Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Ernesto Lecuona’s passing, pianist, composer, and educator Mariel Mayz caps our Fall Season with an eclectic repertoire of Lecuona pieces alongside works by other artists, including herself, who have been influenced by Cuba’s musical giant. This recital will be followed by a wine and cheese reception. The National […]

The CCCNY is proud to join the statewide celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with a concert by two-time Grammy nominee El B, a founding member of the legendary Cuban rap duo, Los Aldeanos, and now, as a solo artist, one of the undeniable leaders of the Latin hip-hop movement. The concert will take […]

Our 2023 summer film festival delves into the Cuban immigration experience, offering a multi-focus exposé of the different waves of Cubans leaving the Island in the last six decades: from the children’s exodus in the early sixties, to the Mariel boat crisis of 1980, to their present-day plight as undocumented immigrants. The series will profile […]

World renowned curator Gerardo Mosquera joins forces with art critic Francine Birbragher-Rozencwaig to discuss her groundbreaking book Essays on 20th Century Latin American Art. The book provides a broad synthesis of the subject through short chapters illustrated with reproductions of iconic works by artists who have made significant contributions to art and society. The publication […]

A presentation on the 1918 Spanish flu by Dr. Federico Justiniani. The conference will describe the origin of the 1918 influenza pandemic at the end of World War I, with special attention on its effects in Cuba, including mortality rates and the measures taken by the so-called hygienists to prevent the dissemination of the disease, […]

The New York City book launch of Cuando salí de Cuba: Los niños de Madrid, by Remberto and María Luisa Pérez, detailing a virtually unrecorded event in the early years of the Cuban Revolution. Although much has been written of the Pedro Pan children’s exodus (1961-1962), when more than 14,000 minors left for the United […]

A groundbreaking lecture by historian Raquel Vinat de la Mata on the women’s movement leading to the First National Congress of Cuban Women, held at Havana’s Teatro Nacional from April 1 to 7, 1923, the first of its kind in Latin America. Its celebration was preceded by the founding in 1918 of the Club Femenino […]

“And the Word Becomes Flesh: Transthinking José Martí’s Versos libres” is a special presentation by the distinguished Martí scholar Ryan Spangler, in commemoration of the 128th anniversary of José Martí‘s death. In the prologue written for his translation of Victor Hugo’s Mes fils published in March of 1875, José Martí wrote, “To translate is to […]

For nearly 15 years —from 1881 to 1895— José Martí, the great revolutionary, author, poet, journalist, thinker, and founder of the Cuban nation, lived and worked in New York City. While in New York, Martí made important literary and political contributions to Cuban independence and to the emerging Latin American nations. This will be the […]

The Cuban Cultural Center of New York presents a unique concert honoring Puerto Rico’s greatest composers, including legendary masters Rafael Hernández, Pedro Flores, and Don Felo (Felipe Rosario Goyco), among  many others whose songs have traveled the world and inspired artists across the Spanish-speaking world. Headlining the concert, aptly titled Cuba Sings to Puerto Rico, […]

By popular demand, the CCCNY is proud to sponsor its first domino tournament for its members and friends, including a complimentary overview of the history of the game on the Island and the origins el doble-nueve, unique to Cuba. El dominó, considered Cuba’s second national pastime, continues to be played by Cubans wherever they settle, […]

Journalist Alberto Muller‘s in-depth interview with Martí scholar Emilio J. Sánchez on the most relevant of the more than 50 biographies that have been published on José Martí, some virtually unknown. The conversation was recently filmed at PBS public television station WLRN as part of host Muller’s regular programming on Cuba and its history. The […]