2025 Exhibitions Preview
A new year calls for new art, and we know a great place to start. A fresh slate of exciting exhibitions is coming soon to the Brooklyn Museum!
Join us as we continue to celebrate our 200th anniversary, honor our collection, commemorate firsts, and reexamine the classics.
Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200
Opens February 28
From groundbreaking early acquisitions to striking new additions, the Brooklyn Museumâs collection has always championed artists and artworks that catalyze imaginative storytelling and brave conversations. Comprising three chapters that boast both longtime favorites and brand-new standouts, the exhibition brings fresh narratives to the fore while exploring the collectionâs rich history and future evolution.
Consuelo Kanaga: Catch the Spirit
Opens March 14
For 60 years, Consuelo Kanaga (American, 1894â1978) used her camera to confront urgent social issues of her time, from urban poverty to labor rights to racial terror and inequality. This exhibition charts the artistâs groundbreaking work and life story, shedding light on a critical yet overlooked figure in modern photography. Approximately 180 photographs, ephemera, and films trace the evolution of her art across time and theme, whether portraits of artists or scenes in the U.S. South.
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch
Opens March 14
As an Afro-Indigenous woman artist, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet (American, 1890â1960) pursued her practice in the face of entrenched racism and sexism. Her sculpture is unmatched in its emotional nuance and technical virtuosity, and her story is a model of unshakable determination. I Will Not Bend an Inchâthe first museum examination of this underrecognized sculptorâhonors Prophetâs remarkable work and legacy with timely new scholarship.
Monet and Venice
Opens October 11
Claude Monet once claimed that Venice was âtoo beautiful to be painted,â a challenge he embraced by creating an extraordinary sequence of works depicting the Italian city. This groundbreaking exhibition reunites many of these paintings, which constitute a radiant yet underexplored chapter in Monetâs late career.
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Whatâs on
From the top: Georgia OâKeeffe. Brooklyn Bridge, 1949. Oil on Masonite. Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Mary Childs Draper, 77.11. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum); Consuelo Kanaga. Kenneth Spencer, 1933. Gelatin silver print. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wallace B. Putnam from the Estate of Consuelo Kanaga, 82.65.368. Š Brooklyn Museum. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum); Nancy Elizabeth Prophet. Youth (Head in Wood), ca. 1930. Wood. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Fund for African American Art in honor of Saundra Williams-Cornwell, 2014.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum); Claude Monet. The Dogeâs Palace, 1908. Oil on canvas. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of A. Augustus Healy, 20.634. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum); Visitors in the Brooklyn Museum lobby, 2024. (Photo: Adrianna Glaviano); Shakyamuni Buddha Reclining, 19th century. Wood, lacquer, gold, and glass. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Leon Amar, 81.202.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum); John Henry Twachtman. Meadow Flowers (Golden Rod and Wild Aster), ca. 1892. Oil on canvas. Brooklyn Museum; Caroline H. Polhemus Fund, 13.36. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum); Liza Lou (American, born 1969). Trailer, 1998â2000. Glass beads, aluminum, textile, wood, metal wire, plaster, rubber, found objects, electrical parts, and video (color, sound, looped), 120 Ă 96 Ă 420 in. (304.8 Ă 243.8 Ă 1066.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sherry and Joel Mallin, 2022.24. Š Liza Lou (Photo: Tom Powell Imaging)
Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200 is organized by Meghan Bill, Coordinator of Provenance; Abigail Dansiger, Director of Libraries and Archives; Catherine Futter, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator of Decorative Arts; Liz St. George, Assistant Curator, Decorative Arts; and Pauline Vermare, Phillip and Edith Leonian Curator of Photography; with Kimberli Gant, Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art; Carmen Hermo, former Associate Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art; Michael Gibson-Prugh, Curatorial Assistant, Arts of the Americas and Europe, and Imani Williford, Curatorial Assistant, Photography, Fashion, and Material Culture.
Thank you to the Curatorial Division for their collaboration on the development of Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200.
Significant support is provided by the Hooper FamilyâDana Hooper and Alicia Swanson; John P. and Rebecca Hooper Cavanaugh; Gary W. and Abigail Hooper Conrad; and E. Bickford and Virginia Hooper Hooperâin honor of their late ancestor Professor Franklin William Hooper, who served as Director of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (1891â1913) and the Brooklyn Museum (1897â1913).
Consuelo Kanaga: Catch the Spirit is organized by the Brooklyn Museum in collaboration with FundaciĂłn MAPFRE and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition is curated by Drew Sawyer, Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography at the Whitney Museum of American Art (formerly Phillip and Edith Leonian Curator of Photography, Brooklyn Museum). The Brooklyn Museum presentation is organized by Pauline Vermare, Phillip and Edith Leonian Curator of Photography, with Imani Williford, Curatorial Assistant, Photography, Fashion and Material Culture, Brooklyn Museum.
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch is organized by the RISD Museum. The exhibition is curated by Dominic Molon, Interim Chief Curator & Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art; Sarah Ganz Blythe, former Deputy Director of Exhibitions, Education, and Programs; and Kajette Solomon, Social Equity and Inclusion Specialist, RISD Museum. The Brooklyn Museum presentation is organized by Catherine Morris, Sackler Senior Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, with Carla Forbes, Curatorial Assistant, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum.
This exhibition originated at the RISD Museum thanks to generous federal, private, and endowment support.
Monet and Venice is organized by the Brooklyn Museum and the Fine Arts Museumâsâ of San Francisco. The exhibition is âcurated by âLisa Small, Senior Curator of European Art at the Brooklyn Museum, and Melissa Buron, Director of Collections and Chief Curator at the Victoria & Albert Museumâ. Original symphonic installation by Niles Luther, Composer in Residence at the Brooklyn Museum.
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