Celebrating Latin culture as El Museo Del Barrio celebrates 50th anniversary
As the city prepares for the 62nd annual Puerto Rican Day Parade this Sunday, June 9, another important Latino cultural institution, El Museo Del Barrio, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Sights, sounds and smells rooted in Latino customs and culture are all captured under one roof El Museo Del Barrio, located on 5th Avenue in East Harlem, just up the way from Museum Mile. Museum co-founder Rafael Montañez Ortíz is a Nuyorican who grew up hearing stories from […]