Happy New Year, everyone! What do you want to accomplish in 2026? We’ve got programs to suit every resolution. Scroll on for recommendations.
Aiming to stay up to date all year? Text BKM to 718.516.3208 to sign up for Museum announcements—including ticket drops to First Saturdays, restarting soon.
If you resolved to get up and move
Salsa Party
Thursday, February 12, 6–9:30 pm
Put on your dancing shoes! Grab your friends, ask a date, or show up solo and ready to meet new people—and to move with the music.
If you’re looking for a new creative outlet
Poetry Workshop: Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room
Sunday, February 22, 11 am–1:30 pm
Follow your poetic instincts! Join Tsering Wangmo Dhompa, associate professor of literature and creative writing at Villanova University, in this generative experience inspired by the Shrine Room.
(Psst: Members score 40% off ticketed events. Not a Member? Join today!)
If you aspire to become a better listener
Pop-Up Performance: Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, January 25, 2–4 pm
Drop by to hear music selections performed by members of the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, the Museum’s orchestra in residence.
Free with Museum admission.
Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra: De Falla and Dvořák
Sunday, February 15, 2–4 pm
Step into worlds both folkloric and symphonic at this concert conducted by BSO Artistic Director Felipe Tristán.
If you want to spend more time with family
Drop-In Workshop: Life at Sea
Throughout January, 11 am–5:30 pm
Take a deep dive into Oliver Jeffers: Life at Sea and help expand this underwater world. Drop by with the family to create colorful creatures and structures.
Weekend Art: Saturday Sketch Club
Saturdays, January 17 and 31, 1–4 pm
Draw inspiration from works by Malian photographer Seydou Keïta at these all-ages, drop-in programs. Create sketches based on the images and fashions on view in Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens.
Lunar New Year Celebration
Sunday, February 15, 12–4 pm
May creativity bring you luck! Celebrate the Year of the Horse—one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac—with lively performances and hands-on activities for all ages.
From the top: First Saturday: Toward Joy, February 2025. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Salsa Party, 2024. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Poetry Workshop: Monet and Venice, December 2025. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, 2024. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. (Photo: Souls in Focus); Opening Celebration: Oliver Jeffers: Life at Sea, September 2025. (Photo: Matthew Carasella Photography); Sunday Art Hang, 2024. (Photo: Elena Olivo); Sunday Art: Lunar New Year, 2022. (Photo: Elena Olivo)
