El Museo del Barrio Review

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El Museo del Barrio

  • Address: 1230 5th Ave., between E. 104th and E. 105th Sts., Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10029 | Map It
  • Phone: 212/831-7272
  • www.elmuseo.org

Fodor's Review:

El barrio is Spanish for "the neighborhood" and the nickname for East Harlem, a largely Spanish-speaking Puerto Rican and Dominican community. The museum, on the edge of this neighborhood, focuses on Latin American and Caribbean art. The 8,000-object permanent collection includes numerous pre-Columbian artifacts, sculpture, photography, film and video, and traditional art from all over Latin America. The collection of 360 santos, carved wooden folk-art figures from Puerto Rico, is a popular attraction.

  • Cost: $6
  • Open: Wed.-Sun. 11-5
  • Subway: 6 to 103rd St.
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