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El Museo del Barrio

Worth a stopEast Harlem, Upper East Side

Spanish Harlem art. The tour guide kept asking what the art meant to the group; I want to hear what the artist intended, not other visitors. First time I encountered contemporary art on this journey, and didn’t care for most of it.

What it is

Museum devoted to Latino culture in the Americas, from the pre-Columbian era to modern times.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum0.7 mi · $22

    Cool exhibit on the evolution of Olympic iconography.

Also on the block, if you have time

Museum of the City of NY (0.1 mi, free), The Africa Center (0.3 mi, free), The Blockhouse (0.5 mi, free).