Most museums on 5th Avenue are born from vanity projects of titans of industry or the whims of the well-connected political donor class, but El Museo was born out of the will, action, and pride of the community, remarked Xochitl Gonzalez to a radiant crowd who gathered at Casa Carmen in Tribeca to toast El Museo del Barrios 55th anniversary.
The evening exuded a strong sense of familiarity as well as a deep-seated cultural pridenot a surprise, considering that Museo del Barrio literally translates to neighborhood museum.
Among the party-goers were Karla Martinez de Salas, Head of Content atVogueMexico and Latin America, who co-hosted the dinner, Yashica Olden, Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Conde Nast, designer, Esteban Cortazar and Wes Gordon, Creative Director at Carolina Herrera.
Lineisy Montero, Esteban Cortázar
Model Lineisy Montero and actresses Juana Burga and Nava Mau from the hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer also joined in celebrating the New York City institutions commitment to promoting and safeguarding Latinx and Caribbean culture.
Salud!
Karla Martinez de Salas
Deidra Miller, Maria Eugenia Maury, Karla Harwich
Nava Mau
Juana Burga
Ignacio Murillo, Karla Martinez de Salas, Yashica Olden
