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The Purple Wall was the first wall to be painted in Delgado's home. It constantly gets complements for its color and presence. For this she wanted it to be the center, the place for the eye to gravitate. It's filled with new and old, a tchotchke of memories. Notice anything unique?

Here you will also find Puerto Rican trinkets at the Tola's Room Culture Museum gift shop.

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A time to wine and dine Nuyorican Style. Las Tias will give you an experience you won't forget! Taste delicious PR flavors from some of the best Puerto Rican chefs around while listening to music of the culture.

This curation is a nostalgic homage to the many "casitas" Delgado would encounter on her walks home from her job at the NYPL through El Barrio.

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What people, places, and or things come to mind when you think about your lineage?

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Homage to the ancestors. Start at Daddy's corner and end in reflection. Sit, pray, stare...do what you feel.

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A seat fit for royalty. One of the Delgado's favorite places to reflect! Look around, see what you find, and leave your mark...

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Who is Christina Delgado? How did she evolve? Here you will find an array of items from her life mainly from middle school through to adulthood. Read notes, open cards, attempt the "Bag of Bags"...

You'll be quizzed later, so pay attention. xoxo

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Ancestors. Lineage. Dates of importance. See pictures of ancestors, read through some of their important documents, while making deeper connections through the chronology of Puerto Ricans and their migration to New York City.

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Community and advocacy is integral to the work of Tola's Room. What did you learn about Puerto Rican advocates and the fight Puerto Rico continues to endure? How has Christina used her voice and ability to empower communities within Baltimore City?

Please be sure to share some of your thoughts & questions.

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Relics of My Father is an evolving photography & culture project Christina Delgado uses as a form of art therapy after losing her father suddenly in 2013. Having to sort through all the “relics” he left behind was like opening a time capsule, memories of the past flooding through her mind. She learned so much about him and she also learned much about herself.

Her father was Puerto Rican. Her mother is Puerto Rican, Dutch, and Italian. Though Spanish was her parents first language, for some reason the language didn’t stick for her and so she wasn’t fluent.  Being “1/4 white” as she would put it, made her different from the rest of her family and cultural community. She was often reminded and sometimes ridiculed for her differences. She later realized this made her feel like she wasn’t Puerto Rican enough. However, it was in this experience of uprooting memories past that Delgado unveiled the parallels she shares with her father and the intrinsic values she has always possessed. Her father's death in essence gave Christina life, allowing her confidence, pride, and a renewed perspective into her own cultural experience, her lineage, and what being a Puerto Rican from NYC really means.

This project is Delgado's attempt to share the wealth of her culture and life experience, along with the connections she's made throughout this therapeutic process, by submerging the viewer through all the senses. During this experience, you are encouraged to eat, listen, touch, investigate, participate, and look deeper.  What connections can you make? What patterns do you notice?  Colors, numbers, people? Does this experience bring up memories and relatable connections for you? The viewer is encouraged to share their thoughts and feelings along the way!

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Is it the colors, the façade of emotions, or what was popular at the time?  What do clowns mean to you? What did clowns mean to them?

Are you laughing? Are you crying?

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Based on 2010 Census Data, Puerto Ricans are the 4th largest Latinx population in Baltimore but have little to no representation. Tola's Room wants to provide a cultural hub of Puerto Rican food, music, stories, and artifacts. We want to help uplift the pride of Puerto Rican people, especially those within Baltimore City.  If you know of anyone that would like to share their story with us, please have them fill out this google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlCpC4sQxa7REKq5PnkhE7e8asSnhnbGrtwn5_Ag59dH7Abg/viewform?usp=sf_linkhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlCpC4sQxa7REKq5PnkhE7e8asSnhnbGrtwn5_Ag59dH7Abg/viewform?usp=sf_link

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The Matriarch. Evelyn Delgado. 132 Smith Street was where it ALL WENT DOWN! Where everyone would go to eat, drink, laugh, cry, sleep, party...

This curation is nostalgic of Titi Evelyn's' kitchen table. Like most NYC apartments space was very limited, but we always made the best of it. The kitchen and living room were the main celebrations spaces.

Read how Christina describes her Titi Evelyn and the place she and most knew as home.  Can you guess what Titi's favorite color is?

Have fun just like the Delgado's did.  Dance to music, wear some red swag and capture una photo en la mesa roja.