Brooklyn Museum: Calendar

Gallery Tour: Rodin at the Brooklyn Museum: The Body in Bronze

Saturday, January 6, 2018
3–4 pm

Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor

Join a Museum Guide for a free tour of the special exhibition Rodin at the Brooklyn Museum: The Body in Bronze.

Music: Sinkane

Saturday, January 6, 2018
5–7 pm

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

Sinkane fuses funk rock, free jazz, and sub-Saharan pop. Presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall.

Curator Tour

Saturday, January 6, 2018
5:30–6:30 pm

Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor

Lisa Small, Senior Curator of European Art, provides a behind-the-scenes look at Rodin at the Brooklyn Museum: The Body in Bronze.

Community Talk

Saturday, January 6, 2018
6 pm

Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor

Murad Awawdeh, Vice President of Advocacy at the New York Immigration Coalition, discusses ways you can take action to support immigrant rights in 2018. 25 free tickets in Forum line at Admissions at 5 pm.

Film: I Am Not your Negro

Saturday, January 6, 2018
6 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

The Oscar-nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, 2017, 93 min.) presents an urgent and poetic meditation on the life and work of visionary writer James Baldwin. Followed by a conversation between activists Jessica Green and Aisha Karefa-Smart, Baldwin’s niece. Presented in partnership with Independent Lens, the film will be open captioned. 330 free tickets in Auditorium line at Admissions at 5 pm.

Hands-On Art

Saturday, January 6, 2018
6–8 pm

Education Gallery, 1st Floor

Create original zines inspired by the themes of dissent and activism in Proof: Francisco Goya, Sergei Eisenstein, Robert Longo. 330 free tickets at Admissions at 5 pm.

Pop-Up Gallery Talks

Saturday, January 6, 2018
6:30–7:30 pm

Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, 4th Floor

ASK team members host short talks in the special exhibition Roots of “The Dinner Party”: History in the Making.

Feminist Book Club with Well-Read Black Girl

Saturday, January 6, 2018
6:30 pm

Luce Center for American Art, 5th Floor

Glory Edim of Well-Read Black Girl continues her monthly series focusing on Judy Chicago’s favorite feminist reads. This month, drop in to discuss selections from Sisterhood is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women’s Liberation Movement (1970), edited by Robin Morgan.

Performance and Workshop: Brooklyn Dance Festival

Saturday, January 6, 2018
7–9 pm

Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

Brooklyn Dance Festival kicks off the new year with performances by Elisa Monte Dance, Kristin Sudeikis Dance, Heidi Latsky Dance, Jamie J & Co., The Orsano Project, LaGuardia Dance Ensemble, and the Rich Dance Project, followed by a movement workshop with Kristin Sudeikis and an after party featuring DJ Mr. Kid.

Music: BEARCAT

Saturday, January 6, 2018
7:15–8:15 pm

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

BEARCAT, of Brooklyn-based collective Discwoman, spins a bass-heavy set to energize you for the new year. Discwoman celebrates female-identified talent in electronic music.

Music: Resonator Collective

Saturday, January 6, 2018
7:30–8:30 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor

Multi-instrumentalist and singer Zaven, of Resonator Collective, creates an ambient in-gallery soundscape for Sergei Eisenstein’s black-and-white films in Proof: Francisco Goya, Sergei Eisenstein, Robert Longo, alongside an ensemble of genre-defying musicians.

Comedy

Saturday, January 6, 2018
8:30 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Hosted by Ophira Eisenberg (Ask Me Another, The Moth), this comedy showcase features comedians and writers Negin Farsad (TEDFellow), Nimesh Patel (Saturday Night Live), and headliner Jordan Carlos (The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore), followed by a conversation on humor and activism amid crisis. Presented in partnership with NYLaughs. 330 free tickets in Auditorium line at Admissions at 7:30 pm.

Pop-Up Poetry: DéLana R.A. Dameron & Rickey Laurentiis

Saturday, January 6, 2018
8:30 pm

Luce Center for American Art, 5th Floor

DéLana R.A. Dameron reads from Weary Kingdom, which follows the Southern-born poet’s journey of self-reflection to the streets of Harlem. Then, Rickey Laurentiis shares from Boy with Thorn, winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize. Followed by a signing in the Shop.