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American Museums Get $5M for Latinx Curatorial Positions

by Rhea Nayyar February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

The initiative is funded by four of the country’s largest grantmakers.

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Building an Art Community From the Ashes of Destructivism

by Ela Bittencourt August 31, 2022September 1, 2022

Ortiz’s radical approach to art led from unleashing of aggression through ritualistic performances to political engagement and the founding of El Museo del Barrio.

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El Museo Acquires Seven Artworks from La Trienal 2021

by Sarah Rose Sharp November 8, 2021November 9, 2021

The acquisitions includes works by Michael Menchaca, Groana Melendez, Lucia Hierro, Justin Favela, and more.

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Amazon Stakeholder MacKenzie Scott Distributes $2.7B to 286 Arts & Other Organizations

by Hakim Bishara June 20, 2021June 21, 2021

Beneficiaries include El Museo del Barrio in Manhattan, Laundromat Project in Brooklyn, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

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El Museo’s Triennial Gathers Works That Defy Pervasive Stereotypes Mapped onto Latinx Art

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia April 27, 2021April 28, 2021

Amid the museum’s complicated past, this first triennial offers some hope for the future.

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Arts Administrators Met With New York Lawmakers About Much-needed Pandemic Funding

by Hakim Bishara October 23, 2020November 5, 2020

New York State has lost 32,000 — approximately 50% — of its performing arts jobs in the past year, and “more than 4,400 jobs in museums,” according to Elie Dvorkin of Center for an Urban Future.

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¡Felicidades Carmen Herrera! Celebrating a Living Legend

Avatar photo by Dessane Lopez Cassell May 26, 2020

Ahead of the artist’s 105th birthday, El Museo is gathering friends, artist-colleagues, and curators to reflect on Herrera’s legacy, her recent public art commissions, and more.

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What It’s Like to Visit Virtual Galleries as an Art Critic

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney March 25, 2020November 3, 2020

Due to the pandemic, museums and galleries are now creating virtual experiences. Here’s what it’s like to visit them.

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Activists Occupy El Museo del Barrio During Its 50th Anniversary Celebrations

by Hakim Bishara June 11, 2019June 11, 2019

A group of 15 protesters occupied El Museo’s galleries to read out the Mirror Manifesto, an open letter that Latinx activists released in April in an attempt to steer the museum back toward its roots as a community-based institution.

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Has El Museo del Barrio Betrayed Its Mission?

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney May 21, 2019

There is a particular way to think about the conflict around El Museo del Barrio that hasn’t yet been broached by the art press: the shift in its priorities may be generational.

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Latinx Scholars, Curators, and Artists Urge El Museo del Barrio to Stay True to Its Mission

by Hakim Bishara April 4, 2019

A letter penned by a group of Latinx artists, scholars, and community activists accuses the museum of straying from its identity and mission.

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El Museo del Barrio Cancels Alejandro Jodorowsky Retrospective In Light of 1970s Rape Admission

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber January 28, 2019January 31, 2019

Jodorowsky admitted to sexually violating an actress while producing his 1970 film El Topo.

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The first prize winner will receive $25,000 and a commission to portray a remarkable living American for the Smithsonian museum’s collection.

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