Fundación Nacional Para la Cultura Popular/The National Foundation for Popular Culture — Attraction in San Juan

🇵🇷 The following is from the Foundation’s website (I’ve translated it into English):

“The National Foundation for Popular Culture is a non-profit organization duly incorporated on the 1st. August 1996 in the Department of State of Puerto Rico, with state and federal 501 (c) 3 registration. The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture acts as a custodian agency, according to Puerto Rico corporation law.

The purpose of the National Foundation for Popular Culture is to advance the development of Puerto Rican popular culture through the study, promotion, and sponsorship of events of cultural interest and the artists who exhibit them.

Our objective is the organization, research, study, archive, publication, cataloging, dissemination, competition, conservation, production, promotion, exhibition, exchange and dissemination of knowledge about the popular, classical and folk culture of Puerto Rico and the world.

Our archives hold extensive collections of records in all their formats, radio recordings, interviews, photos, negatives, videos in various formats, advertising propaganda, magazines, works of art, paintings and other collectibles.

In accordance with our objectives, the organization stimulates and fosters knowledge of popular culture, serving as a research resource and source of information for artists, musicians, students, teachers, communicators of all branches (including journalists, publicists, and public relations), scriptwriters and/or screenwriters, show producers, historians, promoters, as well as government and educational organizations.”

🎶 This is a very valuable place, email them (in Spanish or English) and ask about any live performances they may be hosting for you to attend.)

Their website was very helpful to me as I was doing research on Mr. Pablo Elvira, the first Puerto Rican born baritone to sing (repeatedly) with the Metropolitan Opera...I learned about his famous Uncle Raphael Elvira, here. Fun Fact: Sr. Raphael Elvira was a “Big Band” leader who got one of his first big breaks as the head of the Disney “Mickey Mouse Band”. No wonder Viejo San Juan can often feel like the best of Disney, I believe they drew a lot of inspiration from thisclose beautiful...

Nice looking building love the stain glass artworks on its windows its right by the famous umbrella street in the old san juan and right up the road there's the pigeons park where you get to feed them and they walk on you and fly up to your hands to eat really nice kids might get a bit scare when the pigeons come to eat they will be ok just keep am eye on them so the wont be too scared there's an overwhelming...

I absolutely love this place. The best for cultural and music events. The director is one of the foremost experts in Puerto Rican popular culture and music! Their performances are a great experience, and the location is second to none in old San Juan, located in the same block as La Fortaleza (the governor's...