El Museo del Barrio and Belongó announce a new multi-engagement residency in 2026, bringing two of New York City’s most influential Latin American cultural institutions into closer alignment at a pivotal moment of growth for both organizations. The residency marks a significant deepening of Belongó’s presence in the East Harlem community as it advances plans for Casa Belongó, a future performing arts center to be built just blocks away. Through this collaboration, both organizations affirm a shared commitment to artistic innovation, cultural preservation, and community-driven programming that reflects the breadth of creativity from across the Americas. In March, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra teams up with the Bronx-based ensemble BronX BandA, a genre-defying project of Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education. Together they explore the layered soundscape of the Bronx through original compositions and new arrangements that blend jazz traditions with community memory, local oral histories, and improvisation. Free and open to the public | RSVP required >
El Museo del Barrio is the nation’s first Latinx and Latin American cultural institution.
