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Performing Arts

Post Plastica by Carmelita Tropicana & Ela Troyano

Thursday, May 31, 2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012
6:00 pm Pre-Show talks in El Café
7:30 pm Performance in El Teatro
Performance Space 122 & El Museo del Barrio co-present the world premiere of Post Plastica. Part live performance, part video installation, Post Plastica offers a glimpse into a future in which celebrity culture has pitched ... more >

Literary Arts

Mexican Indigenous Languages in New York

Sunday, June 10, 2012
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
El Teatro
Admission: Free
Discover Mexico’s national treasure trove of indigenous languages here in New York! Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders and the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) join forces to present this special program at El ... more >

Visual Arts

Caribbean: Crossroads of the World

beginsTuesday, June 12, 2012
endsSunday, January 6, 2013
El Museo del Barrio, Queens Museum of Art and Studio Museum in Harlem
Admission: Fees Vary
Visitors who purchase one full price admission at any of the above venues will be issued a CARIBBEAN PASSPORT, which grants its holder access to free admission at the other two venues during the duration of the exhibition.
The exhibition Caribbean: Crossroads of the World is the culmination of nearly a decade of collaborative research and scholarship organized by El Museo del Barrio in conjunction with the Queens Museum of Art and The Studio Mus... more >

Cultural Celebrations

Museum Mile

Museum Mile 2012

Tuesday, June 12, 2012
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
La Calle, 5th Ave from E. 82nd to E. 105th streets
Admission: Free
One day a year, nine of the country's finest museums that call Fifth Avenue home open their doors for free, for New Yorkers and visitors to enjoy a mile-long block party and visual arts celebration. Come join this traffic-free, ... more >

Literary Arts

LibroForum

LIBRO FORUM: La Fiesta del Chivo de Mario Vargas Llosa

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Black Box Theater
Ganador del Premio Nobel 2010 de origen peruano, Mario Vargas Llosa nos da una oportunidad de entender lo que es vivir sin democracia o libertad con su libro, La Fiesta del Chivo. Creado en Perú durante la dictadura de Ma... more >

Performing Arts

Rasin Ginen: The African Roots

Saturday, July 14, 2012
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
El Theatro
Tickets available at the box office for a $9 suggested donation.
Presented in partnership with The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Haitian Community Cultural Initiative, this program showcases New York's finest Haitian traditional dance groups, coming together to water the ance... more >

Visual Arts

On View

VOCES Y VISIONES: Gran Caribe

beginsTuesday, December 20, 2011
endsSunday, December 9, 2012
Las Galerias
Admission: Fees Vary
Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Curator Drawn from El Museo del Barrio's wide-ranging Permanent Collection, this exhibition features works that explore the vast diversity and complexity of the Caribbean basin, as an accompaniment... more >