Taller Puertorriqueño,
Inc. was established in 1974 as a community based cultural education
organization. Taller's primary purpose is to preserve, develop and
promote Puerto Rican artistic and cultural traditions, as well as
to support a better understanding of other Latin American cultures
and our common heritage. Taller is situated in the largest Puerto
Rican neighborhood of Philadelphia, the North-Kensington area.
Taller serves as a unique cultural educational resource to its community
as well as to the City of Philadelphia in general. Taller Puertorriqueño
occupies two buildings, the Educational Center and the Bookstore
& Gallery Center, which are located within a block of each other.
The Educational Center houses the Cultural Awareness Program (CAP),
the Robert P. Hernandez Theater; utilized for such community events
as performances, meetings and other cultural activities, and the
Youth Artist Program (YAP). The Bookstore & Gallery Center houses
the Julia de Burgos Bookstore, The José Campeche-Francisco Oller
Gallery, and the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Archives and Museum collection. |
