It MAY be time for a visit! Experience art your own way at the Brooklyn Museum, whether it’s by visiting our stunning soon-to-open exhibition, listening to music, or making your own masterpiece. Scroll down to see what’s coming up.
Art your way
Weekend Art: Saturday Sketch Club
Saturdays, May 16 and 30, 1–4 pm
Draw inspiration from our Decorative Arts and Design collection. Check out the furniture on view, and then design your own chair.
Sundays, May 17 and 31, 2–4 pm
Bring the family to explore our galleries and exhibitions, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary artworks. Look closely at an object and create art inspired by the work.
Pop-Up Performance: Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, May 17, 2–4 pm
Drop by to hear music selections performed by members of the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra.
LGBTQ+ Teen Night
Friday, May 29, 5–7:30 pm
Celebrate art, queer activism, identity, and allyship in our 13th annual LGBTQ+ Teen Night! Created by and for teens, the evening will be full of art-making, performances, and much more.
Museum on Wheels
Get ready to roll: Museum on Wheels returns for its 2026 season, bringing art, culture, and hands-on discovery directly to Brooklyn neighborhoods.
Discover a visionary
Member Mornings: Iris van Herpen
Saturdays, May 16–30, 10–11 am
Just for Members: Before the Museum opens to the public on Saturdays, enjoy exclusive morning access to Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses—an exhibition celebrating one of the most forward-thinking fashion designers of her generation.
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ASL Tour: Iris van Herpen
Saturday, May 30, 11 am–1 pm
Visitors from the D/deaf community are invited to explore Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses on an American Sign Language (ASL) tour, led by a Deaf teaching artist. After a brief meet-and-greet, decode how Van Herpen’s designs draw on biomimicry, fractal geometry and mathematics, and neuroscience to transform cutting-edge discoveries into sculptural gowns and ethereal fabrics.
Sharing the love
El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
May 14–June 5
American composer Gabriela Lena Frank makes her Metropolitan Opera debut with this magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth, the story depicts Frida, sung by leading mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead and reuniting with Diego, portrayed by baritone Carlos Álvarez.
From the top: First Saturday: Star-Makers, June 2025. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Sunday Art Hang: Lunar New Year Celebration, January 2024. (Photo: Elena Olivo); Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, 2024. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); LGBTQ+ Teen Night: Past, Presence, and Future, 2025. (Photo: Kadar R. Small); Museum on Wheels at the Brooklyn Museum, September 2024. (Photo: Paula Abreu Pita); Iris van Herpen. Labyrinthine Kimono Dress, from the Sensory Seas collection, 2020. Glass organza, crepe, tulle, and Mylar. Model: Cynthia Arrebola. (Photo: David Ụzọchukwu); Iris van Herpen. Sensory Seas Dress, from the Sensory Seas collection, 2020. PETG and glass organza. Collaborator: Shelee Carruthers. Models: Cynthia Arrebola and Yue Han. (Photo: David Ụzọchukwu); (Photo: Zenith Richards / Met Opera)
