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The Brooklyn Museum is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the country. Its world-renowned permanent collections range from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and represent a wide range of cultures. Our mission is to create inspiring encounters with art that expand the ways we see ourselves, the world and its possibilities.

Sustainability is certainly a cause for celebration! 🏛️🌱Thank you for our partners, NYC Citywide Administrative Services...
06/02/2026

Sustainability is certainly a cause for celebration! 🏛️🌱

Thank you for our partners, NYC Citywide Administrative Services and the New York Power Authority, for their commitment to making the Brooklyn Museum a greener, more eco-friendly institution in New York City.

Join us outside the Cortelyou Library for Brooklyn–Queens Day, a celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month. Find ...
06/01/2026

Join us outside the Cortelyou Library for Brooklyn–Queens Day, a celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month.

Find our mobile museum at our community block party centering Caribbean American cultural traditions—as well as local artists, storytellers, and stilt walkers! You can expect Carnival-inspired art-making, performances, music, and tasty giveaways from Island Pops.

While you're here, celebrate the 15th birthday of the world’s largest participatory art initiative. “Inside Out Project,” by the artist JR Artist, is an interactive portraiture experience that explores visibility, identity, and collective action.

Also, explore the materials that artist Christopher Myers used for his new mosaic in the Church Avenue subway station. Learn about the mural’s meaning, process, and connection to Flatbush through conversations with Myers and curator Maggie Murtha, presented in partnership with MTA Arts & Design.

🗓️ Thursday, June 4, 1–5 pm
📍1305 Cortelyou Road at Argyle Road, Brooklyn, NY 11226
👪 All ages are welcome

This program is created in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library.

Additional program partners include: JouvayFest Collective, West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA), Church-Flatbush Community Alliance, Sacred Vibes Healing, and The Healing Project.

📷 “Inside Out” photo booth activation at “Back2School Boston,” 2025. (Photo: Jean-Michel Dissard)

Summer pairs nicely with a walk in the galleries, live music, and tapping into your own creativity. ☀️
05/31/2026

Summer pairs nicely with a walk in the galleries, live music, and tapping into your own creativity. ☀️

05/30/2026

Together, these artworks represent the ocean’s depths and what lies on the surface. 🌊

In dialogue with Japanese art collective 目’s (mei) Contact, Iris van Herpen’s () Loie Dress captures a wave frozen in time.

See these works as part of Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses on view now.

📷 Installation view of Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses, Brooklyn Museum, 2026. (Photo: Paula Abreu Pita)→ Iris van Herpen. Loie Dress, from the Sympoiesis collection, 2025. Silk satin and resin. Model: Akuol Deng Atem.

🔊 Water & Dreams by Maarten Vos () and Salvador Breed ()

If you hear someone yell out 'BINGO!' in the galleries, this may be why. ✔️While you explore art in our galleries, find ...
05/29/2026

If you hear someone yell out 'BINGO!' in the galleries, this may be why. ✔️

While you explore art in our galleries, find works to fill each space on your bingo card. Win bingo or blackout for discounts you can redeem in the Museum Shop.

Pick-up your bingo card at the admissions desk during your next visit!

“Chinatown Block Watch” by Susan Chen leans into the nostalgia and familiarity of its titular neighborhood. The scene is...
05/28/2026

“Chinatown Block Watch” by Susan Chen leans into the nostalgia and familiarity of its titular neighborhood.

The scene is bustling with pedestrians weaving past one another and observing their surroundings in New York City’s Chinatown with a mix of care and wariness. Chen depicts familiar signage and sensations—dishes from Nom Wah Tea Parlor, the slogan “STOP CHINATOWN JAIL” sprayed onto the asphalt, and overflowing cartons of oranges.

In February 2020, as racist rhetoric linking the COVID-19 virus to people of Asian descent spread, Chinatown Block Watch founder Karlin Chan organized a community patrol to protect residents from xenophobic attacks. Amid ongoing violence and Asian American solidarity, Chen uses her thick impasto style to capture both the tension and vitality within one of Manhattan’s most storied neighborhoods.

See Chen’s work on view now in Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art.

🎨 Susan Chen (American, born Hong Kong, 1992). Chinatown Block Watch, 2022. Contemporary Art. Promised gift of Carla Shen and Christopher Schott, L2024.8.2.

05/24/2026

The are hosting the 13th annual LGBTQ+ Teen Night on Friday, May 29!

Celebrate art, q***r activism, identity, and allyship through an evening full of art-making, performances, a raffle with very special prizes from Telfar (), and much more.

