AMIGOS DEL MUSEO DEL BARRIO INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: EL MUSEO'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, INTERPRET, AND PROMOTE THE ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF PUERTO RICANS AND ALL LATIN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES BY MEANS OF EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

CURATORIAL AND EXHIBITIONS:DOWN THESE MEAN STREETS: COMMUNITY AND PLACE IN URBAN PHOTOGRAPHYSEPTEMBER 13 JANUARY 6, 2019CURATED BY E. CARMEN RAMOS, SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM DEPUTY CHIEF CURATOR AND CURATOR OF LATINO ARTDOWN THESE MEAN STREETS: COMMUNITY AND PLACE IN URBAN PHOTOGRAPHY EXPLORES THE WORK OF TEN PHOTOGRAPHERS: FRANK ESPADA, HIRAM MARISTANY, WINSTON VARGAS, OSCAR CASTILLO, PERLA DE LEON, JOHN VALADEZ, CAMILO JOSE VERGARA, ANTHONY HERNANDEZ, RUBEN OCHOA, AND MANUEL ACEVEDO.RATHER THAN APPROACH THE NEIGHBORHOODS AS DETACHED OBSERVERS, THESE ARTISTS DEEPLY IDENTIFIED WITH THEIR SUBJECT. ACTIVIST AND DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHER FRANK ESPADA CAPTURED HUMANIZING PORTRAITS OF URBAN RESIDENTS IN THEIR DECAYING SURROUNDINGS. HIRAM MARISTANY AND WINSTON VARGAS LOVINGLY CAPTURED STREET LIFE IN HISTORIC LATINO NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEW YORK CITY, OFFERING RARE GLIMPSES OF BUSTLING COMMUNITY LIFE THAT UNFOLDED ALONGSIDE URBAN NEGLECT AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISM. WORKING IN LOS ANGELES, OSCAR CASTILLO CAPTURED BOTH THE DETRITUS OF URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS AND THE CULTURAL EFFORTS OF RESIDENTS TO SHAPE THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. PERLA DE LEON'S POIGNANT PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SOUTH BRONX IN NEW YORK-ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS IN AMERICAN HISTORY-PLACE INTO SHARP RELIEF THE PHYSICAL DEVASTATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WHO CALLED IT HOME.LILIANA PORTER: OTHER SITUATIONSSEPTEMBER 13 JANUARY 27, 2019; EXTENDED MARCH 3CURATED BY HUMBERTO MORO, SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN CURATOR OF EXHIBITIONSOTHER SITUATIONS IS A NON-LINEAR SURVEY OF PORTER'S WORK FROM 1973 TO 2018, WHICH EXPLORES THE CONFLICTING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN REALITY AND FICTION, AND THE WAYS IN WHICH IMAGES ARE CIRCULATED AND CONSUMED. THE SHOW IS THE ARTIST'S FIRST MUSEUM SOLO PRESENTATION IN NEW YORK CITY IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS.LILIANA PORTER: THEMOCTOBER 25, 6PM AND OCTOBER 26, 7PM AND 9PMPRESENTED AT THE KITCHENTHEM, CO-DIRECTED BY ARTISTS LILIANA PORTER AND ANA TISCORNIA WITH MUSIC BY SYLVIA MEYER, QUESTIONS THE CONVENTIONS THROUGH WHICH WE PERCEIVE THINGS, AND OFFERS AN INVITATION TO RECREATE NARRATIVES BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS. THROUGH A SERIES OF VIGNETTES AND WITH A GREAT DEAL OF HUMOR, THE PERFORMANCE ADDRESSES RECURRING THEMES FROM THE "PORTERIAN REPERTOIRE," SUCH AS THE SIMULTANEITY OF THE DISSIMILAR, THE CONCEPT OF TIME AND REALITY, AND THE PROXIMITY BETWEEN THE HILARIOUS AND THE DRAMATIC. THEM IS MAKING ITS THEATRICAL DEBUT IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE KITCHEN, AND IS PRESENTED BY EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART, AND THE KITCHEN.LUCIO FONTANA: SPATIAL ENVIRONMENT (1968)JANUARY 23 APRIL 14, 2019 THE INSTALLATION COINCIDES WITH THE EXHIBITION AT THE MET BREUER LUCIO FONTANA: ON THE THRESHOLD (ON VIEW JANUARY 23 THROUGH APRIL 14, 2019), CURATED BY IRIA CANDELA, ESTRELLITA B. BRODSKY CURATOR OF LATIN AMERICAN ART IN THE MET'S DEPARTMENT OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART.LUCIO FONTANA'S 1968 SPATIAL ENVIRONMENT [AMBIENTE SPAZIALE] WAS CONCEIVED IN RELATION TO THE ARTIST'S INNOVATIVE SPATIALISM MOVEMENT, STARTING FROM 1949, FONTANA'S SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTS ARE IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTS THAT VIEWERS ENTER AND NAVIGATE. RECONSTRUCTED WITH THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE