Jangueando: Recent Acquisitions, 2021-2025

Nearly 40 works across painting, photography, sculpture, and video from El Museo del Barrio's recent acquisitions, organized thematically around gathering spaces and community.

Why go

The exhibition debuts recently accessioned works to the permanent collection while highlighting the museum's evolved collecting strategy, including renewed focus on queer artists and those of Indigenous descent. The Spanglish title 'jangueando' (hanging out) carries multiple meanings—socializing, installing artworks—that invoke solidarity and polit

What to expect

Nearly 40 works in diverse media—painting, photography, sculpture, and video—organized into thematic clusters. Featured artists include william cordova, Danielle De Jesus, Mundo Meza, Carlos Motta, and Daiara Tukano. The exhibition builds on the museum's historical strengths in Puerto Rican and Nuyorican portraiture and Latinx photography.

Things to know

• Exhibition features nearly 40 works across painting, photography, sculpture, and video.
• Organized by curators Zuna Maza, Lee Sessions, and Susanna V. Temkin.
• Highlights museum's renewed focus on queer artists and those of Indigenous descent.
• Supported by the Ford Foundation; additional funding from The Mellon Foundation.
• Title 'jangueando' means 'hanging out with friends' in Spanglish, with multiple interpretations including installing artworks.
• Exhibition runs August 28, 2025 – July 5, 2026.

Plan your visit

Las Galerías open Thursday through Sunday, 11am–5pm. Closed Monday through Wednesday. Tickets available through SimpleTix.