Hispanic Society Of America

THE SOCIETY PROVIDES A FREE PUBLIC MUSEUM AND A REFERENCE LIBRARY OF THE HISPANIC CULTURES.

I. EXHIBITIONSTHE YEAR 2023 MARKED THE LONG-AWAITED REOPENING OF THE MAIN BUILDING (MUSEUM AND LIBRARY), AND THE CENTENNIALS OF TWO MAJOR FIGURES OF HISPANIC ART, JOAQUN SOROLLA (1863-1923) AND JESS RAFAEL SOTO (1923-2005) HONORED THROUGH DIALOGUE-EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS 'SOTO/SOROLLA' (MAIN COURT), JESS RAFAEL SOTO'S PENETRABLE, A LONG-TERM LOAN FROM THE COLECCIN PATRICIA PHELPS DE CISNEROS (MAIN TERRACE), JEWELS IN A GEM: LUZ CAMINO AT THE HISPANIC SOCIETY (SOROLLA GALLERY), INAUGURATED BY H.M. QUEEN SOFA OF SPAIN. ADDITIONALLY, AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO ENGAGE FURTHER WITH OTHER NEW YORK-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WE WERE PROUD TO PRESENT A DOSSIER-SHOW ON JUAN DE PAREJA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION ORGANIZED AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOMBURG CENTER (NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY), AND TO HOST MARTA CHILIDRON'S ORANGE CUBE 48 ON OUR BROADWAY TERRACE, A SHARED INITIATIVE WITH THE NORTHERN MANHATTAN ARTS ALLIANCE (NOMAA). II. PUBLIC PROGRAMSTHE RE-OPENED MUSEUM AND LIBRARY HAD A VERY ROBUST SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN 2023 WHICH ALLOWED THE HISPANIC SOCIETY MUSEUM & LIBRARY TO EMBARK ON A PATH OF GREATER IMPACT AND VISIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY AND AMONG POTENTIAL DONORS. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT THE HSM&L BEGAN THE FALL OF 2022 SUPPORTING THE FINAL WEEKS OF THE AMERICAN TRAVELERS EXHIBITION WITH WEEKLY HIGHLIGHT TOURS AND GUIDED GROUP VISITS, CLOSING BOTH THE EXHIBITION AND HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS ENGAGEMENT DAY FOR DA DE LOS MUERTOS. WE TURNED TO DEVELOPING A CALENDAR OF PROGRAMS FOR THE SPRING REOPENING THAT WOULD BUILD ON OUR SUCCESSFUL AUDUBON TERRACE PROGRAMS BUT SHIFTING FOCUS TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CORE SERVICE OF LIVE INTERPRETATION DURING GUIDED VISITS. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS THE PLACEMENT SITE FOR TWO ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND CURATORIAL FELLOWS.III. CONCERTSTHE PUBLIC RELATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS DEPARTMENT ORGANIZED AND PLANNED THE ANNUAL CONCERT SERIES AND PRE-CONCERT LECTURES, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONCERTS ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ENSEMBLES AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. THIS YEAR'S CONCERT TITLED JOAQUN SOROLLA AND HIS VISIN DE ESPAA, CONSISTED OF THREE CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES BY TEN ARTISTS. THE CONCERTS AND PRE-CONCERT LECTURES WERE PRE-RECORDED AT TWO DIFFERENT VENUES IN NEW YORK, THE HOUSE OF THE REDEEMER (FOR THE APRIL 27 AND MAY 4 CONCERTS); AND THE NATIONAL OPERA CENTER (FOR THE MAY 11 CONCERT), A FUTURE VIDEO TRANSMISSION WAS SCHEDULED ON JUNE 30TH. THE CONCERTS WERE SUPPORTED IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS.