This summer we’re partnering with Pioneer Works to present a series of two-part classes, inspired by our exhibitions, that explore how artists use diverse tools to develop ideas.



The History of Visualization (From Camera Obscura to 3-D Printing)

Led by Robyn Renee Hasty/David Sheinkopf



Thursday, July 10, at Brooklyn Museum: gallery walk-through

Tuesday, July 15, at Pioneer Works, Red Hook: hands-on workshop



During the past 500 years, technology has fundamentally changed the way we perceive, interpret, and re-create our world and ourselves. From the fifteenth-century camera obscura to the desktop 3-D printer in the twenty-first century, technology has led to a revolution in art and design.



In the first session, we’ll cover the history of these developments through demonstrations and materials at the Brooklyn Museum archive. During the second session, you’ll experiment at lab stations with lenses, optics, drawing machines, projection, camera obscura, and 3-D scanning and printing.



The class fee is $20, which includes both sessions, Museum general admission, and a ticket to the exhibition Ai Weiwei: According to What?. For tickets, register on the Pioneer Works website. Cyclists, here’s a bike map for directions between the Museum and Pioneer Works.