Dr. Monxo López

Monxo López is a dedicated museum curator, urban thinker, educator, cartographer, and activist for environmental and urban justice in the South Bronx. Currently serving as the inaugural Curator of Community Histories at the Museum of the City of New York, he holds a PhD in political science from CUNY’s Graduate Center and an MA from Université Laval in Québec, Canada. Monxo is the curator or co-curator of several exhibitions at MCNY, including Byzantine Bembé: New York by Manny Vega, This Is New York, Puppets of New York, and Food in New York: Bigger Than the Plate. His work at MCNY has been noted in The New York Times, Hyperallergic, and other major publications.
Originally from Puerto Rico, Monxo now resides in Mott Haven, where he continues to engage with local communities to promote social equity and sustainability.

Website: https://www.monxolopez.net/