We’ll be joined by:

🔮 Aspen Thee Magician ()
🌟 Mellow Domingo ()
✍🏾 Poroyé ()
🎤 Talia Goddess ()

All teens ages 14–19 are invited! We encourage you to register (for free!) using the link in our bio.

05/23/2026

Meet Iris van Herpen in A World Beyond Our Own.

Directed by Paris-based artist Diana Markosian, this film takes you inside the inner world of Iris van Herpen, revealing her artistry and the inspiration behind "Sculpting the Senses."

Watch the full film on YouTube and plan your visit to Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses: https://bit.ly/IrisvanHerpenBkM

Get ready to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Brooklyn Pride!Honor three decades of Brooklyn Pride with an evening spot...
05/22/2026

Get ready to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Brooklyn Pride!

Honor three decades of Brooklyn Pride with an evening spotlighting LGBTQ+ artists who are shaping the culture of the borough and beyond. Round out the night with films, talks, readings, art-making, dancing, and so much more.

First Saturdays: Brooklyn Pride at 30 marks the kick off of Drawing America: US@250, a season of art installations, programs, and partnerships honoring those who have imagined a more equitable future and fought for the promise of our democracy.

We’ll be joined by:
Beaujangless ()
BkM Teens ()
Bobuq Sayed ()
Brooklyn Film Festival ()
Brooklyn Pop-Up Market (.pop.up)
Carmen Sandiego ()
Charlene ()
Cholula Lemon ()
HeadCount ()
La Zavaleta (.zavaleta)
Lady Quesadilla ()
New York Civil Liberties Union ()
NYC Gay Men’s Chorus ()
TimaLikesMusic ()

🎟️ First Saturdays are always free, we just ask that you RSVP! Walk-ins are welcome; first come, first served.

June’s First Saturday is presented by UGG® ().

An Jung-geun is a revered figure in Korea for his resistance to Japanese occupation from 1909 to 1945.He created this ca...
05/19/2026

An Jung-geun is a revered figure in Korea for his resistance to Japanese occupation from 1909 to 1945.

He created this calligraphic work around the time he assassinated Japan’s most influential colonial official—Prime Minister, Itō Hirobumi.

The text conveys a message of defiant patriotism. An’s handprint, marked by a partially amputated ring finger, appears alongside the text. This handprint has become a symbol of activism and the pursuit of social justice in South Korea and is often reproduced and displayed at protests.

See this work in Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200 on view now.

🖼️ Jung-geun An. Calligraphy, October 1909. Ink and pigment on ramie cloth. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Carroll Family Collection, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum's 200th Anniversary, 2024.60.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

“They bloomed firmly in the white heat of the summer… like the Issei immigrants who had endured the heat and cold and th...
05/17/2026

“They bloomed firmly in the white heat of the summer… like the Issei immigrants who had endured the heat and cold and the stormy, political weather.” —Hisako Hibi

To artist Hisako Hibi, this still life of bright yellow sunflowers represented the resilience of unjustly imprisoned Japanese Americans during World War II.

While incarcerated at the Topaz War Relocation Center in central Utah, Hibi used her brushes and paint to celebrate the cheerful harvest that she and fellow inmates cultivated in the harsh desert soil. The fresh fruits and vegetables grown by the inmates not only appeared in Hibi’s paintings, but they also supplemented government rations and brightened the residential barracks.

See this work in Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art on view now. 🌻

🖼️ Hisako Hibi. Topaz Sunflowers, 1944. Oil on canvas. Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 2023.26.2. © Hisako Hibi. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

05/16/2026

Welcome to Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses.

In this exhibition, 140 haute couture creations seamlessly merge art, technology, and science—inspired by everything from coral reefs and fungi to planetary motion.

🎟️ See for yourself the wonderful ways that Iris van Herpen turns scientific concepts into visionary fashion.

Sponsored by American Express

🔊 Cosmic Bloom by Maarten Vos and Salvador Breed

Who or what gives meaning to a photograph?“Seydou Keïta is celebrated for the very painterly, tactile quality of his ima...
05/15/2026

Who or what gives meaning to a photograph?

“Seydou Keïta is celebrated for the very painterly, tactile quality of his images,” guest curator, Catherine E. McKinley, writes in the exhibition catalogue.

“The tones and textures of skin; the complex layers of patterning; the almost tangible sense of his touch made to clothing and hands and faces as he posed sitters and props, so that the viewer seems to touch them too.”

This is the final week to witness the power of photography through a legendary Malian photographer’s richly layered images on view in Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens, closing May 17.

📷 → → →

It’s our favorite celebration every year. 🌟This year, thanks to the generosity, loyalty, and passion of our community, t...
05/14/2026

It’s our favorite celebration every year. 🌟

This year, thanks to the generosity, loyalty, and passion of our community, the Brooklyn Artists Ball achieved record-breaking success.

