El Museo Del Barrio

El Museo del Barrio was founded in 1969 by Puerto Rican educators, artists and community activists as an "educational institution that would reflect the richness of their culture. Thirty years later, as New York City's only Latino museum dedicated to Puerto Rican, Caribbean and Latin American art, El Museo retains its strong community roots as a place of cultural pride and self-discovery, yet projects itself nationally through exciting exhibitions and programs." 

In 1999 they received a $1 million endowment from the Ford Foundation. 

Trustees
Officers
 * Chair - Tony Bechara Artist
 * Vice Chair - Carmen Ana Casal de Unanue Art Collector; Philanthropist
 * Vice Chair - Carmen Nelson President, Nelson-Massey Associates; Philanthropist
 * Secretary - Stanley Stairs Partner, Stairs Dillenbeck Finley & Rendón
 * Treasurer - Hon. Jorge Pinto Mazal Director, Center for Global Finance, Pace Univ.; Diplomat

Members
 * Maria Eugenia - Maury Arria  Philanthropist
 * Gaily Beinecke - Consultant in Merchandising and Sales Promotion
 * Angela Cabrera - Freelance Business Consultant
 * Doris Casap -  Senior VP, Film Programming, Home Box Office
 * Amb. Emilio Cassinello - Ambassador
 * Emelda Cathcart - Director, Corporate Contributions, Time Warner Inc. (retired)
 * Elizabeth Cooke - Nonprofit manager and consultant
 * Angel Collado-Schwarz - CEO, Badillo, Nazca, Saatchi & Saatchi
 * Robert Esnard - President, Donald Zucker Company
 * Hector Feliciano - Author; Journalist
 * Felix Lopez -  Attorney
 * Yolanda Santos Garza - Co-Founder, El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Monterrey, Mexico
 * Amb. Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon - Attorney; Diplomat
 * Yaz Hernandez - Private Investor
 * Irvine Mac Manus - Arts Consultant
 * Claudia Madrazo de Hernandez - Arts Educator/Philanthropist
 * Nicholasa Mohr - Writer
 * Cristina Roig Morris - Attorney
 * Zulema Wiscovitch - Mgr Geographic Marketing & Community Outreach, Anheuser-Busch Co.
 * Brian D. O'Neill - Chariman, Canada&Lating America Investment Banking, JP Morgan Chase

Ex-Officio Source
 * Hon. Scott M. Stringer
 * Hon. Kate D. Levin
 * Julia Colon

Contact

 * Web: http://www.elmuseo.org