Writer, musician, and educator Tyriek Rashawn White returns to his hometown for the release of his debut novel, We Are a Haunting, which traces three generations of a working-class Brooklyn family and their inherited ghosts. Set in East New York during the 1980s, the story is...
2–3:30 pm Online Visitors from the D/deaf community are invited to experience our collection in an American Sign Language (ASL) tour, led by a Deaf teaching artist. This tour is in ASL only, without voice interpretation. This month, discover the designs of Thierry Mugler, a fashion...
10:30 am–5:30 pm Brooklyn Museum Plaza Stop by our market to shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items from local artisans. This weekly event features more than twenty vendors offering artwork, jewelry, fashion, home and apothecary goods, and more. This event is free and takes place outdoors (rain...
Families impacted by dementia are invited to join us for a fun and interactive movement and music program. Musicians from Calliope Brass and teaching artists from Dances for a Variable Population partner to create a music and dance-filled afternoon for all ages. No dance or...
6–7:15 pm Online Blind individuals and those with low vision are invited to experience our collections and special exhibitions online, by tuning in for vivid, detailed verbal description tours. Each program offers an opportunity to gather online and enjoy works of art and one another’s...
Presented in partnership with ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York Imagined TouchDir. Jodee Mundy OAM, Sofya Gollan(Documentary, British Sign Language/English, Australia, 2021, 33 min)International Premiere When two deafblind women ask a theater director to help them make a show about being deaf and blind, never in...
10–11:15 am Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, 4th Floor Enjoy an interactive, stroller-friendly tour for our youngest museumgoers and their caregivers. Designed for children up to 24 months old, this baby-friendly program features touchable objects, songs, exploration...
6–8:30 pm Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, 4th Floor Join Candace Williams, a poet and interdisciplinary artist, and Indira A. Abiskaroon, Curatorial Assistant for Modern and Contemporary Art, for an intimate poetry-writing workshop in A Movement in...
Petra Kuppers’ 2022 book Eco Soma: Pain and Joy in Speculative Performance Encounters is a “poetic field guide to witnessing community performance, offering a substantive revision of arts-based methods” (Lori M. Esposito). Join Petra for a talk in which she trains a disability culture lens onto contemporary...
Honor worldwide movements for freedom and liberation while celebrating the creative collectives, partnerships, and chosen families that illuminate Brooklyn’s vibrant Asian diasporas. This program is free; registration is required and includes Museum general admission. Tickets are released on a rolling basis. Sign up for the Brooklyn Museum newsletter to be...