FONDAZIONE LUCIO FONTANA, THE ALL-WHITE, LABYRINTHINE SPATIAL ENVIRONMENT (1968) AT EL MUSEO WILL FOLLOW THE EXACT SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ARTIST'S FINAL WORK IN THE SERIES, ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED AND PRESENTED AT DOCUMENTA 4 IN KASSEL, GERMANY SHORTLY BEFORE FONTANA'S DEATH.THE PRESENTATION OF LUCIO FONTANA: SPATIAL ENVIRONMENT (1968) AT EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM ANGELA WESTWATER.CULTURE AND THE PEOPLE: EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, 1969-2019APRIL 11 SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 CURATED BY SUSANNA V. TEMKIN, CURATOR OF EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, AND CO-ORGANIZED BY NOEL VALENTN, PERMANENT COLLECTION MANAGER, EL MUSEO DEL BARRIOIN CELEBRATION OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY, EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS CULTURE AND THE PEOPLE: EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, 1969-2019, A TWO-PART EXHIBITION FEATURING SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND A TIMELINE CONTEXTUALIZING THE HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION WITH RELATED ARCHIVAL MATERIALS. THE EXHIBITION WILL REFLECT ON THE INSTITUTION'S ACTIVIST ORIGINS AND PIONEERING ROLE AS A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESENTING AND PRESERVING LATINX AND LATIN AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE. THE EXHIBITION BORROWS ITS TITLE FROM AN ESSAY PENNED BY ONE OF THE MUSEUM'S FOUNDERS AND ITS FIRST DIRECTOR RAPHAEL MONTANEZ ORTIZ, WHO OUTLINED HIS CONCEPT FOR THE INSTITUTION IN A 1971 ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN ART IN AMERICA.IN ADDITION TO THE TWO PART-EXHIBITION CULTURE AND THE PEOPLE, EL MUSEO WILL INITIATE A CYCLE OF EXHIBITIONS DEDICATED TO THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION IN 2020. THE CYCLE WILL FOCUS ON SPECIFIC WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING ROOM-SIZE INSTALLATIONS AND IN-DEPTH BODIES OF WORK, ENABLING EL MUSEO'S CURATORS TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, AND CONSERVATORS TO UNCOVER NEW RESEARCH AND GRANT FURTHER PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION.CULTURE AND THE PEOPLE: EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, 1969-2019 PART I SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONORGANIZED IN THEMATIC SECTIONS, CULTURE AND THE PEOPLE FEATURES SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION THAT EXPLORES THE LEGACY OF EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO THROUGH THE CONCEPTS OF ROOTS, RESISTANCE, AND RESILIENCE.IN ROOTS, ARTWORKS WILL BE PRESENTED THAT ADDRESS EL MUSEO'S FORMATION WITHIN THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT OF 1969, AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ARTISTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY OF EL BARRIO (EAST HARLEM). THIS SECTION WILL ALSO TAKE A MORE EXPANSIVE PERSPECTIVE TO CULTURAL ROOTS, THROUGH WORKS THAT REFERENCE COLONIAL AND INDIGENOUS ANCESTRIES.IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE MUSEUM'S ACTIVIST ORIGINS, THE SECTION DEVOTED TO RESISTANCE INCLUDES ARTWORKS RELATED TO PROTEST, GESTURES OF SOLIDARITY, DICTATORSHIP, AND EXILE. CREATED IN HOMAGE TO NATIONAL HEROES AND FALLEN MARTYRS, AS WELL AS COMMEMORATING SPECIFIC EVENTS, THESE PIECES ADDRESS HISTORICAL POLITICAL GRIEVANCES AND RELATE TO CONTEMPORARY EVENTS SUCH AS THE ONGOING BORDER CRISIS.THE FINAL SECTION, RESILIENCE, RECOGNIZES EL MUSEO'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ITS MISSION. IN THIS SECTION, WORKS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND EXPRESSION OF SELF- IDENTITY WILL BE DISPLAYED, ALONGSIDE IMAGES THAT REFLECT A SOMETIMES SUBVERSIVE OR HUMOROUS METHOD OF SURVIVAL. THIS SECTION WILL CULMINATE WITH A PRESENTATION OF ARTWORKS THAT SPEAK TO PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE RESILIENCE, AS WELL AS THE CONTINUATION OF CULTURAL TRADITIONS.EACH SECTION WILL FEATURE ARTISTS OF