019’March 5, 2019
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO CELEBRATES THE RE-OPENING OF EL TEATRO WITH SALSA LEGEND EDDIE PALMIERI ON FEB 23February 8, 2019
COQUÍ CLUB SPRING 2019 SEASONJanuary 23, 2019
2018
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS THE 42ND ANNUAL THREE KINGS DAY PARADE AND CELEBRATIONNovember 27, 2018
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO RECEIVES A MILLION DOLLAR GIFT FROM TONY BECHARA TO GROW PROGRAMMING AND ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT
November 13, 2018
November 13, 2018
CHUS BURÉS: A Dialogue Between Art & DesignNovember 2, 2018
El Museo del Barrio Partners with NYC Museum to offer FREE Admission during Hispanic Heritage MonthSeptember 24, 2018
THEM, a live performance by Liliana Porter and Ana TiscorniaSeptember 14, 2018
El Museo del Barrio Presenta sus Exposiciónes del Otoño 2018August 15, 2018
El Museo del Barrio’s Fall 2018 ExhibitionsAugust 15, 2018
2017
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTA DREAMING UP NORTH: UNA CELEBRACIÓN DE INMIGRACION22 de agosto de 2017
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS DREAMING UP NORTH: A CELEBRATION OF IMMIGRATIONAugust 22, 2017
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO EXPANDS PERMANENT COLLECTION WITH WORKS GIFTED BY THE ESTATE OF ANTONIO LOPEZ & JUAN RAMOS
March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017
2016
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS ITS 40TH ANNUAL THREE KINGS DAY PARADEDecember 20, 2016
EVENT RECAP: El Museo del Barrio Hosts ‘Friends of Antonio’
November 4, 2016
November 4, 2016
BEATRIZ SANTIAGOMUÑOZ: AUniverse of Fragile MirrorsOctober 26, 2016
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO HOSTS Friends of AntonioOctober 24, 2016
El Museo del Barrio @BLACKBURN 20/20October 21, 2016
EVENT RECAP: El Museo del Barrio Presents Disco de los MuertosOctober 20, 2016
El Museo del Barrio Presents DISCO DE LOS MUERTOSSeptember 9, 2016
El Museo del Barrio PresentsAntonio Lopez: A Photo Cocktail PartySeptember 9 – 11, 2016
El Museo del Barrio Announces the Departure of Executive Director, Jorge Daniel VenecianoAugust 12, 2016
El Museo del Barrio PresentsANTONIO LOPEZ: Future Funk FashionFebruary 19, 2016
El Museo’s 39th Annual Three Kings Day Parade Press ReleaseAdditional materials here.
January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016
2015
El Museo del Barrio Presents The Illusive EyeDecember 22, 2015
El Museo Hosts Dia de los Muertos FundraiserOctober 30, 2015
Super Sabado: Dia de los MuertosOctober 17, 2015
El Museo del Barrio and CultureStrike Present #CARVINGTHROUGHBORDERSSeptember 17, 2015
Super Sabado: iPalante!September 19, 2015
RoCa, CONTEMPORARY COLLAGE, AND THE YOUNG LORDS AT EL MUSEOJuly 2015 – December 2015
EL MUSEO GALA 2015 POST RELEASEMAY 15, 2015
EL MUSEO GALA 2015 PRESS RELEASEMAY 13, 2015
MICHAEL J. GARCIA TO SUCCEED TONY BECHARA AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EL MUSEO DEL BARRIOMARCH 18, 2015
UNDER THE MEXICAN SKY: Gabriel Figueroa, Art, and FilmMARCH 2015 – JUNE 2015
38TH ANNUAL THREE KINGS DAY PARADE + CELEBRATIONJANUARY 2015
2014
MARISOL: Sculptures and Works on PaperOCTOBER 2014 – JANUARY 2015
SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONSSEPTEMBER 2014 – JUNE 2015
OFFICE HOURSJULY 2014
UPTOWN BOUNCE: Summer NightsJULY – AUGUST 2014
MUSEUM STARTER KIT: Open With Care (Spanish)FEBRERO 2014
MUSEUM STARTER KIT: Open With CareFEBRUARY 2014
2013
El Museo del Barrio Nombra Su Nuevo DirectorDICIEMBRE 2013
EL Museo del Barrio Appoints New DirectorDECEMBER 2013
Junior Council Annual Benefit Día de Los MuertosNOVEMBER 2013
SUPER SÁBADO! Día de Los MuertosOCTOBER 2013
SUPER SÁBADO! Fall ScheduleSEPTEMBER 2013
Junot DiazSEPTEMBER 2013
Los Muros Hablan NYCAUGUST 2013
RADIANCE: After Hours at El MuseoJUNE 2013
PRESENCIA:Voces y VisionesMARCH 2013