See also
- Botanical gardens in Puerto Rico (category)
- Houses in Puerto Rico (category)
- Forts in Puerto Rico (category)
- Nature Centers in Puerto Rico
- Observatories in Puerto Rico (category)
- Registered Historic Places in Puerto Rico
This list of museums in Puerto Rico contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
| Name | Town/City | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arecibo Lighthouse Museum and Historical Park | Arecibo | Local history | Historic lighthouse museum showcasing the last lighthouse to be built by the Spanish government in Puerto Rico. Also contains a history-themed park with interactive exhibitions and activities for children. |
| Arecibo Observatory Angel Ramos Foundation Visitor Center | Arecibo | Science | Astronomy and atmospheric sciences museum that serves as the visitor center to the Arecibo Observatory while showcasing the workings of radio telescopes. |
| Casa Armstrong-Poventud Museum | Ponce | Local history | Historic house museum located in a Ponce Creole-style historic residence showcasing life in 19th-century Ponce. Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture and the Municipality of Ponce. |
| Casa Alegría Museum | Dorado | Art | Former residence of artist Marco Juan Alegría featuring visual arts and memorabilia. |
| Casa Cautiño Museum | Guayama | Historic house | Historic residence featuring handmade furniture, designs and sculptures by local artists. Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. |
| Casa Museo Degetau | Aibonito | Historic house | Former home of politician and author Federico Degetau. |
| Casa de la Familia Puertorriqueña del Siglo XIX | San Juan | Historic house | Traditional Old San Juan residence showcasing local life during the 19th century. Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. |
| Casa de los Contrafuertes/Museo de Nuestras Raíces Africanas | San Juan | Local history | Originally a historical pharmacy museum located in a historic residence known as Casa de los Contrafuentes, now an art museum that focuses on Afro-Puerto Rican heritage and visual arts. |
| Casa del Compositor Héctor Flores Osuna | Caguas | Music | Museum and former house of composer Héctor Flores Osuna, with additional exhibits on Puerto Rican music and dance. |
| Casa del Libro | San Juan | Literature | Museum dedicated to the history of literature and book printing in Puerto Rico and the world with unique collections such as a Gutenberg Bible specimen. |
| Casa del Rey | Dorado | Local history | Local history museum located in a former Spanish government building and regional military headquarters. |
| Casa del Trovador | Caguas | Music | Museum dedicated to the music history of Caguas and the trobador musical heritage of Puerto Rico. |
| Casa Escuté | Carolina | Art | |
| Casa Jesús T. Piñero | Canóvanas | Biographical | Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, 1930s period home of governor Jesús T. Piñero |
| Casa Luis Muñoz Rivera | Barranquitas | Biographical | operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, home of politician Luis Muñoz Rivera |
| Casa Museo Joaquin de Rojas | Barranquitas | Historic house | |
| Casa Paoli | Ponce | Music | Musical life of Antonio Paoli |
| Casa Portela Museum | Vega Baja | Local history | Operated by the municipality of Vega Baja, dedicated to the local culture and history of the municipality. |
| Casa Roig | Humacao | Multiple | Regional history and contemporary art |
| Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Caguana | Utuado | Indigenous Culture | Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture |
| Centro Cultural de Barceloneta | Barceloneta | Local history | |
| Centro Musical Criollo José Ignacio Quintón | Caguas | Music | |
| El Castillo San Felipe del Morro | San Juan | Military | Part of San Juan National Historic Site, 18th century fort |
| El Jefe Museum | San Juan | Reggaeton Music | in Plaza de Las Américas mall [1] |
| El Portal Rain Forest Center | Río Grande | Natural history | Animals and plants of the El Yunque rain forest, its importance and conservation efforts |
| Fort San Cristóbal | San Juan | Military | Part of San Juan National Historic Site, 16th century fort |
| Francisco Oller Museum | Bayamón | Multiple | local history and art |
| Fuerte de Vieques | Vieques | Multiple | History, art, Native culture; also known as Museum Fort Count Mirasol |
| Hacienda Buena Vista | Ponce | Farming | Historic coffee plantation and farm |
| Hacienda Lealtad | Lares | Farming | Historic coffee plantation and farm |
| La Casa Blanca | San Juan | Historic house | Juan Ponce de León’s family residence |
