Brooklyn Museum: Calendar: Talks

<p>Kehinde Wiley: Barack Obama</p> — Kehinde Wiley (American, born 1977). *Barack Obama*, 2018. Oil on canvas, 84¹/₁₈ × 57⁷/₈ × 1 1/4 in. (213.7 × 147 × 3.2 cm). National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to the following lead donors for their support of the Obama portraits: Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, Judith Kern and Kent Whealy, and Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia. © 2018 Kehinde Wiley. (Photo: Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery)

Art History Happy Hour: The Obama Portraits Tour SOLD OUT

Thursday, October 21, 2021
6–7:30 and 8–9:30 pm

The Norm Restaurant and Bar, 1st Floor

Treat yourself to curator talks and wine pairings inspired by our collections and special exhibitions, hosted by Marquis Williams of Highly Recommended.

Kehinde Wiley (American, born 1977). *Barack Obama*, 2018. Oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to the following lead donors for their support of the Obama portraits: Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, Judith Kern and Kent Whealy, and Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia. © 2018 Kehinde Wiley. (Photo: Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery)

Art and Empathy

Friday, October 22, 2021
7–9 pm

Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor

Join art therapist Sarah Pousty and museum educator Dalila Scruggs as we make space for self-care, conversation, and connection.

Marquis Williams. (Photo: Courtesy of Marquis Williams)

Art History Happy Hour SOLD OUT

Thursday, November 4, 2021
6–7:30 and 8–9:30 pm

Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

Treat yourself to curator talks and wine pairings inspired by our collections and special exhibitions, hosted by Marquis Williams of Highly Recommended.

Participants talk with one another in the galleries, 2018. (Photo: Jonathan Dorado)

We Speak Art

Thursday, November 4, 2021
6–7 pm

Online

English language learners are invited to join an informal discussion inspired by a work of art.

A student works on an altered book, 2021. (Photo: Caryn Davis)

Earth Love: Climate Change, Literacy, and the Immigrant Experience

Saturday, November 6, 2021
2–4 pm

Arts of the Americas Galleries, 5th Floor

English-language students from the CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP) at Queensborough Community College offer special pop-up talks and demonstrate their altered books in Climate In Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas.

Hablemos de Arte

Thursday, November 11, 2021
6:30–7:30 pm

Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor

Join us for an informal conversation in Spanish, inspired by a work of art, and practice your language skills with other participants.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). *The Last Supper (Detail)*, 1986. Screenprint and colored graphic art paper collage on HMP paper, 31⁵/₈ × 23³/₄ in. (80.3 × 60.3 cm). The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., 1998.1.2125. © 2021 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Curator Talk: Andy Warhol: Revelation

Thursday, November 18, 2021
7–9 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Explore how faith, life and death, power, and desire show up in Andy Warhol’s iconic Pop art with José Carlos Diaz and Carmen Hermo, the curators of our latest exhibition, Andy Warhol: Revelation.