Together, we exceeded our fundraising goals, making it possible to sustain our work on groundbreaking exhibitions, deepening community engagement, and ensuring that the Museum continues to thrive as a place for creativity, learning, and connection.

And none of it would be possible without our donors, co-chairs, and trustees. So, from all of us on the Brooklyn Museum team, we send a heartfelt thank you!

📷 2026 Brooklyn Artists Ball, 05/11/2026. Brooklyn Museum. (Photo: Jason Lowrie / BFA, Sansho Scott / BFA, Matthew Carasella Photography)

Did you know there’s only one day each year that you can fly a kite at Brooklyn Bridge Park?! 🪁The Museum on Wheels is h...
05/13/2026

Did you know there’s only one day each year that you can fly a kite at Brooklyn Bridge Park?! 🪁

The Museum on Wheels is headed to the annual Kite Festival to explore the power of wind through hands-on art-making.

Express your creativity by designing pinwheels, and even a cape (or wings!), and enjoy games and giveaways from Yadestiny Treasure Chest.

🗓️ Saturday, May 16, 11 am–3 pm
📍 Pier 5, 334 Furman St, Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201
👪 All ages are welcome

This program is created in partnership with Brooklyn Bridge Park.

📷 Kite Festival, 2025. (Photo: Will Ragozzino)

Another brilliant night in Brooklyn. 🥂Last night, we honored Iris van Herpen for her singular contributions to contempor...
05/12/2026

Another brilliant night in Brooklyn. 🥂

Last night, we honored Iris van Herpen for her singular contributions to contemporary fashion at the 2026 Brooklyn Artists Ball.

Special thanks to Keisha Scarville for creating an incredible photobooth to document the evening, New York City Ballet for an unforgettable performance, Iris van Herpen for dressing the dancers in one-of-a-kind costumes, and Swizz Beatz and DJ Runna for keeping us dancing into the night.

Most of all, thank you to our generous donors, co-chairs, trustees, and to the Young Leadership Council for hosting a memorable evening.

📷 2026 Brooklyn Artists Ball, 05/12/2026. Brooklyn Museum. (Photos: Steven Sierra, Jason Lowrie / BFA) → Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses Installation view of Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses, Brooklyn Museum, 2026. (Photo: On White Wall)

05/11/2026

Final preparations are in order for Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses.

Tonight, we are very excited to honor Iris van Herpen () at the fifteenth annual Brooklyn Artists Ball.

This year, the Artists Ball celebrates the pioneering Dutch designer and her singular contributions to contemporary fashion—as well as the opening of Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses on Saturday, May 16.

🎟️ Plan your visit to Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses through the link in our bio.

05/10/2026

Brooklyn-based artist and 2026 UOVO Prize winner Keisha Scarville weaves together themes dealing with loss, latencies and the elusive body.

Her first-ever large-scale installations are now open on the Brooklyn Museum’s Iris Cantor Plaza and the facade of UOVO Brooklyn as part of the 2026 UOVO Prize. Her work features striking black-and-white photographs and still lifes. Many of which are part of the series “Mama’s Clothes,” featuring images overlaid onto garments belonging to the artist’s late mother, Alma.

In this clip from Brooklyn Talks: A Tribute to Seydou Keïta, Scarville discusses incorporating her mother’s fabrics, questioning what our bodies look like in grief, and how Keïta’s approach to posing helped shape her series, “Mama’s Clothes.”

Visit Keisha Scarville: Where Salt Meets Black Water now open to the public at the Brooklyn Museum and UOVO Brooklyn.

📷 Keisha Scarville. Mama’s Clothes, 2018. → Negotiating/Maneuver (12), 2023. → Negotiating/Maneuver (29), 2025. Courtesy of the artist. © Keisha Scarville → Keisha Scarville, 2026. (Photo: Paula Abreu Pita)

The UOVO Prize is made possible by UOVO (.art | .fashion | .wine)

05/09/2026

One week until Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses opens!

Our team of art handlers, dressers, maintainers, A/V technicians, and registrars have been hard-at-work behind the scenes of this revolutionary exhibition that will take visitors from the depths of the ocean to the outer reaches of the universe through Iris van Herpen’s () avant-garde designs.

🎟️ Plan your visit to Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses opening May 16 through the link in our bio.

Iris van Herpen. Phantom’s Coral Dress, from the Sympoiesis collection, 2025. Brass wires, cotton, and thermoplastic. Courtesy of the artist.

