El Museo Del Barrio

El Museo del Barrio was founded in 1969 by artist Raphael Montanez Ortiz with the support of 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.

El Museo's Education and Public Programs Department is dedicated to providing its diverse community with quality bilingual education programs. Through guided tours, hands-on workshops, school partnerships, family programs, cultural festivals, and adult public programs, El Museo reaches out to include people of all ages, particularly our community's youth.

Museum And Shop Hours

Galerias: Tuesday - Sunday; 11am - 6pm
La Tienda: Tuesday - Sunday; 11am - 6pm
El Cafe: Tuesday - Sunday; 11am - 5pm

Admission Fees

Admission Is By Suggested Donation.
Adults: $9.00
Students & Seniors: $5.00
Members & Children Under 12: Free
Seniors: Free On Wednesdays



Free admission every third Saturday of each month.
Groups of 10 or more people must make a reservation at groupvisits@elmuseo.org
We do not offer group visits on weekends.

Contact Info

1230 Fifth Avenue (Map)
(at 104th Street)
New York, NY 10029

Tel: 212.831.7272
Fax: 212.831.7927
www.elmuseo.org


Subway
#6 train to 103rd Street station, walk one block north to 104th Street, then two blocks west to Fifth Avenue.
#2 or #3 train to 110th Street and Lenox Avenue, walk one block east to Fifth Avenue, then south to 104th Street.


Bus
M1, M2, M3, M4 northbound on Madison Avenue or southbound on Fifth Avenue to 104th Street.


Car
* RFK Bridge - Take FDR south, exit at 106th Street to Fifth Avenue.
* George Washington Bridge - Take Harlem River Drive to FDR south, exit at 106th Street to Fifth Avenue.
* Cross-Bronx Expressway - Take 87 south, exit at 138th Street Bridge, follow signs to Fifth Avenue.

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