Editing San Juan, Puerto Rico (section)

== Arts and culture ==
{{See also|List of notable residents of San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
[[File:Centro de Bellas Artes Luis Ferre.jpg|thumb|[[Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center]] in [[Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico|Santurce]]]]
As the capital and most populous municipality of Puerto Rico, San Juan is a culturally vibrant city influenced by the heterogenous origins of Puerto Rican culture. The city is the birthplace of artists and musicians who have significantly influenced the arts, design, literature, music and pop culture of Puerto Rico. During the 20th century, the musical aspect of the city was influenced by performers including [[West Indian Americans|Afro-Caribbean]] dancer and choreographer [[Sylvia del Villard]] and [[José Enrique Pedreira]] who became a composer of Puerto Rican [[Music of Puerto Rico#Danza|''Danzas'']]. International musicians such as opera singer [[Justino Díaz]] and [[Grammy Award]] winners [[Daddy Yankee|Ramón Ayala]] (Daddy Yankee) and [[Ricky Martin]] were born in the city. Other notable residents include writers [[Giannina Braschi]] and [[Tomás Blanco (writer)|Tomas Blanco]], award-winning actors [[Raul Julia]] and [[Benicio del Toro]], and comedian [[José Miguel Agrelot]]. Teacher [[Rafael Cordero (educator)|Rafael Cordero]] (1790–1868), was influential in the development of Puerto Rican education and began the process of beatification in 2013, if accepted as a saint he will become only the second black saint from the Americas.<ref>{{cite news |title=Puerto Rico layman could become second black saint from Americas |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/28624/puerto-rico-layman-could-become-second-black-saint-from-americas |access-date=14 April 2024 |agency=Catholic News Agency}}</ref>

=== Entertainment and performing arts ===
[[File:San Sebastian Parade Dancers 2013 (8418487044).jpg|thumb|[[San Sebastián Street Festival]]]]
San Juan is host to numerous annual festivals and celebrations. While the official [[patronal festival]] of the city is the summertime [[Saint John's Eve|Feast of Saint John]] (''Fiestas de San Juan''), the most famous event is the [[San Sebastián Street Festival]] (''Fiestas de la Calle de San Sebastián''), celebrated yearly during the third weekend of January in Old San Juan. The event, originally a community festival coinciding with the feast day of [[Saint Sebastian]], has become an important part of Puerto Rican popular culture, being unofficially considered to mark the end of the [[Christmas and holiday season]] in the island. It is now one of the most popular and largest festivals in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, drawing around 200,000 visitors each year. Other annual festivals and events in San Juan include the Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest in March, the [[Casals Festival|Casals Festivals]] in April, Puerto Rico Comic Con in May, San Juan [[Fashion week|Fashion Week]] in September, Puerto Rican Music Festival (''Festival de la Música Puertorriqueña'') in November, the city-wide events and activities of Christmas in San Juan (''Navidad en San Juan'') in December, and the New Year's Eve celebrations in [[Distrito T-Mobile]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival |url=https://www.puertoricotravel.guide/blog/puerto-rico-heineken-jazz-festival/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=PuertoRico Travel Guide |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CASALS FESTIVAL — Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico |url=https://www.ospr.pr.gov/casalsfestival |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico |language=es-PR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=#PRCOMICCON2024 |url=https://www.prcomiccon.com/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=#PRCOMICCON2024 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Andrea |date=2025-01-01 |title=Todos los festivales en Puerto Rico para disfrutar este 2025 |url=https://www.plateapr.com/festivales-puerto-rico/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=PlateaPR |language=es}}</ref>

The [[Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center]] (Spanish: ''Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré'') hosts some of the most important musical and artistic events in Puerto Rico. It is home to the [[Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra]] (PRSO) and hosts the [[Casals Festival]], the most important classical music festival in the Caribbean. The venue also hosts theater and musical performances such as [[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]], which it hosted in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Chris|title='Hamilton' opens in Puerto Rico with emotional performance by Lin-Manuel Miranda: 'I just love this island so much'|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-hamilton-puerto-rico-0113-story.html|access-date=2021-09-23|website=chicagotribune.com|date=January 12, 2019 }}</ref>  The Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is a public music conservatory that hosts Puerto Rican and international students has a longstanding relationship with the classical music movement in the island. The {{Lang|es|[[Ateneo Puertorriqueño]]|italic=no}} and the theater of the [[University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus|University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras]] also host important music events.

=== Museums and visual arts ===
[[File:Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico en Santurce, San Juan.jpg|thumb|[[Museum of Art of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico Museum of Art]]]]

The city is also the home of contemporary and classic art museums. The [[Museum of Art of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico Museum of Art]] hosts the largest collection of art in Puerto Rico, housing over 1,100 permanent art pieces and displaying temporary exhibitions containing artwork from various locations through Latin America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapr.org/La%20Colecci%c3%b3n.aspx |title=Colección Permanente |language=es |publisher=Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico |access-date=2007-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430001929/http://www.mapr.org/La%20Colecci%C3%B3n.aspx |archive-date=April 30, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art]], located in Santurce, specializes in contemporary artwork from Latin America and the Caribbean. The paintings displayed in the permanent exhibition are either acquired by the museum's administrative personnel or donated by artists and collectors. They are judged by a panel of painters, art critics, and scholars before being displayed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museocontemporaneopr.org/coleccionpermanente.htm|title=Colección Parmanente|publisher=Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico|language=es|year=2004|access-date=2007-06-11|archive-date=June 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623125417/http://www.museocontemporaneopr.org/coleccionpermanente.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other museums such as the [[Pablo Casals Museum]], the San Juan Book Museum, the [[Museo de las Américas|Museum of the Americas]], and the [[Galería Nacional|National Gallery]] display historic items and artwork alongside contemporary art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museolasamericas.org/|title=Orígenes, historia y misión del Museo|language=es|publisher=Museo las Americas|year=2007|access-date=2007-06-11|archive-date=March 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307154106/http://museolasamericas.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icp.gobierno.pr/myp/museos/m9.htm |publisher=Instituto de Cultura Puertoriqueña |title=Galería Nacional, Viejo San Juan |year=2003 |access-date=2007-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618101848/http://www.icp.gobierno.pr/myp/museos/m9.htm |archive-date=June 18, 2007 }}</ref> Miscellaneous museums such as the Children's Museum, the [[Museo de Vida Silvestre|San Juan Wildlife Museum]], and the [[Bacardi]] Distillery (also known as the "Rum Cathedral") in nearby [[Cataño]] appeal to different audiences through interactive exhibitions.<ref>{{cite web
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The [[Casa Dra. Concha Melendez Ramirez]] in Santurce is a [[National Historic Landmark]] and museum and research center that showcases the life and work of [[Concha Meléndez|one of the most important figures]] in the literary culture of Puerto Rico.<ref name="nhl">{{cite web |title=NHL nomination for Casa Dra. Concha Melendez Ramirez |url=http://www.nps.gov/nhl/news/LC/fall2012/MelendezRamirez.pdf |accessdate=2015-11-11 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> [[Old San Juan]] is also home to important art museums, such as the [[Galería Nacional|Puerto Rico National Gallery]], and numerous private art galleries.