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Casa Aboy: 50 years defending Puerto Rican culture
An old house, converted into a historic monument, served as a cultural venue to promote the arts, when the government considered it a subversive exercise
Casa Aboy, a mansion built more than 100 years ago in Miramar, may go unnoticed among so many tall buildings on Juan Ponce de León Avenue, but it houses the historical legacy of having been the first photography gallery in Puerto Rico. More than that, it became a space to defend and celebrate Puerto Rican culture.
“Our culture is part of our homeland; it is part of our identity as people,” highlighted the president of the organization's board of directors, Carmen Aboy Miranda, in an interview with 9 Millones, on the occasion of 50 years since the organization's founding.
Under the initiative of her brother Ramón Aboy Miranda, the family home served as a cultural venue to promote the arts, at a time when the government of Carlos Romero Barceló considered it a subversive exercise. “Casa Aboy developed until it became a cultural institution due to the great need that existed,” recalled Aboy Miranda.
Among the institution's achievements, it served as headquarters for dozens of artistic and cultural organizations, among them the Association of Graphic Journalists; it promoted artists who later made a career in culture and achieved national fame; it promoted artists who later made a career in culture and achieved national fame; and it served as a meeting place to defend historic buildings that were intended to be destroyed, listed Aboy Miranda.
This article was made as part of a collaboration with Casa Aboy. On May 31, 2025, 9 Millones will celebrate its fifth anniversary in this historic home. Join us to celebrate! Sign up at 9millones.com/celebra-5.
