Check out our upcoming programs fit for the family, the group chat, date night, or flying solo!
Join us for Drink and Draw, Yoga on the Stoop, dapperQ Presents Nine, and more.
Lauren Argentina Zelaya
Director of Public Programs
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Drink and Draw: Ancient Egyptian Art
Thursday, August 15, 7–9 pm
Sip and sketch! Get inspired by figures, sculptures, and pottery in our ancient Egyptian art collection. Then, sketch from live models and experiment with materials in a casual class led by teaching artist Natalia Munoz Durango. Plus, enjoy tunes from DJ Amber Valentine.
Yoga on the Stoop
Saturdays, August 17 and September 21, 10–11 am
Find your flow! 🧘 Meet us on the plaza steps for yoga and meditation, open to all levels and led by local instructors. Start your weekend on the right foot in this gentle flow class. Please bring your own mat.
dapperQ Presents Nine
Thursday, September 5, 6–11 pm
Queer style platform dapperQ returns to present Nine, the ninth annual edition of New York Fashion Week’s largest LGBTQIA+ fashion show. Kick off the evening with a happy hour hosted by Henrietta Hudson, New York City’s longest-standing brick-and-mortar lesbian bar, and peruse pop-up shops before the runway showcase. The show features new designs by ALEGRÍA, FreeMen by Mickey, Soid Studios by José González, Zoe Grinfeld, Hanna Hamam, KEITH KELLY, and Transguy Supply.
Brooklyn Pop-Up Market
Sundays through November 17 (except September 1), 10:30 am–5:30 pm
Every week, explore the offerings at our open-air market! Enjoy the sunshine and shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items from local artisans.
Summer Jazz: Rachiim Ausar-Sahu and Jazz/Espiritu
Sunday, August 25, 2–4 pm
Enjoy an afternoon of spiritual jazz in the tradition of honored musical elders and ancestors.
Presented in partnership with Jazz Foundation of America.
Celebration: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies
Saturday, September 14, 12–7:30 pm
Celebrate the opening of Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies. The day features a curator tour of the exhibition, conversations with art historians and museum leaders on the artist’s resounding legacy, and a tribute performance by Catlett’s son, composer and drummer Francisco Mora Catlett.
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West Indian American Day Carnival
Saturday, August 31
The West Indian American Day Carnival Association presents the 57th annual New York Carnival Week this year. Come for music, steelband, Caribbean cuisine, and more—fun for the entire family!
2024 Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival | Faces of the Caribbean
September 5–8, 1–6:30 pm
For five consecutive years, the Brooklyn Caribbean Literature Festival (BCLF) has brought together some of the most remarkable writers, artists, cultural workers, intellectuals, and activists from the Caribbean and its diaspora. This year, the festival continues this tradition, featuring some of the most distinguished and influential voices in Caribbean literature.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238
From top: Drink and Draw at the Brooklyn Museum, August 2022. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Outdoor Yoga on the Stoop, June 2023. (Photo: Naeem Douglas/Souls in Focus); dapperQ Fashion Show at Brooklyn Museum, 2023. (Photo: Grace Chu); Brooklyn Pop-Up Market. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Rachiim Ausar-Sahu. (Photo: Courtesy of the Jazz Foundation of America); Elizabeth Catlett. I am the Black Woman, 1946–47, from the series Black Woman in America. Linocut on paper. Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Art by Women Collection, Gift of Linda Lee Alter, 2011.1.172. © 2024 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY; Jamel Shabazz (born Brooklyn, New York, 1960). Image from the photo album Frozen Moments in Time: 1990–2010. © Jamel Shabazz; Jamel Shabazz (born Brooklyn, New York, 1960). Three Shades of Love, Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2010.
