Dominican president pledges support for New York museum
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President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic said his government will seek ways to help finish the Dominican Historical and Cultural Museum in New York City.
During a visit to the construction site, Abinader requested detailed plans and a financial request from Congressman Adriano Espaillat and the museum’s management. He described the museum as important for historical, educational, and tourism purposes.
Espaillat explained the museum will be located in Upper Manhattan and Inwood, an area of New York City officially recognised as the Dominican District. He noted around 500,000 Dominicans live in the western Bronx and Upper Manhattan. The project began over 20 years ago with Espaillat’s initial proposal, and the Institute of Dominican Studies later adopted it to create a space for preserving Dominican history and culture in the United States.
The museum is a project of the City University of New York (CUNY) and will include five exhibition halls. Organisers plan to feature a permanent oral history project, collecting stories from Dominicans who built communities in the United States. The museum will also have a children’s library to promote the Spanish language, and exhibits dedicated to Dominican baseball, sports, music, and other cultural traditions.
