Kick off the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th anniversary celebration with Birthday Bash. This full weekend of programming highlights the best of the borough and marks two centuries of championing Brooklyn’s artistic communities. Bring the family for music and karaoke, dance and poetry, gallery tours and art-making, piñatas, and so much more. 

This program is free; registration is required and includes Museum general admission. Tickets will be released on a rolling basis starting September 20 for Members and September 23 for the public. Sign up for the Brooklyn Museum newsletter to be notified of the next release. 

Materials are provided for all art-making activities; first come, first served.

For visitors with disabilities or accessibility needs, including ASL interpretation, email us at access@brooklynmuseum.org.

Schedule

11 am–4 pm Art and Slime: Sloomoo Institute
The Norm, 1st Floor 
Meet Sloomoo—a magical being made of slime—and dive into slimy and satisfying play, crafts, and joy with our friends from Sloomoo Institute.

11 am–4:30 pm Shop: Brooklyn Charm Bar 
Shop, 1st Floor 
Create your own charm necklace or bracelet to purchase, adding as many Brooklyn-inspired charms as you choose!

11 am–5 pm Explore the Collection
Throughout the Museum
Enhance your journey through the galleries with our digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, a free arts and culture app. Track down Brooklyn Icons, our most exceptional artworks, on a scavenger hunt, and dive deeper with exclusive audio content.

11 am–6 pm Curator Pop-Up Talks
Throughout the Museum 
Learn about selected artworks in the galleries during 10-minute talks by our expert curators and conservators.

• 11 am–12 pm Ancient Egyptian Art, 3rd Floor
• 12–1 pm Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art, 5th Floor
• 1–2 pm Building tour with Kevin Stayton (meet on the plaza steps)
• 3–4 pm Arts of the Americas and Indigenous Art, 5th Floor
• 5–6 pm Liza Lou: Trailer, 1st Floor

11:30 am–12:30 pm and 2–3 pm Storytime Pop-Up: Brooklyn Public Library
Shop, 1st Floor
Read stories, sing songs, and make crafts with our friends from Brooklyn Public Library.

11:30 am–5 pm Drop-In Printmaking: Shoestring Press
Education Studios, 1st Floor
Join Crown Heights–based printmaking studio Shoestring Press to make your own tote.

11:30 am–5 pm Drop-In Art-Making: Cardboard City
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor 
Drop in and add your creations to a collectively built cardboard city. 

12–5 pm Art-Making: Museum on Wheels 
Plaza, 1st Floor 
Check out our mobile museum within an Airstream trailer and start the day with art-making activities.

12–5 pm Brooklyn Pop-Up Market
Plaza, 1st Floor
Shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items highlighting artists and vendors from across Brooklyn, featuring artwork, jewelry, fashion, and home and apothecary goods.

12–5 pm Oral Histories Archive: WNYC
Pavilion, 1st Floor
Document your story and become part of WNYC’s ever-growing Oral Histories Archive.

12–5 pm Film: Brooklyn Artists Movie Marathon
Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Settle in for a collection of short films by Brooklyn filmmakers who submitted their work to The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition open call. 

• 12–1:15 pm Alláfuera (or otherwise the United States) (Mónica Félix, 18 min.); Passages II (Maya Jeffereis, 11 min.); Objects of Heartbreak (Grace Kim, 9 min.); Fugue (Ali Newhard and Laine Rettmer, 11 min.); Las Nogas (Catya Plate, 20 min.) 
• 1:30–2:30 pm Brincando el Charco: Portrait of a Puerto Rican (Frances Negrón-Muntaner, 55 min.), selected by Mónica Félix
• 3–4:45 pm An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (Terence Nance, 95 min.), selected by Grace Kim

12–5 pm Voter Registration Drive
Pavilion, 1st Floor
Sign up to vote! HeadCount, a nonpartisan voting advocacy nonprofit, hosts a voter registration drive ahead of the general election.

1–2 pm Music: The Band Books
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor 
Bring the family as the Band Books plays musical interpretations of beloved children’s books.

2–3 pm Open House: Libraries and Archives
Libraries and Archives, 2nd Floor 
Explore the Brooklyn Museum’s past through historical and archival materials with staff of the Libraries and Archives.

2:30–4:30 pm Music: Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra with Niles Luther
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
Hear members of the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra present a selection of music celebrating Brooklyn. Presented in conjunction with cellist Niles Luther, the Museum’s composer in residence.