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The artwork is on loan from a museum in the town of Ponce on the southern coast. Now, Chicago’s National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Humboldt Park is the temporary home to a small but significant exhibit.

Puerto Ricans in Chicago seek help for island after Hurricane Fiona.

Catastrophic flooding that has devastated Puerto Rico from Hurricane Fiona is expected to leave behind three feet of rain.

Titled “Nostalgia for My Island: Puerto Rican Painting from the Museo de Arte de Ponce, 1786- 1962,” it is the first show from the Puerto Rican museum to travel outside of the island and many of its 21 works have never been seen in the United States.

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture will donate proceeds related to an upcoming exhibit to the Museo de Arte de Ponce.

The 68-member ensemble will present a concert on Aug. 6 at Symphony Center.

The report from the American Alliance of Museums sheds light on losses suffered during the pandemic; three-quarters of the country's museums reported an average of 40% slump in operating income.

Billy Ocasio feels like one of country's luckier museum directors. He runs the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, still standing strong

A new report from the American Alliance of Museums sheds light on losses suffered during the pandemic; three-quarters of the countrys museums reported an average of 40% slump in operating income.