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Casa del sargento (Beta Local)

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Casa del sargento, 2014, Courtesy of Artesur.

Casa del Sargento, part of the project Beta Local, is a workshop for participants of La Práctica, as well as a space with public programming. Since 2014, it’s used to present and discuss the investigations and projects initiated by the participants of La Práctica, encouraging interaction, exchange and communication. Casa del Sargento is a historical property of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

http://betalocal.org/casa-del-sargento/

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