Rebuilding with Resilience Exhibit Featured in Historic New Partnership
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture has announced a historic collaboration with Google Arts & Culture to digitize the museum’s current and future collections, including an exhibit resilientSEE-PR is honored to be a part of: Rebuilding with Resilience.
The exhibit highlights the exemplary community engagement stories of three organizations in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria: Resilient Power Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican Agenda, and resilientSEE-PR.
The following press release was originally published by The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture:
National Puerto Rican Museum of Arts and Culture and Google Arts & Culture Announce Historic New Partnership
CHICAGO – The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (NMPRAC) is thrilled to announce a new and historic collaboration with Google Arts & Culture that will help the Museum digitize its current and future collections.
This new partnership is being made possible thanks to the support of the Miranda Family and will kick off during Hispanic Heritage Month with the online presentation of two deeply powerful and moving exhibits: Samuel Lind: Portales and Rebuilding with Resilience: Puerto Rico Community Engagement Stories
Also, for the first time ever, NMPRAC is debuting a brand-new exhibition exclusively online. The NMPRAC Anniversary exhibit celebrates two milestones: the 20th anniversary of the creation of the museum, and the 25th anniversary of Paseo Boricua and the world’s largest monument to a flag, the Puerto Rican Flags on Division Street.
“We’re thrilled to welcome the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture to our platform,” said Simon Delacroix, US Lead, Google Arts & Culture. “Through this partnership, we’re proud to share the country’s beautiful treasures, brilliant artists, and storied history with our global audience.”
“This is just the beginning,” stated Billy Ocasio, NMPRAC’s CEO. “This collaboration will allow us to reach and connect with communities from coast to coast and bring to the world the richness and beauty of Puerto Rican history, arts and culture.” We could not be more grateful to Google Arts & Culture and the Miranda Family for making this possible.”
Visit the Museum's launched page to see the three interactive online exhibitions. As well as the museum’s anniversary video (located within the NMPRAC Anniversary exhibit).
About Google Arts & Culture
Google Arts & Culture puts the treasures, stories and knowledge of over 2,000 cultural institutions from 80 countries at your fingertips. If Google’s mission is to make the world’s information more accessible, then Arts & Culture’s mission is to make the world’s culture accessible to anyone, anywhere. It’s your doorway to explore art, history, and wonders of the world.
About NMPRAC
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture is a cultural and educational institution devoted to the promotion, integration and advancement of Puerto Rican arts and culture by presenting exhibitions and programming created to enhance the visibility and importance of Puerto Rican traditions. Located in Humboldt Park, in the heart of Chicago’s Puerto Rican community, NMPRAC is the only self-standing cultural museum in the nation devoted to showcasing Puerto Rican arts and culture.