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Discovering a new book, a thought-provoking film, a joyful celebration? We’ve got it all and then some. Join us for Brooklyn Reads: Marsha with Tourmaline and Phoebe Robinson, Film: Paint Me a Road out of Here, Juneteenth Jubilee, and more. If any of this sounds like your kind of vibe, you belong at the Brooklyn Museum.
Lauren Argentina Zelaya
Director of Public Programs
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Brooklyn Reads: Marsha with Tourmaline and Phoebe Robinson
Thursday, May 22, 7–10 pm
Celebrate the legacy of Black transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson with author and artist Tourmaline, whose debut book is the first definitive biography of Johnson as both an activist and artist.
The evening opens with a performance by Egyptt LaBeija, Overall Godmother of the House of LaBeija. After a reading, Tourmaline is joined in conversation by Phoebe Robinson, an actor, producer, bestselling author, and founder of Tiny Reparations Books.
Film: Paint Me a Road out of Here
Saturday, May 31, 2–4 pm
Catch a matinee screening of the new documentary Paint Me a Road out of Here, centered on Faith Ringgold’s artwork For the Women’s House. Currently on view at the Brooklyn Museum, this monumental painting was created in 1971 for women incarcerated on Rikers Island.
The screening is followed by a talkback with artist Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter and filmmaker Cat Gund, moderated by curator Catherine Morris. 🎞️
Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra: Opera Selections and Tchaikovsky
Sunday, June 15, 2–4 pm
The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra’s 51st season concludes with a program exploring the theme of fate, led by guest conductor Felipe Tristán. 🎻
Art-Making: CCNY at the Brooklyn Museum
Saturday, May 17, 1–4 pm
Drop by with the whole family to enjoy an afternoon of free art-making, led by museum education students from City College of New York. Explore themes in our collection and experiment with materials as future art educators guide you through fun projects.
Brooklyn Pop-Up Market
Sundays, May 18–November 16 (except September 7), 10:30 am–5:30 pm
Shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items from local artisans. This weekly event features more than 30 vendors offering artwork, jewelry, fashion, home and apothecary goods, and more! 🛍️
Pop-Up Performances: Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, May 18, 2–4 pm
Hear music selections performed by members of the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, the Museum’s orchestra in residence. 🥁
Juneteenth Jubilee
Saturday, June 21, 1–5 pm
Celebrate Juneteenth with an afternoon of activities and music celebrating self-expression, community, and Black liberation and creativity.
Vibe to jazz and a DJ set, listen in or contribute your own voice to a poetry open mic, play games, make a zine or mini-scrapbook, and participate in our fifth annual community photo series. Sip, shop, and be nourished by some of Brooklyn’s favorite Black-owned restaurants.
Free with Museum admission (purchase tickets for Solid Gold separately).
An evening with our curators
Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art
Tuesday, May 27, 6:30–8:30 pm
Join us at the Brooklyn Public Library to celebrate the publication of the exhibition catalogue for Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art. Curators Stephanie Sparling Williams (Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art) and Caroline Gillaspie (Assistant Curator of American Art) go behind the scenes on the themes, debates, and curatorial process that shaped the exhibition.
Be among the first to borrow the new catalogue from the Library’s special collection or purchase a copy on-site!
Can't make the event? Pre-order the catalogue now!
From the top: Brooklyn Museum exterior, 2023. (Photo: Colin Reilly); Tourmaline and Phoebe Robinson. (Photos: Texas Isaiah and Yavez Anthonio); Still of Faith Ringgold and Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter in Paint Me a Road out of Here. (Photo: courtesy of Aubin Pictures); Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. (Photo: Souls in Focus); Gallery Studio Program hosted by the Brooklyn Museum Education department, 2019. (Photo: Conrado Johns Photography); Brooklyn Pop-Up Market. (Photo: Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet); Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, 2024. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Juneteenth at the Brooklyn Museum, June 2023. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Laura Wheeler Waring (American, 1887–1948). Woman with Bouquet, ca. 1940. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm) framed: 36 x 31 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (91.4 x 79.4 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Fund for African American Art in honor of Teresa A. Carbone, 2016.2. © artist or artist's estate. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum).