| Museo Bibiloteco Dr. Jose Barbosa | Bayamón | Biographical | life of politician José Celso Barbosa |
| Museo Casa Canales | Jayuya | Biographical | family of Nemesio Canales and their contributions to Puerto Rico's history |
| Museo Casa Pueblo | Adjuntas | Multiple | Local culture, art, crafts, nature and the environment |
| Museo Caja de Muertos | Ponce | Nature | Reserva Natural Isla Caja de Muertos: Laboratorio Natural para Fomentar el Estudio de las Aves dentro del Escutismo. Javier González Delgado. Universidad Metropolitana, Escuela Graduada de Asuntos Ambientales. San Juan, PR. Page 6. 7 December 2010. Accessed 14 March 2017. Fish, bird and reptile exhibits among others. |
| Museo Castillo Serrallés | Ponce | Rum History | Historic 1930s mansion with exhibits about the island's sugar cane and rum industries, and local art exhibits |
| Caguas Museum of Art | Caguas | Art | contemporary art |
| Museo de Arte de Ponce | Ponce | Art | European, Puerto Rican, and Latin American art |
| Museo de Arte Dr. Pio Lopez Martinez | Cayey | Art | operated by the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, features works of Ramon Frade and a Puerto Rican poster collection |
| Museo de Arte, Historia y Cultura Casa Alonso | Vega Baja | Multiple | Also known as Casa Alonso |
| Museo de Arte e Historia de San Juan | San Juan | Multiple | |
| Museo de Arte Religioso Porta Coeli | San Germán | Art | Operated by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, religious art from the colonial era in Latin America |
| Caguas Museum of Folk Arts | Caguas | Art | folk art |
| Museo de Casals | San Juan | Music | works of cellist and composer Pablo Casals |
| Museo de la Historia de Ponce Casa Salazar-Candal | Ponce | Local history | Ponce's ecology, economy, architecture, government, and elements of daily life |
| Museo de la Masacre de Ponce | Ponce | Politics | Site of and history of the Ponce massacre |
| Museo de Las Americas | San Juan | Multiple | located in the Ballajá Barracks, history, art and culture of the Americas |
| Museo de Los Proceres | Cabo Rojo | Multiple | art and local history |
| Museo de Recursos Historicos de Lares | Lares | Multiple | art and local history |
| Museo del Cartel José PH. Hernández | Río Grande | Art | |
| Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño | Ponce | Politics | History of Autonomism in Puerto Rico |
| Museo del Indio | San Juan | Native American | located in the Ballajá Barracks |
| Museo del Tabaco Herminio Torres Grillo | Caguas | Industry | tobacco, snuff, hand rolling of cigars |
| Museo el Cemí | Jayuya | Native American | Taino artifacts and culture |
| Museo Felisa Rincón de Gautier | San Juan | Biographical | life of Felisa Rincón de Gautier, first woman mayor of San Juan; also known as Museo de Doña Fela |
| Museo Francisco Pancho Coimbre | Ponce | Sports | Puerto Rican baseball and sports history |
| Caguas Museum of History | Caguas | Local history | |
| Museo Juan Antonio Corretjer | Ciales | Biographical | life of poet Juan Antonio Corretjer |
| Museo del Cafe | Ciales | Coffee | History of coffee production in Ciales |
| Museo Mariana Bracetti | Lares | Art | local art and crafts |
| Museo Militar Guardia Nacional De Puerto Rico | San Juan | Military | Puerto Rico National Guard, located in Puerta de Tierra |
| Museo Puertorriqueño del Deportes | Salinas | Sports | Puerto Rico Museum of Sports |
| Museo y Casa de Estudios Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Rosell | San Germán | Art | |
| Museo y Centro de Estudios Humanísticos, Dra. Josefina Camacho de la Nuez | Gurabo | Art | |
| Museum of Art of Puerto Rico | San Juan | Art | Art of Puerto Rico |
| Museum of Optometry | Bayamón | Medical | Part of the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico's School of Optometry |
| Museum of Pharmacy and Medicinal Plants | San Juan | Medical | Part of the University of Puerto Rico – School of Pharmacy |
| Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña | Ponce | Architecture | Puerto Rican architecture with emphasis on Ponce architecture including Ponce Creole |
| Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña | Ponce | Music | Music of Puerto Rico |
| Museum of the Conquest and Colonization of Puerto Rico | Guaynabo | Archaeology | |
| Museum of History, Anthropology and Art of the University of Puerto Rico | San Juan | Multiple | history, anthropology, art; also known as Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, located at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus |
| Museum of Transportation of Puerto Rico | Guaynabo | Transportation | Automobiles, bicycles, motorcycles, horse-drawn carriages, ox wagon, history of transportation on the island |
| Palacete Los Moreau | Moca | Historic house | |
| Parque de Bombas | Ponce | Firefighting | Historic fire station and museum |
| Parque de las Ciencias | Bayamón | Science | |
| Pico Pomar Residence | Coamo | Local history | Also known as the Coamo Historic Museum |
| Puerto Rican Athenaeum | San Juan | Art | Includes an art gallery, theater, performance hall and library |
| Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art | San Juan | Art | |
| Sala de Exhibiciones Rafael Carrión Pacheco | San Juan | Culture | changing exhibits presented by Banco Popular |
| San Juan National Historic Site | San Juan | Military | Includes colonial-era forts, bastions, powder houses, and three fourths of the old city wall, and the Fort San Cristóbal |
| Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center | Ponce | Archaeology | Taino archaeology site and museum |
The Music of Puerto Rico has evolved as a heterogeneous and dynamic product of diverse cultural resources. The most conspicuous musical sources of Puerto Rico have primarily included European, Indigenous, and African influences, although many aspects of Puerto Rican music reflect origins elsewhere in the Caribbean. Puerto Rican music culture today comprises a wide and rich variety of genres, ranging from essentially native genres such as bomba, danza, and plena to more recent hybrid genres such as salsa, Latin trap and reggaeton. Broadly conceived, the realm of "Puerto Rican music" should naturally comprise the music culture of the millions of people of Puerto Rican descent who have lived in the United States, especially in New York City. Their music, from salsa to the boleros of Rafael Hernández, cannot be separated from the music culture of Puerto Rico itself.
Reggaeton, also known as reggaetón and reguetón, is a style of popular and electronic music that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It was later popularized in Puerto Rico.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a retired Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is also known as the "King of Reggaeton" by music critics and fans alike. He is often cited as an influence by other Hispanic urban performers.
William Omar Landrón Rivera, better known by his stage name Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. With over 40 awards from 60 nominations, he is one of the most successful artists of the reggaeton genre. On September 1, 2017, he announced that he would retire after a series of concerts at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Puerto Rico, scheduled to be held on December 15, 16 and 17. He returned to music on April 20, 2019 with his song single "Ramayama" featuring Farruko.
Barrio Fino is the third studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on July 13, 2004, in the United States by VI Music and El Cartel Records and internationally by Machete Music and Polydor Records. Released two years after his previous studio album, El Cangri.com (2002), the album was recorded in Puerto Rico between 2003 and 2004. It explores themes ranging from dance, sex, romance, introspection, and protest against political corruption and violence against women. Barrio Fino was instrumental in popularizing reggaeton in the mainstream market, enhancing Daddy Yankee's career, as well as cementing his status as one of the most successful Latin artists of the 2000s. The album is reported to have sold over 8 million copies in the world.
Nick Rivera Caminero, known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer and actor. He is best known for hits such as "X", "Travesuras", "En la Cama", "Te Busco", "El Perdón", "Hasta el Amanecer", and "El Amante"; the latter three are from his 2017 album Fénix. He has frequently collaborated with other Latin artists such as Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Ozuna, Plan B and Anuel AA. While his early music exemplified traditional fast-paced reggaeton, his newer compositions place more emphasis on sung vocals and romantic lyrics.
Talento de barrio is a film released on October 10, 2008, by Maya Entertainment, starring Daddy Yankee. The film was directed by José Iván Santiago, and written by George Rivera and Ángel M. Sanjurjo, with additional material by Edgar Soberón Torchia. It was also the first movie Daddy Yankee co-produced. In the United States it was a major success, although it was not launched in all the country. It was shown in the major cities like New York City, Los Angeles, and some parts of New Jersey.
