The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture today announced details surrounding its newest exhibition, Archivos Vivos, by Adrián Viajero Román. The exhibit’s use of archival materials highlights the ongoing work of the only museum in the world dedicated to the preservation of Puerto Rican culture outside of the island itself, as the Museum advances significant capital projects leading into its 25th anniversary, including a permanent archives building. Archivos Vivos opens March 8, 2025 and continues through January 16, 2026 at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture at 3015 W. Division St. in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Archivos Vivos is an immersive exhibition that explores the emotional, historical, and cultural layers of Puerto Rican identity, migration, and resilience. Through personal, familial, and collective narratives, the exhibition reflects on the themes of memory, loss, survival, and cultural preservation, focusing on the experiences of Puerto Rican communities both on the island and in the diaspora. 

Photo Credit: National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture Media Center