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We are currently undergoing construction across our facilities at CENTRO, including in our Gallery, to better serve our patrons. We are still hosting exhibitions in our building and other locations. Please read the locations for each exhibition carefully. For more information on CENTRO’s renovations, please click here.

CENTRO Gallery

CENTRO Gallery is committed to investigating and disseminating Puerto Rican visual art across the diaspora and in conversation with the archipelago. The Gallery seeks to expand on the narratives encompassing the Puerto Rican diaspora experience, offering opportunities for researchers, curators, and artists through its exhibitions and programming. It employs curatorial frameworks that interweave the knowledge and content housed within the Library and Archives, contemporary research within Puerto Rican Studies, and the artistic production of Puerto Rican artists across generations and disciplines. Located at the heart of El Barrio, the gallery aims to foster dialogue between community members and artists across the various Puerto Rican Diaspora enclaves.

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Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People. Photo by Argenis Apolinario.

Native Hut New Title*: Biblioteca y Hemeroteca Puertorriqueña de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras Exhibition note: This image is a digital reproduction of the original archival image. The original caption has been removed as part of the curatorial exercise Desarchivar la mirada.

Desarchivar la mirada

Upcoming exhibition @ CENTRO Gallery Desarchivar la mirada (Unarchiving the Gaze) examines how visual archives shaped racial representation during the early years of U.S. colonial rule in Puerto Rico following the 1898 invasion. The exhibition draws from historical postcards held by the University’s Puerto Rican Collection and Museo Afro Casa Silvana.

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CENTRO Gallery

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2180 3rd Ave, 1st Floor, New York, NY 10035

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The CENTRO Gallery is currently undergoing renovations. For hours and locations, please refer to the information on each individual exhibition page.

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