National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture - Chicago
New York City may be home to the largest population of Puerto Ricans on the Mainland, but Chicago’s Puerto Ricans have worked together to create the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (NMPRAC). The Museo del Barrio in New York has changed its mission to become a pan-Latino museum, but the NMPRAC has grown to be the primary institute dedicated to celebrating Puerto Rican artists from the island and mainland. The NMPRAC was founded in 2000 by members of the Puerto Rican community in Chicago. It is housed in a beautiful building in Humboldt Park, that was built during the 1890’s as the Stable and Receptory . The building was partially destroyed by fire in 1992. It has been fully restored and renovated, creating three large galleries, and also classroom space. There is also a permanent exhibit dedicated to the history of the building and Humboldt Park in what was the office of the original superintendent of the park, Jen Jensen . The building is an architectura...