Gonzalo Casals

Director of Education and Public Programs El Museo del Barrio

  • New York City NY

Nonprofit and Arts Administrator, Cultural Organizer, Civic Engager, Radical Collaborator.

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Biography

For the last decade, Gonzalo Casals, an aspiring neighborhoodist, has been exploring cultural production as a vehicle to foster empowerment, social capital, civic participation and community development.

Through his work at El Museo del Barrio, and now at Friends of The High Line and The Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts New York (NOCD-NY), he joins the leadership of a generation of cultural workers that are redefining the role of cultural organizations and their relationship with communities, neighborhoods and cities. Casals experience ranges from innovative programming design, authentic engagement strategies and progressive cultural policy.

Industry Expertise

Non-Profit/Charitable
Museums and Institutions
Education/Learning

Areas of Expertise

Minority Access and Representation in Museums
Role of Museums in the 21st Century
Radical and Sustainable Collaborations With Unlikely Partners

Education

Universidad de Belgrano

Masters in Architecture and Design

Theory and History of Architecture

1998

City College of New York, City University of New York

Masters in Art History and Museums Studies

Museum Studies Art History

2006

CORO New York

Immigrant Civic Leadership Program

CIvic Engagement in Immigrant Communities

2011

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Affiliations

  • El Museo del Barrio
  • Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts New York
  • Friends of The High Line

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Host/MC
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$0 to $500*Will consider certain engagements for no fee