El Museo del Barrio is reflecting on its many accomplishments as the New Year approaches. It is the first Latino and Latin American museum of art in the United States. It was also the first to institutionalize bilingual arts education, organize biennial exhibitions promoting Latino artists, and institute annual retrospectives by women artists. El Museo del Barrio introduced the first Spanish language program for individuals with Alzheimer's or dementia and formalized philosophy for children through museum education. The executive director is asking for continued support to keep delivering new perspectives on art and culture through its exhibitions.

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ELMUSEO
DELBARRIO…
BRINGSUS
WHATNO
ONEELSE
CANORWILL.
Dear so-and-so,
As the New Year approaches I feel prompted to reflect on
El Museo and the many firsts we have together garnered.
Here are a few that come to mind.
We are the first Latino and Latin American museum of art
in the United States.
We are the first museum in the nation to institutionalize
bilingual arts education.
We are the first to organize a biennial exhibition series
promoting Latino artists.
We are the first to institute an annual series of
retrospectives by women artists.
We are the first museum to introduce a Spanish language
program for individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia.
We are the first to formalize philosophy for children
through museum education.
Each of these came naturally to a museum founded on
a deep and abiding sense of cultural responsibility.
Join me in sharing in our pride in these firsts, in owning the
many innovations at El Museo as our own, and in committing
with us to reimagining the American cultural landscape to
reveal a richer nation within.
Our exhibitions open new worlds of art and culture to
American audiences: from cinema, such as with Under the
Mexican Sky, to fashion, Antonio Lopez, Future Funk Fashion,
to architecture, Oscar Niemeyer, Radical Modernist; and from
the local, The Young Lords in New York, to the global, The
Illusive Eye—an international show of optical art from a Latin
American perspective.
This is what we do—deliver new perspectives. As reported
in The New York Times: “El Museo del Barrio…brings us
what no one else can or will.”
Let’s keep earning those rave reviews. This holiday season,
show your support for El Museo—for our shared spirit
of innovation and commitment to cultural enrichment.
Cheers to you,
Jorge Daniel Veneciano
Executive Director
The New York Times