“Doña Fela” Museum

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After enter­ing San Juan Gate you will be met by the inter­sec­tion of two streets.  La Cale­ta de San Juan, which is the one enter­ing straight into the city and “Clara Lair” Street which leads left or right from where you stand.

You will also notice a pink colo­nial build­ing on the inter­sec­tion of Cale­ta de San Juan and Clara Lair.  This used to be the res­i­dence of the late may­or of San Juan Felisa Rincón de Gau­ti­er.  Today the build­ing hous­es a muse­um ded­i­cat­ed to our beloved “Doña Fela” (read our extend­ed cov­er­age of the Felisa Rincón De Gau­ti­er Muse­um here).

Sad­ly, pol­i­tics is very vis­cer­al in Puer­to Rico, and those that do not belong to one’s polit­i­cal par­ty are often con­sid­ered the ene­my.  But “Doña Fela” went well beyond all that.  She was a true pub­lic ser­vant and an absolute pio­neer that should be emu­lat­ed by many of today’s pub­lic figures.

Orlando Mergal buys all his photo equipment at B&H 

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2 thoughts on ““Doña Fela” Museum”

  1. La pro­pa­gan­da dicen que están abier­tos los sába­dos de 10am @ 3pm. Hoy sába­do 15 de febrero fuimos esta­ban cerrado.
    Como quieren que se haga tur­is­mo inter­no si los sitios los tienen cerrado.

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    1. Hi Tito:

      I’m sor­ry for your neg­a­tive expe­ri­ence with the Felisa Rincón de Gau­ti­er muse­um. Like so many insti­tu­tions on the Island, the muse­um is run by a non prof­it orga­ni­za­tion. And, as you know, this type of insti­tu­tion has been hit espe­cial­ly hard by Puer­to Rico’s eco­nom­ic down­fall, so maybe they’ve reduced their hours. That said, I sug­gest you call (787) 724‑7239 and talk to them direct­ly. I had a great time when I went there so don’t give up! Once again, sor­ry for the inconvenience.

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