Bachatón is a fusion genre of reggaeton from Panama and Puerto Rico as well as bachata from the Dominican Republic. Bachaton combines bachata melodies and reggaeton style beats, lyrics, rapping, and disc jockeying. The word "bachatón" is a combination of "bachata" and "reggaeton". "Bachatón" was coined and widely accepted in 2005. It is a subgenre of reggaeton and bachata.
Eliel Lind Osorio, best known only as Eliel, is a Latín Music, ballad, reggaeton, and urban producer. His partnership with Don Omar has led him to critical acclaim and commercial success.
"Gangsta Zone" is a song by rappers Daddy Yankee and Snoop Dogg, released in 2005 as the second single from Yankee's album Barrio Fino en Directo.
Pedro Gerardo Torruellas Brito, better known as Playero DJ, DJ Playero, Playe, Play, is a Puerto Rican DJ who was a key figure in the dissemination of reggaeton during its formative period in the 1990s in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Con Calma Tour was a concert tour by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee. The tour name references his 2019 single "Con Calma".
"Si Supieras" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Daddy Yankee and Puerto Rican duo Wisin & Yandel, released on June 28, 2019 by El Cartel Records. The track was written by Daddy Yankee, Wisin, Yandel, Rafael Pina, Eric "Lobo" Rodríguez, Juan "Gaby Music" Rivera, Francisco "Luny" Saldaña, and Marco "Tainy" Masis, and was produced by Dominican producer Luny and Puerto Rican producer Tainy.
Urbano music or Latin urban is a transnational umbrella category including many different genres and styles. As an umbrella term it includes reggaeton, dancehall, dembow, urban champeta, funk carioca and Latin hip hop. The commercial breakthrough of this music took place in 2017. Artists in style collaborate transnationally and may originate from the United States, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela or other Spanish-speaking nations, as well as Portuguese-speaking Brazil.
Legendaddy is the seventh and final studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on March 24, 2022 by El Cartel Records, Universal Music Group and Republic Records. Published 10 years after his previous studio album, Legendaddy is Daddy Yankee's last record, as he announced that he would retire from music after the end of his farewell concert tour, La Última Vuelta, in 2023. He decided to retire while working on the album, as he felt accomplished and wanted to enjoy everything he had achieved with his career. It is his first and only album released directly under Universal, rather than its Latin division, after signing a multimillionaire global distribution deal in 2020.
"Remix" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from his seventh and final studio album, Legendaddy, both released on March 24, 2022 alongside a music video directed by Venezuelan director Daniel Durán. It was written by Daddy Yankee, Puerto Rican producers Roberto "Nekxum" Figueroa, Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado and Ángel "JBD" Barbosa and Puerto Rican rapper Pusho, and was produced by Daddy Yankee, Nekxum, OMB and JBD.
"Rumbatón" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee and the lead single from the his seventh and final studio album, Legendaddy. Described by him as "the album's flagship", the song was released on March 24, 2022, simultaneously with the record and alongside a music video directed by Dominican filmmaker Marlon Peña, which depics a newlywed couple joining a street party in Puerto Rico. It uses the chorus from the track "Báilame" (2006) by Puerto Rican duo Trébol Clan. It was written by Daddy Yankee, Dominican producer and Luny Tunes member Luny and Puerto Rican producers Eliel and Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado, while Puerto Rican rapper and lyricist Wise, producer DJ Joe and Trébol Clan members Periquito and Berto received songwriting credits for "Báilame". It was produced by Daddy Yankee and longtime collaborator Luny.
The Premios Tu Música Urbano is an award presented by television network Telemundo Puerto Rico to recognize artists who "transcended and boosted the success of Latin urban music around the world." The show is held annually at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Puerto Rico since 2019, is produced by Telemundo, Sora & Company and Mr. & Mrs. Entertainment, and is broadcast by Telemundo Puerto Rico in Latin America and by Telemundo in the United States. The awards were created in response to the lack of representation of reggaeton and Latin trap artists in the Latin Grammy Awards main categories and the absence of a separate Latin urban category at the Grammy Awards.
