Carlos Irrizary’s “Andy Warhol” is part of “Voces y Visiones” exhibit
SUPER SABADO
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Ave. at 104th St.
Saturday, March 20, free, 11:00 am – 8:30 pm
212-831-7272
www.elmuseo.org
On the third Saturday of every month, the recently renovated El Museo del Barrio opens its doors for free, hosting a full day of special programming. On March 20, the schedule includes an art workshop in which kids can create a self-portrait using food and spices, storytelling with Carmen Peláez, a photo station, a screening of WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? (Catherine Gund, 2009), a spoken-word workshop with the Peace Poets, tortilla making, and a “Rainbow Racionality” performance. Although it’s in between temporary exhibitions right now (“Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement” opens on March 24, though if you’re good they’ll let you have an advance sneak peek), there will be gallery tours of the permanent display “Voces y Visiones: Four Decades Through El Museo del Barrio’s Permanent Collection,” which gives a terrific capsule history of the museum and its mission, with works going back to the Taíno Legacy through graphics and politics, traditional and devotional objects, abstraction, migration and language. And the café features some fine fare, homemade Latino plates (all under ten dollars) with an ever-changing menu; we highly recommend the spicy pulpo if it’s available.