DIVERSE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AND GENERATIONS, AND WILL RANGE FROM INDIGENOUS ART AND ARTIFACTS TO CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS AND INSTALLATION ART. A NUMBER OF THE PIECES ON VIEW WILL RELATE TO MULTIPLE SECTIONS, INVITING AUDIENCES TO RECOGNIZE ECHOES AND DIALOGUES BETWEEN THE PIECES ON DISPLAY. THE EXHIBITION WILL FEATURE NEW ACQUISITIONS AS WELL AS ARTWORKS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN PUBLICLY PRESENTED, IN ADDITION TO ARTWORKS FAMILIAR TO EL MUSEO AUDIENCES.CULTURE AND THE PEOPLE: EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, 1969-2019 PART II AN INSTITUTIONAL TIMELINECOMPLEMENTING THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO PRESENTS A SECOND DISPLAY TRACING THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL TRAJECTORY OF THE INSTITUTION SINCE 1969. EXPANDING ON PREVIOUS RESEARCH ABOUT EL MUSEO'S INSTITUTIONAL PAST, THE PRESENTATION REVEALS DIFFERENT MOMENTS IN THE MUSEUM'S HISTORY AS IT RELATES TO ITS LEADERSHIP AND STAFF, ITS VARIOUS LOCATIONS, AND KEY EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT ITS FIRST FIVE DECADES. ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTERS, INVITATIONS, EXHIBITION CATALOGUES, AND OTHER EPHEMERA WILL SUPPLEMENT A DETAILED TIMELINE TO FURTHER ILLUSTRATE AND CONTEXTUALIZE CRITICAL MOMENTS IN THE MUSEUM'S HISTORY.

MUSEUM OPERATIONS:EL MUSEO IS OPEN WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM AND SUNDAY 12 PM TO 5 PM. IN ADDITION TO EXCITING EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS, IT OFFERS VISITOR AMENTITIES SUCH AS CAF, COAT CHECK AND MUSEUM SHOP. THE FACILITIES UPDATES INCLUDE, RECONFIGURING WHAT IS KNOWN AS ROOM 110, A MULTIPURPOSE SPACE THAT CONTAINS 3,034 SQUARE FEET FOR FUTURE USE IN FALL 2020.

ON-SITE EDUCATION AND WORKSHOPS: GUIDED VISITS OFFER INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES MULTIPLE ENTRY POINTS TO EL MUSEO'S MISSION AND HISTORY, PERMANENT COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS, AND CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS, WHILE FOSTERING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE SHARING AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH INQUIRY AND DIALOGUE. PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THE EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITIES FROM PUERTO RICO, LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN AND THE UNITED STATES THROUGH IN-DEPTH LEARNING ABOUT THESE REGIONS' DIVERSE HISTORIES, CULTURES, AND OUR RELATIONSHIPS TO THEM. A GUIDED VISIT PROGRAM INCLUDES A 60-MINUTE GUIDED TOUR OF EL MUSEO'S EXHIBITIONS LED BY A MUSEUM EDUCATOR WITH AN OPTION OF EXPANDING THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE A HANDS-ON ART-MAKING WORKSHOP. STORYTELLING PROGRAMS ARE ALSO A PART OF EL MUSEO'S CURRENT GUIDED VISITS OFFERING. CREATED FOR KINDERGARTEN -3RD GRADE LEARNERS, STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS PROVIDE A CREATIVE AND BI-LINGUAL 90-MINUTE EXPERIENCE, INTRODUCING YOUNGER LEARNERS TO THE IDEAS OF CULTURE AND ART. WITH A CHOICE OF READING WAITING FOR THE BIBLIOBURRO OR TITO PUENTE: MAMBO KING, EACH STORYTELLING WORKSHOP IS ACCOMPANIED WITH AN ART MAKING ACTIVITY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE STORY READ. CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF EL MUSEO'S GROUP VISITS PROGRAM AND INCLUDE FESTIVITIES LIKE DAY OF THE DEAD, THREE KINGS DAY AND EXTEND TO INCLUDE OUR AROUND THE BLOCK WALKING TOUR PROGRAM. THESE THREE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED DURING VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND OFFER VISITORS OF ALL AGES TO UNDERSTAND TRADITIONS THAT ARE CELEBRATED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD. THESE VISITS ARE 90 MINUTE TOURS AND ARE ALSO LED BY MEMBERS OF OUR MUSEUM AND ARTIST EDUCATOR TEAM. EL MUSEO OFFERS EDUCATOR AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE TAILORED TO OUR DIVERSE AUDIENCE FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO 12 GRADE; COLLEGE AND ADULTS LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND ARE OFFERED IN SPANISH, ENGLISH OR AS BILINGUAL TOURS. DURING THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR THE FOLLOWING GUIDED VISITS WERE OFFERED: STORYTELLING WAITING FOR THE BIBLIOBURRO/TITO PUENTE: MAMBO KING, RELIVING TRADITIONS: DAY OF THE DEAD, THREE KINGS: MULTICULTURAL CONNECTIONS, SPATIAL ENVIRONMENT: LUCIO FONTANA, OTHER SITUATIONS: LILIANA PORTER, CULTURE AND THE PEOPLE, AROUND THE BLOCK WALKING TOUR AND COQUI CLUB ACCESS PROGRAMS OFFER UNIQUE MUSEUM EXPERIENCES TO INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, PEOPLE WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES LIKE CEREBRAL PALSY, AND SENIORS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. DURING THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED: ARTS & MINDS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA, TERRENCE CARDINAL COOKE HOSPITAL GUIDED VISITS FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND APRENDE MAS TOURS FOR OLDER ADULTS INCLUDING WORKSHOPS. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OFFER EAST HARLEM RESIDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER ENGAGE WITH STAFF AND PROGRAMS AT THE MUSEUM. WORKING DIRECTLY WITH PARENTS BELONGING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT EL MUSEO BELONGS TO, DISTRICT 4, EL MUSEO STAFF DELIVERS MATERIALS THAT AID PARENTS IN EXPLORING THE MUSEUM AND OTHER MUSEUMS IN THE CITY. EVERY YEAR, WORKSHOPS ARE HELD ONCE A MONTH FOR A SPAN OF SIX MONTHS, WHERE A PROJECT IS DEVELOPED AND THEN LAUNCHED. THESE PROGRAMS CREATE A TIGHT-KNIT GROUP OF ACTIVE FAMILIES THAT BECOME VERY INVOLVED IN PROGRAMMING AT THE MUSEUM. DURING THE SPRING OF FY 19, IN COLLABORATION WITH PARENTS AND EDUCATORS FROM DISTRICT 4, AN 'ART CART' WAS DESIGNED BY MICHAEL YARINSKY, AS A VEHICLE TO HOLD GALLERY AND ART MAKING TOOLS. THE CART WAS UNVEILED IN JULY.TEEN PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH OF THE FIVE BOROUGHS TO ENGAGE WITH THE MUSEUM'S MISSION THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECTS. MEETING ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO SEMESTERS, TEENS DEVELOP VARIOUS ART-RELATED SKILLS THAT ALLOW THEM TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE AS YOUTH OF EAST HARLEM AND NEW YORK CITY. EL MUSEO STAFF AND TEACHING ARTISTS WORK TO DEVELOP A CURRICULUM THAT FITS THE NEEDS OF EACH PROJECT EVERY YEAR WHICH CAN RANGE FROM PHOTOGRAPHY, ART MAKING OR PODCASTS. IN THE FALL SEMESTER, NINE TEENS WORKED WITH ARTIST MANUEL ACEVEDO TO CREATE A PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO, AND LATER DEVELOPED AN EXHIBITION TITLED INSIGHT, EXHIBITED IN OUR COMMUNITY GALLERY SPACE, THE CUENTAME GALLERY. IN THE WINTER/SPRING OF 2019, 13 TEENS WORKED WITH EL MUSEO'S EDUCATORS AND ARTIST EDUCATORS TO CREATE A PODCAST PROJECT, RESPONDING TO IDENTIFIED NEEDS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IN THE SPRING OF 2019, EL MUSEO PARTICIPATED IN THE MET'S CITY WIDE PROGRAM, TEENS TAKE THE MET, WITH OVER 700 TAKING PART IN EL MUSEO'S WORKSHOP. EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM COQUI CLUB, DEVELOPED IN 2016, PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 16 MONTHS TO 4 YEARS, A SPACE TO LEARN, PLAY, EXPLORE, AND GROW IN A BILINGUAL ART MUSEUM SETTING. ATTENDANCE FOR THE PROGRAM GREW IN FY 19, AND IT IS NOW OFFERED AS TWO SESSIONS OFFERED ON A WEEKDAY, AND TWO SESSIONS ON A SATURDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR:-EL MUSEO OFFERED 961 GUIDED VISITS DURING THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR, SERVING 9,495 VISITORS. -COQUI CLUB EXPANDED TO INCLUDE TWO WEEKEND SESSIONS. -FOR FY 19, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 775 PARTICIPANTS FOR COQUI PROGRAMS. -FOR FY 19, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 764 PARTICIPANTS FOR TEEN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE TEENS TAKE THE MET PROGRAM. -FOR FY 19, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 385 PARTICIPANTS AND 85 VOLUNTEERS FOR ACCESS PROGRAMS.

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