October 7, 2023
Mbeuk Idourrou collection, Imane Ayissi, Paris, France, Autumn/Winter 2019. (Photo: Fabrice Malard / Courtesy of Imane Ayissi)
Member Morning: Africa Fashion
Saturday, October 7, 2023 10–11 am
Great Hall, 1st Floor
Enjoy a Members-only morning viewing of Africa Fashion, which celebrates the ingenuity and global impact of African fashions from the 1950s to today.
Spike Lee as Mars Blackmon in She’s Gotta Have It (Spike Lee, 1986, 84 min.). (Photo: © David C. Lee)
Member Mornings: Spike Lee: Creative Sources
Saturday, October 7, 2023 10–11 am
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor
Enjoy a Members-only morning viewing of Spike Lee: Creative Sources, a rare glimpse into the world of one of the most influential American filmmakers.
Visita a la galería: Algunas de nuestras piezas favoritas
Saturday, October 7, 2023 1–2 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Conoce sobre las obras de arte del Museo en estas charlas gratuitas dirigidas por nuestros Guías A.R.T.
Chasing Evil collection, IAMISIGO, Kenya, Autumn/Winter 2020. Courtesy IAMISIGO. (Photo: Maganga Mwagogo)
Pop-Up Talks: Africa Fashion
Saturday, October 7, 2023 2–3 pm
Great Hall, 1st Floor
Learn more about key artworks in the exhibition Africa Fashion during these short talks led by our A.R.T. Guides. Each conversation is repeated every 15 minutes. Free with Museum admission.
Pop-Up Talks
Saturday, October 7, 2023 3–4 pm
Check at Admissions for Locations
Learn about artworks throughout the Museum during free, short talks led by our A.R.T. Guides.
Music: BALKANIKA
Saturday, October 7, 2023 5–6 pm
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Listen to this twenty-first-century exploration of folk, Roma, and Ladino (Judeo-Español) music from the Balkans. The band’s original arrangements highlight the diversity and depth of the region’s culture.
Hands-On Art
Saturday, October 7, 2023 5–7 pm
Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
Create yarn dolls—a nod to the yarn and hair used in the work of María Magdalena Campos-Pons—as personal keepsakes.
Brooklyn Pop-Up Market
Saturday, October 7, 2023 5–9:30 pm
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
Shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items by more than thirty artisans and vendors from across Brooklyn, featuring artwork, jewelry, fashion, and home and apothecary goods.
Curator Tour: Behold
Saturday, October 7, 2023 5:30–6:30 pm
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art and Overlook, 4th Floor
Carmen Hermo, Associate Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, leads a tour of María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold.
Pop-Up Talks
Saturday, October 7, 2023 6–7 pm
Arts of the Americas Galleries, 5th Floor
Join teen staff as they host ten-minute pop-up talks in Climate in Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas.
Roundtable: The Immigrant Artist Biennial
Saturday, October 7, 2023 6–7:30 pm
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
The Immigrant Artist Biennial cohosts a conversation with sculptor Raul de Lara, choreographer Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez, filmmaker Ana Armengod, and attorney Annie J. Wang about navigating U.S. immigration systems as undocumented and formerly undocumented artists and advocates. Copresented with the American Immigration Council and Define American.
Music: June McDoom
Saturday, October 7, 2023 7–8 pm
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Singer-songwriter June McDoom shares dreamy folk music from her self-titled debut EP.
Salsa Party
Saturday, October 7, 2023 7–10 pm
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
Balmir Dance Society returns to First Saturdays to host an evening of salsa performances and a mambo lesson by legendary dancer and educator Eddie Torres.
Book Club: C Pam Zhang and Sally Wen Mao
Saturday, October 7, 2023 7:30–8:30 pm
American Art Galleries, 5th Floor
Brooklyn-based writers C Pam Zhang and Sally Wen Mao discuss their new books. Written from a chef’s perspective, Zhang’s The Land of Milk and Honey is a love letter to food and delight. Mao’s The Kingdom of Surfaces examines the provenance of porcelain, silk, and pearls to frame a conversation on beauty, commodification, and empire.
Music: DJ Bianca
Saturday, October 7, 2023 8–10 pm
Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
Immersed in New York City’s nightlife for more than a decade, Brooklyn-based DJ Bianca spins a soundscape of hip-hop, R&B, soul, funk, disco, house, and new wave.
Music: Sunny Cheeba
Saturday, October 7, 2023 8:30–10 pm
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Sunny Cheeba closes out the night with a selection of funk, soul, disco, and Afro house hits from her vinyl collection.
Film: Unseen Nuyorican Films
Saturday, October 7, 2023 8:30–10 pm
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Watch a selection of films with Unseen Nuyorican Films, a cinema club dedicated to canonizing moving images of and by Puerto Ricans in New York. Followed by a conversation with founder Gio Escobar.
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Brooklyn Talks: Paola Mendoza and Paola Ramos
Thu, October 17, 2024
7–9 pm
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We Speak Art
Sat, October 19, 2024
12–1 pm
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Brooklyn Pop-Up Market
Sun, October 20, 2024
10:30 am–5:30 pm
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Family Concerts: Petra and Wolfie
Sun, October 20, 2024
1â2:15 pm and 3:30â4:45 pm
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Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra: “Your Business Is Rejoicing!”
Sun, October 27, 2024
2–4 pm
