Name: Opening View: ‘Alfarero del Barrio’
Start: 2026-05-20T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-20T18:30:00-04:00
Location: Madison Square Park

Opening View: ‘Alfarero del Barrio’

Madison Square Park Conservancy is the nonprofit entrusted by the City of New York to operate Madison Square Park, a 6.2-acre public space in the heart of Manhattan. Our mission is to conserve, maintain, and program this ever-evolving historic green space, including raising 100% of the park’s operating budget. Our dedicated team takes great pride in caring for and shaping an urban oasis for all to enjoy.Anchoring a diverse and vibrant live-work community, Madison Square Park is both an intimate neighborhood park and an international destination for 60,000 daily visitors. A public space since 1686, the park has been a gathering place for people from all walks of life for centuries. Today, it is also a public garden, urban forest, wildlife habitat, public art exhibition space, a haven for children and pets to play, and one of New York City’s most transcendent and welcoming places.

Madison Square Park Conservancy

We’re thrilled to open Roberto Lugo’s Alfarero del Barrio at Madison Square Park.

Madison Square Park

On view through December 6, 2026, Lugo will present two sculptures made from hand-painted milled foam, a twenty-foot-high urn recalling traditional ceramics and a fifteen-foot-high fire hydrant, in honor of the urban environment. The urn includes an archway that visitors may walk through to engage with the work, which celebrates Puerto Rican culture and features paintings of the artist’s parents, Gilberto and Maribel, and, among others, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Roberto Clemente and more. In addition to the two sculptures, Lugo will create a series of hand-painted tire planters that will house native Puerto Rican plants, and domino tables that visitors can use for play.The event will feature remarks by the MSPC team and a live musical performance.Free and open to the public, no tickets are required. Sign up using the registration link to receive event updates.

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