Art History Happy Hour: Giants
Thursday, March 21, 2024 7–9 pm
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion and Lobby, 1st Floor
Our season of Art History Happy Hour continues with an evening of lighthearted and informative lectures celebrating Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys.
Brooklyn Talks: Miss Major—Canceled
Thursday, April 4, 2024 7–9 pm
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
This program has been canceled. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy—a Stonewall Riots leader, transgender activist, and former sex worker—reads from her memoir, Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary.
Art History Happy Hour: 100 Famous Views of Edo
Thursday, April 11, 2024 7–9 pm
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion and Lobby, 1st Floor
Our season of Art History Happy Hour continues with an evening of lighthearted and informative lectures celebrating Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo (feat. Takashi Murakami).
Curator Talk: Collecting Ceramic and Stone
Saturday, April 13, 2024 2–4 pm
Arts of Asia and the Islamic World, 2nd Floor
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the process of exhibiting, honoring, and preserving historical art at the Brooklyn Museum.
Collective Rage for Collective Liberation: Rachel Cargle, Céline Semaan, and Jenn Tardif
Saturday, April 20, 2024 2–4 pm
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
This Earth Day, learn about channeling climate rage into collective action in a conversation among Rachel Cargle, Céline Semaan, and Jenn Tardif.
Pop-Up Talks: Art, Literacy, and Our Changing Communities
Saturday, May 4, 2024 12–1:30 pm
Schapiro Wing and American Art Galleries, 5th Floor
Listen in as adult ESOL students share reflections on art and change in their communities, presenting their own artworks inspired by those on view in the galleries.
Brooklyn Reads: National Book Foundation Celebrates 5 Under 35
Thursday, May 9, 2024 7–8:30 pm
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Get to know the winners of this year’s 5 Under 35 prize—honoring young, debut fiction writers—with the National Book Foundation.
Pop-Up Talks: Art, Literacy, and the Environment
Saturday, May 18, 2024 1–2:30 pm
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
Listen to pop-up talks and view zines by adult students, who will share reflections on art, the environment, and our changing city.