September 2021
Met Escapes
Free
For individuals living with dementia, together with their family members or care partners. Take a break from the everyday with online explorations of works of art from The Met collection. Free; reservations are required and space is limited. Contact 212-650-2010 or access@metmuseum.org to register and receive instructions for…
Find out more »CaringKind’s Creative Explorations at Home – On Growing Mindfulness
Free
Join horticultural therapist, Fred Ellman, to explore and discover plants and the practice of mindfulness through meditative practices and storytelling. Build a tabletop mindfulness garden, explore texture, color, and sound through finger walks in your miniature garden. Each session will include poetry, storytelling and music.…
Find out more »Met Signs Tour—Modern and Contemporary Art
Free
Emmanuel von Schack Explore works of art from the The Met’s modern and contemporary art galleries. Presented in American Sign Language. Note: This program is prerecorded. Watch on Facebook or YouTube. Note: No login required. For updates on upcoming programs, connect with us on Facebook or contact us at access@metmuseum.org.
Find out more »Brooklyn Talks: SENSATION with Arnold Lehman and Darren Walker
$16
Join Arnold Lehman, former director of the Brooklyn Museum, and Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, for a timely conversation about Lehman’s long-awaited book Sensation: The Madonna, the Mayor, the Media, and the First Amendment (2021). The book presents Lehman’s personal account of the controversy, which…
Find out more »Seeing Through Drawing
Free
For adults who are blind or partially sighted. Get inspired by the Museum's collection and learn drawing techniques through virtual workshops that include experimentation with materials, verbal description, and creative responses to works of art. This event takes place monthly on one Friday afternoon and…
Find out more »Seeing Through Drawing
Free
For adults who are blind or partially sighted. Get inspired by the Museum's collection and learn drawing techniques through virtual workshops that include experimentation with materials, verbal description, and creative responses to works of art. This event takes place monthly on one Friday afternoon and…
Find out more »Intrepid Early Morning Openings: A Day in the Life…
Free
Come and begin your day with the Intrepid Museum! Explore historic spaces and learn how sailors, worked and relaxed on Intrepid, all before the Museum opens to the public. The Intrepid Museum opens its doors early for children with autism and their families. Families can…
Find out more »New York City Ballet Virtual Access Workshop for Children with Disabilities
Free
Join the artists of New York City Ballet for a series of movement workshops designed especially for children with disabilities, livestreamed on Zoom. Each 45-minute movement workshop will be co-led by a pair of NYCB dancers and will include a warm-up and choreography inspired by…
Find out more »Seeing Through Drawing
Free
For adults who are blind or partially sighted. Get inspired by the Museum's collection and learn drawing techniques through virtual workshops that include experimentation with materials, verbal description, and creative responses to works of art. This event takes place monthly on one Friday afternoon and…
Find out more »Fifteenth Annual Brooklyn Children’s Book Fair (9/26)
Free
Sunday, September 26, 2021 (rain date: Sunday, October 3), 11 am–4 pm Plaza on Eastern Parkway The annual Brooklyn Children's Book Fair has returned! Bring your family and join us outdoors on the plaza to meet thirty of your favorite Brooklyn authors and illustrators as…
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