Puerto Rico's museums offer a varied selection of exhibitions that capture the Island's essence and heritage, from retrospectives of Puerto Rican artists to contemporary explorations of the Caribbean.
You can browse the guide sorted by admission type (free, paid and special events) to discover all the cultural programming available this month.
If you want to explore other cultural spaces, see this list of museums around the island and our Directory.
🎨 Free exhibitions
🖼️ Hermano de las Flores: naturaleza y afectos en la obra de Jun Martínez: The Sala Francisco Oller at the Museo de San Juan is home to the exhibition "Hermano de las flores: naturaleza y afectos en la obra de Jun Martínez." The show focuses on painter Jun Martínez's relationship with nature through oil works he made in the years following Hurricane María in 2017.
Admission: Free Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
🎨 Puerto Rican crafts
🧵 Permanent exhibition: Moca has earned the title of Capital del Mundillo, home to both the Museo del Mundillo and the Monumento a la Tejedora, and has held more than 42 festivals dedicated to this traditional art.
The museum, which this year marks twenty-one years of dedication to preserving the mundillo, occupies the town's former public health unit. As a living testament to Puerto Rican cultural heritage, the institution invites visitors to discover and appreciate the ancestral techniques of this delicate lacework, passed down from generation to generation on the Island.
🎟️ Museum admission only
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🖼️ Antonio, estética exuberante 1962-1987: This exhibition is a tribute to Puerto Rican artist Antonio López (1943-1987), a key figure in global fashion illustration for his unique synthesis of Art Nouveau, Pop Art, surrealism and visual energy.
The show brings together sketches, photographs, outfits, books and magazines that reveal three places that shaped his life and art. The exhibition is organized thematically and highlights his impact on Puerto Rican art.
🖼️ Art Workshops: The MAPR will offer 8-session workshops in different artistic media, Tuesday through Saturday, during October, November and December. Some include printmaking, painting, figure drawing, ceramics, tile mosaic, computer music production (beat making), watercolor, photography, taller bor boro, cross-stitch, embroidery and Canva from mobile. For reservations and costs, call 787-977-6277.
Admission: $15 – General admission, $12 – Residents with ID, $5 – Children 5+, students and seniors 65+ Hours: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
🖼️ Puerto Rico Plural: A dialogue between generations and eras that celebrates the many faces of Puerto Rican identity from the 18th century to today. The show brings together pieces from public and private collections, as well as commissioned works, offering an expansive view of our cultural, historical and demographic richness, while highlighting artists as witnesses and narrators of their time.
Date: Through Feb. 1, 2026
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🖼️ Book presentation: Pioneras del siglo XIX en las Artes y la Educación: Puerto Rico y España
Learn about the legacy of pioneering women in cultural management, the arts and education on the Island and Spain. The book, edited by researcher and scholar Yamila Azize Vargas, will be presented by Dr. Mercedes Trelles, director of the Art History Program at the Universidad de Puerto Rico in Río Piedras.
There will also be a musical presentation by soprano Mimi Casiano accompanied by pianist Tatiana Vélez. The event will have a sign language interpreter and is free of charge. To reserve your spot, call 787-903-8428 or 787-269-4433.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
Admission: Free Hours: Friday to Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
🖼️ A través del PAPEL: arte y pensamiento comunitario de Puerto Rico 1950 – 1999: A look at Puerto Rican art and community vision in the second half of the 20th century. The exhibition foregrounds "La estampa puertorriqueña," the inaugural printmaking portfolio of the Centro de Arte Puertorriqueño (CAP), led by figures of the Generación del 50: Félix Rodríguez Báez, Lorenzo Homar, Rafael Tufiño and José Antonio Torres Martinó.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
🖼️ Así Suena Maelo: The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico (MAC) and the Fundación Ismael Rivera commemorate the life and work of the Sonero Mayor with a celebration featuring activities, food, dancing and live music. The event takes place Saturday, Oct. 11, from 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. The Saturday event is free.
Admission: $8 – General museum admission, $6 – Residents with ID, $3 – Students and young people ages 5 to 17 Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
🖼️ Mar Adentro: Featuring works by Caribbean artists and their diasporas, the exhibition presents the sea and rivers as pathways of ancestral memory, raw material, and territory for ecological reflection and struggle, transforming water into symbol, substance and strategy for reclaiming places of power. The exhibition will be on view through Oct. 12, 2025.
👪 Special activities
🖼️ Taller Arte Mosaico: Learn the art of mosaic and become part of Aguadilla's cultural and artistic history by joining the community and historical initiative of Transporte Colectivo TrAMO. The event will be held Oct. 11 and 18, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Admission: Free
🖼️ Gráfica Vital: The permanent exhibition at the Museo de la Universidad de Puerto Rico in Río Piedras presents some 90 works by 73 Puerto Rican artists from the 1950s onward. The exhibition is divided into 10 themes, ranging from landscape and word-and-image to dualities of being, intimate figurations and abstractions.
Admission: Free
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