05/05/2026

Finish the sentence: “I love museums because _____.” ♥️

In honor of , we asked our visitors at First Saturday: Spring Tide why museums are important to them.

Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us! See you at June First Saturday: Brooklyn Pride. 🙌

The Museum on Wheels is back on the road! Join us for the first stop of the season at the Show Brooklyn Some Love Fest a...
05/04/2026

The Museum on Wheels is back on the road!

Join us for the first stop of the season at the Show Brooklyn Some Love Fest at City Point BKLYN and on car-free Albee Square West.

In celebration of Mother’s Day weekend, head to our mobile museum to flower mandalas and heartfelt cards, play games, receive custom poems, and strike a pose at a Brooklyn-themed photo booth.

🗓️ Saturday, May 9, 11 am–2 pm
📍499 Albee Square West, Brooklyn NY 11201
👪 All ages are welcome

This program is created in partnership with Brooklyn Org and Brooklyn Bridge Parents.

📷 Museum on Wheels: Birthday Bash, 2024. (Photo: Argenis Apolinario)

05/02/2026

Nam June Paik created sculptures, like this one, for three decades. 🤖

Throughout his career, Paik experimented with video, performance, and transmission technologies.

The sculptures, which Paik called Robots, consist of video screens set in discarded televisions, radios, and other household goods. Through these robots, Paik expresses a common theme that appears throughout his work: that the future of art and technology lies not in solid things but in temporal communications.

See this sculpture currently on view in our Asian art galleries on the second floor.

📷 Nam June Paik. Mr. Kim, 1997. Mixed media: vintage radio cases, digital video screens, lightbulbs, wood, pigment. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Kim Yangsoo, 2017.22. © Estate of Nam June Paik

Spring into something fun, spend a night at the museum, or make art your way all month long.👀 Take a look at upcoming ev...
05/01/2026

Spring into something fun, spend a night at the museum, or make art your way all month long.

👀 Take a look at upcoming events and we’ll see you soon!

Opening October 3… Art of Manga makes its East Coast debut. With more than 600 drawings from Japanese comics and graphi...
04/29/2026

Opening October 3… Art of Manga makes its East Coast debut.

With more than 600 drawings from Japanese comics and graphic novels—including examples from beloved series “Inuyasha,” “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,” “Ooku: The Inner Chambers,” “ONE PIECE,” and many more—this is the first exhibition to explore manga as an art form.

A global phenomenon, manga is driven by those who design, draw, and very often author the stories that define the medium.

Discover influential manga artists, or mangaka, and their distinct approaches to storytelling, including:

Akatsuka Fujio
Araki Hirohiko
Oda Eiichiro
Takahashi Rumiko
Tagame Gengoroh
Taniguchi Jirō
Chiba Tetsuya
Yamazaki Mari
Yamash*ta Kazumi
Yoshinaga Fumi
with Tanaami Keiichi and more!

Whether you enter as an otaku or a novice, you’ll leave fluent in this vital medium.

We gratefully acknowledge the donors whose support of the Brooklyn Museum Exhibition Fund makes this work possible: Deedee and Barrie Wigmore.

🎨 ©Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan; ©PAPIER/Jirō Taniguchi, Masayuki Qusumi, FUSOSHA; “Hinemosu notari nikki”; ©Tetsuya Chiba/Big Comic (Shogakukan); ©Mari Yamazaki, Tori Miki/Shinchosha; ©Fujio Akatsuka; ©Hirohiko Araki & LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS/Shueisha; ©Kazumi Yamash*ta/KODANSHA LTD.; ©Gengoroh Tagame/Futabasha Publishers Ltd.; ©Fumi Yoshinaga/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.; ©Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha

🆕 to the Brooklyn Museum collection…This is “Stars Under the Border” by Ludovic Nkoth, one of the newest additions to th...
04/27/2026

🆕 to the Brooklyn Museum collection…

This is “Stars Under the Border” by Ludovic Nkoth, one of the newest additions to the Brooklyn Museum’s collection.

The work portrays a night scene of migrants gathered at the edge of a country, waiting beneath a sky of faint stars. Drawing on the mass displacement caused by war, political upheaval, and economic collapse, the painting compresses its figures into a single unit—a visual insistence on togetherness during a moment defined by division.

As a Cameroonian-American artist, Nkoth’s paintings become meditations on diaspora and Black interiority—creating a space for reflection, connection, and restoration—and we are delighted to welcome this work into our collection.

🎨 Installation view of Spotlight: Ludovic Nkoth at The FLAG Art Foundation, 2026. Photography by Steven Probert Studio

Courtesy of MASSIMODECARLO and François Ghebaly

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