There’s something about the fall that feels ripe with beginnings. Maybe it’s that back-to-school mentality: the promise of new classes, new friends, a new you.
There’s a lot of newness to look forward to at the Brooklyn Museum. On September 13, Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies—honoring this revolutionary artist and activist—opens to the public. Join us the next day for a special celebration of her legacy.
If you’ve stopped by recently, you might have noticed Liza Lou: Trailer in the lobby. In less than two weeks, you can take a peek inside; you’ll be astounded by what you find.
This season, the Museum is also celebrating its 200th anniversary. (OK, this doesn’t exactly qualify as new, but 200 has never looked better.) Stand by for cool activations like our Museum on Wheels—coming soon to a Brooklyn neighborhood near you! And keep an eye out for an invitation to the big birthday bash . . .
→ DON’T-MISS EVENTS
dapperQ Presents Nine
Thursday, September 5, 6–11 pm
Kick off New York Fashion Week at its largest LGBTQIA+ fashion show. Queer style platform dapperQ returns with new designs by ALEGRÍA, FreeMen by Mickey, Soid Studios by José González, Zoe Grinfeld, KEITH KELLY, and Transguy Supply. Enjoy a happy hour hosted by Henrietta Hudson and peruse pop-up shops before the runway showcase. Check out the full lineup—and don’t forget to wear something fabulous.
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 through a curator tour; conversations with scholars, artists, and museum leaders; and a tribute performance by Francisco Mora Catlett, AfroHORN, and dance company Oyu Oro. This event is pay-what-you-can.
Brooklyn Reads: A Woman Is a School with Céline Semaan
Thursday, September 26, 7–9 pm
Join Céline Semaan, founder of Slow Factory, for the launch of her new memoir, featuring a performance by a zaffe band and a conversation with the author. In this book, Semaan weaves personal and familial tales of resistance in Lebanon between 1948 and 2023.
Art Explorers: Meet the Museum
Color my world! Toddlers (ages 2–3) and adults experiment with and explore art through storytelling, song, playful activities, and art-making in the studio. For six classes starting in October, your little artist will learn how to create their own colors and shades.
→ WORTH A CLICK
→ Come here often? Check out the Frequent Visitors’ Guide to the Brooklyn Museum.
→ Can art increase voter turnout? Michelle Obama’s nonpartisan organization When We All Vote makes the case.
→ “Climate change needs storytelling.” Take action at the Climate Museum.
→ Should you bring your dog into the studio? These artists certainly think so!
→ WHICH OF THESE IMAGES SPEAKS TO YOU?
The following artworks are from our current and upcoming exhibitions. Click to learn more.
There’s never been a better time to join our vibrant community of art enthusiasts. You’ll enjoy free untimed entry to ticketed exhibitions, plus special viewing hours and exclusive invitations to see the shows before everyone else. Sounds tempting, right?!
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From the top: Exterior shots of the Brooklyn Museum façade and Deborah Kass’s OY/YO, September 2023. (Photo: Paula Abreu Pita); First Saturday: Fruitful, June 2024. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); dapperQ Fashion Show at Brooklyn Museum, 2023. (Photo: Grace Chu); 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; Céline Semaan, 2024. (Photo: Dean Majd; courtesy of the author and Slow Factory); Weekend Art, January 2024. (Photo: Elena Olivo); Drag and Draw, June 2024. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Liza Lou (American, born 1969). Trailer, 1998–2000. Glass beads, aluminum, textile, wood, metal wire, plaster, rubber, found objects, electrical parts, and video (color, sound, looped), 120 × 96 × 420 in. (304.8 × 243.8 × 1066.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sherry and Joel Mallin, 2022.24. © Liza Lou (Photo: Tom Powell Imaging); Jean Dupas. Panel from the Grand Salon of the Ocean Liner Normandie, ca. 1934. Glass, paint, silver and gold leaf, canvas backing. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marilynn and Ivan C. Karp, 85.270. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum); Kondō Takahiro (Japanese, born 1958). Large Bowl with Silver Mist Colors (detail), 2021. Glazed porcelain, 1 15/16 × 22 11/16 in. (5 × 57.6 cm). Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection. © Kondō Takahiro. (Photo: Richard P. Goodbody and John Morgan); Elizabeth Catlett. Sharecropper, 1952. Linocut. Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, Gift of Paula Kaplan Hawkins (Class of 1957). © 2024 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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