The EL museo DEL barrio will launch a museum education lab to research, test, and implement teaching traditions developed in latin america within museum learning programs for k-12 students

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded El Museo Del Barrio $494,872 on September 1, 2026, under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033) to launch a museum education lab that researches, tests, and implements teaching traditions developed in Latin America within K–12 museum learning programs.

El Museo Del Barrio will train museum educators and teaching artists, pilot new school programs, and produce an open-access curriculum guide and professional development resources designed for nationwide distribution to teachers and cultural institutions. The project will establish an educational learning cohort of twelve public-facing staff who collectively manage the museum's school programs and build sustained institutional capacity to design and deliver youth learning programs.

Performance runs through August 31, 2029, with work conducted in New York, NY.

Project activities include training museum educators and teaching artists, piloting new school programs, and producing an open-access curriculum guide and professional development resources to expand access to teachers and cultural institutions nationwide. The project will create an educational learning cohort of 12 public-facing staff who collectively manage the museum's school programs and generate sustained institutional capacity at EL museo DEL barrio to design and deliver youth learning programs.