“Nothing short of a revelation.” —ARTnews
“This opportunity to see the mature Monet working in one of the great art cities in the world is not to be missed.” —The New Criterion
“For those who have long romanticized the floating city of Venice, the Brooklyn Museum’s new exhibit will only stoke those desires.” —TimeOut
Monet and Venice is the exhibition everybody is talking about. Find out why.
Upcoming events
Art History Happy Hour: Monet and Venice
Thursday, November 13, 7–9 pm
Grab a beverage and settle in for Art History Happy Hour, our series of short, informative lectures highlighting special exhibitions and collections. This month, we voyage to Italy with presentations inspired by Monet and Venice. Hear from curator Lisa Small, composer in residence Niles Luther, collection artist Spencer Finch, and Amy S. Gross, executive director of Save Venice.
Monet and Meditation
Saturday, November 22, 10–11 am
Experience a restorative morning of art, yoga, and meditation inspired by Monet and Venice. Find your center in a class led by Aqila Norris of Brooklyn-based Soul Work Studio. Then head to the exhibition to take in Claude Monet’s luminous paintings. Open to all levels. Bring your own mat.
Poetry Workshops: Monet and Venice
Sunday, December 7, 11 am–1:30 pm
Join Brad Vogel, author of Find Me in the Feral Pockets and organizer of the NYC Poets Afloat Residencies, in a generative writing workshop inspired by Monet and Venice.
Can’t make this one? There’s another edition of this workshop in January.
Access programs
Verbal Description Tour: Monet and Venice
Tuesday, November 18, 3–4:30 pm
Brooklyn Mornings: Monet and Venice
Tuesday, November 25, 11 am–12:30 pm
Individuals with memory loss and their care partners are invited to explore the exhibition and engage in art-making.
ASL Tour: Monet and Venice
Saturday, November 22, 11 am–1 pm
Visitors from the D/deaf community can immerse themselves in Monet and Venice on an American Sign Language (ASL) tour, led by a Deaf teaching artist.
A Close Look (Ages 65+): Monet and Venice
Tuesday, December 9, 11 am–12:30 pm
Older adults can delve into Venetian architecture, color, light, and life in the early 1900s. Held while the Museum is closed to the public, these fully accessible tours have special features such as music and poetry, as well as close looking and conversation about art.
Monet and Venice is organized by the Brooklyn Museum and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition is curated by Lisa Small, Senior Curator of European Art, Brooklyn Museum, and Melissa Buron, Director of Collections and Chief Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum. Original symphonic installation by Niles Luther, Composer in Residence, Brooklyn Museum.
Lead Sponsor
Significant support is provided by the Ford Foundation, Constance Christensen, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Howard, the Arnold Lehman Exhibition Fund, and Jessie and Charles Price.
Generous support is provided by The Achelis and Bodman Foundation, Catherine Hannah Behrend, the Norman and Arline Feinberg Exhibition Fund, Leslie and David Puth, Kerry and Jeffrey Strong, and David E. Weisman and Jacqueline E. Michel.
Additional support is provided by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and Joan Krotenberg.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
From the top: Claude Monet. Rising Tide at Pourville (Marée montante à Pourville), 1882. Oil on canvas. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Horace O. Havemeyer, 41.1260. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum); Claude Monet. Japanese Footbridge, Giverny, 1885. Oil on canvas. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of F. Otto Haas, reserving the life interest of his wife Carole Haas Gravagno, 1993, 1993-151-2; Claude Monet. Low Tide at Pourville, near Dieppe, 1882, 1882. Oil on fabric. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon 1947.196; Claude Monet. The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, 1908. Oil on canvas. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Lockton Collection, 70.76; Claude Monet. The Grand Canal, Venice, 1908. Oil on canvas. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Osgood Hooker, 1960.29. (Photo: Randy Dodson, courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco); Claude Monet. Venice, Palazzo Dario, 1908. Oil on canvas. The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection, 1933.446. (Photo: The Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource, NY); Claude Monet. Houses of Parliament, Sunlight Effect, 1903. Oil on canvas. Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Grace Underwood Barton, 68.48.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum); Claude Monet. The Red House, 1908. Oil sketch on canvas. Collection Galerie Larock-Granoff
