Brooklyn Museum: Calendar

Ebony G. Patterson (born Kingston, Jamaica, 1981)*. . . . they were just hanging out . . . you know . . . talking about . . . ( . . . when they grow up . . .)*, 2016. Beads, appliqués, fabric, glitter, buttons, costume jewelry, trimming, rhinestones, glue on digital print on hand-cut matte photo paper, 90 × 224 in. (228.6 × 569 cm). The Dean Collection, courtesy of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. © Ebony G. Patterson. Courtesy of the artist, Monique Meloche Gallery, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. (Photo: Adam Reich)

Member Mornings: Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Saturday, June 1, 2024
10–11 am

Great Hall, 1st Floor

Enjoy a Members-only morning viewing of Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys.

Visita a la galería: Algunas de nuestras piezas favoritas

Saturday, June 1, 2024
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.

Pop-Up Talks: Giants

Saturday, June 1, 2024
2–3 pm

Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor

Legendary, canon-expanding, and larger-than-life artworks: see them all in Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys during free, short talks led by our A.R.T. Guides.

Music: New York City Gay Men’s Chorus

Saturday, June 1, 2024
5–6 pm

Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

Enjoy a sunset serenade! New York City Gay Men’s Chorus returns to perform a family-friendly showcase of beloved choral and pop hits in the pavilion.

Hands-On Art: Joyful Sound Makers

Saturday, June 1, 2024
5–7 pm

Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

Create an embossed, joyful sound maker inspired by the work of Nico Williams, as seen in Nico Williams: Aaniin, I See Your Light.

Brooklyn Pop-Up Market

Saturday, June 1, 2024
5–9:30 pm

Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

Shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items highlighting queer and trans artists and vendors from across Brooklyn. Offerings include artwork, jewelry, fashion, and home and apothecary goods.

Workshop: I’m Finna Talk

Saturday, June 1, 2024
6–8 pm

Museum Shop, 1st Floor

Join I’m Finna Talk for a presentation on Protest Art followed by hands-on art-making. A femme-led collective, I’m Finna Talk hosts accessible dialogues and open mic events for Black, Brown, and Indigenous LGBTQIA+ people throughout New York City.

Artist Talk: Nico Williams

Saturday, June 1, 2024
6:30–7:30 pm

American Art Galleries, 5th Floor

Learn more about Nico Williams: Aaniin, I See Your Light with a conversation between Williams and Dare Turner, Curator of Indigenous Art.

Music: STEFA*

Saturday, June 1, 2024
7–8 pm

Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor

Composer and performance artist STEFA* returns with songs from their newly released record Born With An Extra Rib. Pulling from punk, experimental pop, classically minimalist music, and queer maximalist aesthetics, the Queens-raised artist builds somatic worlds that offer “decolonial respite for the misfits, the displaced, and the future generations of Brown and Indigenous radical artists of the diaspora.”

Film: D.E.B.S.

Saturday, June 1, 2024
8–10 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Honor the 20-year anniversary of queer cult classic D.E.B.S. (Angela Robinson, 2004, 91 min.), in which the head of a teenage paramilitary group falls for the villainess she is assigned to bring to justice. With an opening performance by gender-fluid drag artist Kiko Soirée.

Music: Siren

Saturday, June 1, 2024
9–10 pm

Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor

Close out the night with Siren, a Black and Brown trans music collective including FOR THE GWORLS founder Asanni Armon, s.e.r, Demi Vee, PHAROAH RAPTURE, WHATSGOOD!, and SunChild. They’ll perform music from their debut album, The GREAT OFFERING: VENUS UNDERWATER.