Brooklynites will be spoiled with music, dance, poetry performances and gallery tours through a weekend-long celebration as the Brooklyn Museum celebrates its 200th anniversary between Oct. 5 - 6.
Exhibitions that will be on show include: Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art, the complete reinstallation of the museum’s American Art galleries; The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, featuring works by more than 200 artists who have lived or maintained a studio in Brooklyn during the last five years; and Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies, a major retrospective spotlighting a defining Black woman artist of the 20th century.
Visitors will also witness the debut of Museum on Wheels, a mobile museum housed in an Airstream trailer, designed to bring arts and cultural programming to audiences of all ages across Brooklyn, according to a press release.
The artwork by local artist Christopher Meyers is this fall's pilot program and will be stationed on the Brooklyn Museum’s plaza during the birthday bash.
“The Brooklyn Museum has long been a beacon for artistic expression and community connection, and what better way to mark this occasion than with a weekend-long celebration?” said Anne Pasternak, the Shelby White and Leon Levy Director of the Brooklyn Museum. “We are thrilled to commemorate this milestone with the communities that have supported us for generations, and we look forward to continuing to uplift them for many more.”
The museum's birthday bash is free; registration is required and includes general admission to the museum. Tickets will be released on a rolling basis starting Sept. 20 for museum members and Sept. 23 for the general public.
