El Museo del Barrio

El Museo del Barrio
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Established1969[1]
Location1230 Fifth Avenue, Upper Manhattan, New York, NY
TypeArt, Cultural
DirectorPatrick Charpenel (2017 - Present)
Public transit accessSubway:
"6" train"6" express train​ at 103rd Street
"2" train"3" train at 110th Street
Bus:
M3, M4, M102, M116
Websiteelmuseo.org

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.[2]

  1. ^ "EL MUSEO'S HISTORY | El Museo del Barrio New York". Elmuseo.org. July 30, 1970. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Cotter, Holland (June 5, 2014). "At Museum Born of Politics, New Chief Faces Economics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 3, 2022.