El Museo del Barrio
About El Museo del Barrio
El Museo del Barrio, often known simply as El Museo (the museum), is a museum at 1230 Fifth Avenue in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is located near the northern end of Fifth Avenue's Museum Mile, immediately north of the Museum of the City of New York. Founded in 1969, El Museo specializes in Latin American and Caribbean art, with an emphasis on works from Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican community in New York City. It is the oldest museum of the country dedicated to Latino art.
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- Founded
- 1969
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01ManhattanThe Fixers (Wikis Take Manhattan 2009 participant) · CC BY-SA 3.0
02WTM3 The FixersThe Fixers (Wikis Take Manhattan 2009 participant) · CC BY-SA 3.0
03US Navy -N-PO203- Dr. Anthony Junior, left, education programs manager for the Office of Naval Research, moderates a panel discussion duriU.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams / Released · Public domain
04Johnny Colon, in El Barrio de Harlem ()Adjoajo · CC BY-SA 3.0
05Blue Hill Troupe PinaforeJohn Sutera · CC BY-SA 3.0
06El-Museo-del-Barrio-El-TeatroTwillykeke · CC0
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of El Museo del Barrio; the closest, Raíces Latin Music Collection, is practically next door.
