Brooklyn Museum: Calendar: Talks

Museum visitors listening to a guide speak in front of a painting — A tour in the American Art galleries. (Photo: Colin Reilly)

Pop-Up Talks: Solid Gold

Saturday, December 28, 2024
2–3 pm

Check at Admissions for Locations

Behold the majesty of gold in a shimmering exhibition during free, short talks led by our A.R.T. Guides.

A person speaking into a microphone — Brooklyn Poetry Slam. (Photo: Kolin Mendez)

Brooklyn Poetry Slam

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
7–9 pm

Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

Amplify the voices of Brooklyn at a series of pay-what-you-can slams, presented by poets and cofounders Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic.

Cover of “In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space” by Irvin Weathersby Jr. — Cover of *In Open Contempt*, 2025. (Photo: Courtesy of the author and Penguin Random House)

Brooklyn Reads: In Open Contempt with Irvin Weathersby Jr.

Thursday, January 16, 2025
7–9 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Gather with author Irvin Weathersby Jr. for the New York launch of In Open Contempt, which reckons with U.S. monuments, street signs, and schools named after slaveowners, segregationists, and white supremacists.

Artist’s Eye: Yashua Klos on Elizabeth Catlett

Saturday, January 18, 2025
12–1 pm

Center for Feminist Art and Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor

Catch the closing weekend of Elizabeth Catlett during this tour led by artist Yashua Klos, who shares how Catlett’s legacy influences his work.

Woodblock print of a person in traditional Japanese attire — Toshusai Sharaku. *Segawa Kikunojo III as Oshizu, Wife of Tanabe Bunzo*, May 1794. Color woodblock print on paper. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frederic B. Pratt, 42.83. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Art History Happy Hour: Arts of Asia

Thursday, January 23, 2025
7–9 pm

Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

Kick off the 2025 season of Art History Happy Hour with an evening of lighthearted and informative lectures celebrating Lunar New Year and a new display of Japanese prints.

Brooklyn Poetry Slam

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
7–9 pm

Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

Amplify the voices of Brooklyn at a series of pay-what-you-can slams, presented by poets and cofounders Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic.

Installation view, *Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art*. Brooklyn Museum, opens October 4, 2024. (Photo: Thomas Barrett)

Brooklyn Talks: Bisa Butler and Barbara Bullard

Thursday, February 20, 2025
7–9 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Honor the legacy of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm in a conversation with visual artist Bisa Butler and Barbara Bullard, president of the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute.