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El Museo del Barrio

El Museo del Barrio, often known simply as El Museo (the museum), is a museum at 1230 Fifth Avenue in Upper Manhattan, New York City.

Photo: The Fixers (Wikis Take Manhattan 2009 participant), CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearest place to stay

0.2 mi

The Macaw Guesthouses

Open since

1969

Wikipedia readers

8.4K

a year · #2,534 of 7,799

In brief

A museum inside New York City

Places to stay next door

The Macaw Guesthouses is 0.2 miles away; Central Park Studios (0.3 mi) and Bubba and Bean Lodges (0.3 mi) are close too. 744 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓

Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct

May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓

An airport 4 miles away

LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 4 miles from El Museo del Barrio.

Established in 1969

El Museo del Barrio dates from 1969. About ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Typical highs and lows in New York City. Green months are the mild ones.

Jan40° / 27°

Feb43° / 28°

Mar50° / 34°

Apr61° / 43°

May71° / 53°

Jun80° / 63°

Jul85° / 69°

Aug84° / 68°

Sep77° / 61°

Oct66° / 50°

Nov55° / 40°

Dec45° / 32°

Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for New York City. New York City’s full climate →

About

El Museo del Barrio

El Museo del Barrio, often known simply as El Museo (the museum), is a museum at 1230 Fifth Avenue in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is located near the northern end of Fifth Avenue's Museum Mile, immediately north of the Museum of the City of New York. Founded in 1969, El Museo specializes in Latin American and Caribbean art, with an emphasis on works from Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican community in New York City. It is the oldest museum of the country dedicated to Latino art.

Type: Museum
Established: 1969
Wikipedia readers: 8.4K a year

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.

Where to stay

Hotels near El Museo del Barrio

744 places to stay within 4 miles. The closest is The Macaw Guesthouses, 0.2 miles away.

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Closest places to stay

1The Macaw Guesthouseshotel · 0.2 mi eastDirections
2Central Park Studioshostel · 0.3 mi southeastDirections
3Bubba and Bean Lodgeslodge or cabins · 0.3 mi southeastDirections
4Upper Yorkville Suiteshotel · 0.4 mi southeastDirections
5The Central Park Northhotel · 0.5 mi northDirections
6New Ebony Hotelhotel · 0.5 mi northDirections
7Roslyn Claremont Hotel Corp. C/o Alex Larihotel · 0.6 mi southwestDirections
8Astor On The Parkhotel · 0.6 mi northwestDirections
9Park West Hotelhotel · 0.6 mi northwestDirections
10Jazz on The Park Hostelhostel · 0.6 mi northwestDirections

Places to eat nearby

2,613 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles

342 Asian & Indian217 coffee & cafés202 Mexican & Latin192 bars & pubs156 subs & sandwiches137 pizza137 bakeries

Compare 8 towns to stay in

Town	From El Museo del Barrio	Drive	Places to stay	People	Typical home	Safety
New York City	in town	—	1,485 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park	8,584,629	$778K	D
Jersey City	8 mi southwest	10 min	39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	302,013	$567K	C⁻
North Bergen Township	4 mi west	5 min	19 15 hotels · 4 motels	61,483	$474K	B
Secaucus	6 mi west	10 min	18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins	22,640	$572K	C⁻
Newark	13 mi west	20 min	29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs	323,808	$374K	C⁻
Fort Lee	4 mi north	5 min	9 7 hotels · 2 motels	40,345	$448K	B
Hempstead	21 mi southeast	30 min	51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park	795,734	$641K	—
North Hempstead	14 mi east	20 min	22 18 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	238,982	$888K	—

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Paterson14 mi northwest Oyster Bay23 mi east

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LGALaGuardia · major hub4 mi

TEBTeterboro7 mi

EWRNewark Liberty · major hub14 mi

Places to stay and eat: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · streets, water and the site outline: Overture Maps / OpenStreetMap contributors · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from El Museo del Barrio’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.

Make a day of it

Also near El Museo del Barrio

Other well-known places within 7 miles.

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Big drawin town MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year

Big draw3 mi TheatreStudio 54

Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium

Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium

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Big draw7 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0

Common questions

Visiting El Museo del Barrio

Is El Museo del Barrio in New York City?

Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.

When is the best time to visit El Museo del Barrio?

May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.

How far is El Museo del Barrio from Oyster Bay?

About 23 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to El Museo del Barrio?

LaGuardia (LGA), about 4 miles away.

What hotels are near El Museo del Barrio?

The Macaw Guesthouses (0.2 mi), Central Park Studios (0.3 mi) and Bubba and Bean Lodges (0.3 mi). 744 places to stay are within 4 miles.

From locals

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