Meet Salvador Muñoz, Vice President, Program and Strategy
Salvador Muñoz is an artist and cultural strategist with over a decade of experience producing community-centered, impact-driven programming in New York City. Salvador first got involved with OHNY in 2014 when he helped develop the first Factory Friday weekend series while working at Pratt Center for Community Development. From 2020-2025, Salvador served as the inaugural Director of Public Programs at Poster House, the first museum in North America dedicated to the art of posters. In 2023 Salvador led the ideation and production of the first annual West Side Fest, bringing together 20+ organizations to produce a free arts & culture festival highlighting the rich cultural offerings on the West Side of Manhattan. Salvador serves on the board of directors of The Laundromat Project, an organization that advances artists and neighbors as change agents in their communities.
What excites you about joining Open House New York?
The possibility. Anything is possible when the greatest city in the world is your source material.
What’s your most memorable Open House New York experience?
Attending a 5am tour and demonstration of the new Empire Bins (not dumpsters) during the 2025 OHNY Weekend. I can’t think of a more OHNY experience than learning about innovative waste management disrupting fifty years of inertia to improve the lives of everyday New Yorkers…at 5am on a Saturday morning.
What can the Open House New York audience look forward to in the coming months?
We have a lot of exciting programs coming up to celebrate our 25th anniversary that I can’t wait to share!
If you could open up any place for OHNY, what would it be and why?
I’ve been fortunate to get to know Chinatown through supporting the post-pandemic recovery efforts of Grace Young and organizations like Welcome to Chinatown. Chinatown is emblematic of what makes our city special, and I would be thrilled to open this wonderland for OHNY’s audience.
I’m an Open House New Yorker because…
Understanding how the city functions makes us better citizens, neighbors, and community members.