Brooklyn Museum: Calendar

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). *Suidō Bridge and Surugadai (Suidōbashi Surugadai)*, no. 48 from *100 Famous Views of Edo*, 5th month of 1857. Woodblock print, 14 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (36.2 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.48. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Virtual Verbal Description Tour: Hiroshige

Tuesday, May 7, 2024
6–7:15 pm

Online

Blind individuals and those with low vision are invited to gather online for a journey to Edo (today’s Tokyo) through Utagawa Hiroshige’s prints.

Derrick Adams. Floater 74, 2018. Acrylic paint, pencil, fabric collage on paper. The Dean Collection, courtesy of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. © 2023 Derrick Adams Studio. (Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures.com)

Stroller Tours: Giants

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
10–11:15 am

Great Hall, 1st Floor

We welcome our youngest museumgoers and their caregivers to experience the Museum through interactive tours of Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys.

Participants discuss works of art in the galleries. (Photo: Christina Marinelli)

Gallery Tours: A Few of Our Favorite Things

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
1–2 pm

Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor

Discover your new favorite artworks in an immersive tour of the Brooklyn Museum.

Pop-Up Talks

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
2–3 pm

Check at Admissions for Locations

Only have 15 minutes? That’s plenty of time to learn about artworks throughout the Museum during these free, short talks led by our A.R.T. Guides.

Paul McCartney. *John Lennon. Paris*, January 1964. Pigmented inkjet print. © 1964 Paul McCartney under exclusive license to MPL Archive LLP

Member Evening Hours: Eyes of the Storm and Hiroshige

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
6–8 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor

Members: Get an exclusive opportunity to view Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm and Hiroshige: 100 Famous Views of Edo (featuring Takashi Murakami) after hours.

Gallery Tours: A Few of Our Favorite Things

Thursday, May 9, 2024
1–2 pm

Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor

Discover your new favorite artworks in an immersive tour of the Brooklyn Museum.

Pop-Up Talks

Thursday, May 9, 2024
2–3 pm

Check at Admissions for Locations

Only have 15 minutes? That’s plenty of time to learn about artworks throughout the Museum during these free, short talks led by our A.R.T. Guides.

Courtesy of the National Book Foundation.

Brooklyn Reads: National Book Foundation Celebrates 5 Under 35—Canceled

Thursday, May 9, 2024
7:30–10 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

This program has been canceled. Get to know the winners of this year’s 5 Under 35 prize—honoring young, debut fiction writers—with the National Book Foundation.