Gallery Tour: Impressionism and the Caribbean
Saturday, January 2, 2016 12 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of the exhibition Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His Transatlantic World.
Gallery Tour: Collection
Saturday, January 2, 2016 1 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour exploring our collection in depth. To find out which collection areas this tour will visit, check at the Admissions Desk when you arrive.
Gallery Tour: Highlights
Saturday, January 2, 2016 2 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of Museum highlights.
Gallery Tour: Impressionism and the Caribbean
Saturday, January 2, 2016 3 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of the exhibition Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His Transatlantic World.
Music
Saturday, January 2, 2016 5 pm
Tamara Renée explores alternative and revolutionary narratives by blurring the boundaries between soul, hip-hop, jazz, reggae, and funk.
Film
Saturday, January 2, 2016 6 pm
GoFish (Jamila J. Brown, 2015, 20 min.) explores the community of Crown Heights during the 1991 riots through the eyes of two friends, an African American girl named Rachel and a Jewish girl named Hannah. Followed by a Q&A with the director. Free tickets (25) at the Admissions Desk at 5 p.m.
Pop-Up Gallery Talks
Saturday, January 2, 2016 6:30–8:30 pm
Enjoy ten-minute discussions about works of art around the Museum.
Hands-On Art
Saturday, January 2, 2016 6:30–8:30 pm
Use stencils to make your own protest poster to fight for a better future.
Music
Saturday, January 2, 2016 7 pm
Brooklyn-based collective DISCWOMAN celebrates the diversity of talented female-identified DJs who are shifting the male-dominated culture of the industry. Sets by Tygapaw and Via App.
Interactive Space
Saturday, January 2, 2016 7–9 pm
U.S. Department of Arts and Culture hosts art-making activities, letter writing, and movement workshops that harness your creativity to imagine social change.
Pop-Up Poetry
Saturday, January 2, 2016 7:30 pm
Angel Nafis and Mahogany Browne of Cave Canem perform original work that pays homage to past, present, and ongoing struggles.
Community Talk
Saturday, January 2, 2016 7:30 pm
Members of the local advocacy group Police Reform Organizing Project facilitate a discussion exploring strategies for organizing social justice actions in our communities. Free tickets (25) at the Admissions Desk at 6:30 p.m.
Film
Saturday, January 2, 2016 8 pm
Don’t Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie) (Mikaela Shwer, 2015, 75 min.) follows Angy Rivera and her journey to become an activist for fellow undocumented youth in NYC. Presented in partnership with POV and followed by a talkback with Rivera. Free tickets (310) at the Admissions Desk at 7 p.m.
Music
Saturday, January 2, 2016 9 pm
Young Paris layers socially conscious messaging over hard-hitting, electronic-infused afro beats, transporting listeners to other worlds where the “get down” is revolutionary.
Book Club
Saturday, January 2, 2016 9 pm
Vagabond, a contributor to the science fiction anthology Octavia's Brood, explores the links between science fiction, imagination, and activism in his short story “Kafka's Last Laugh.”