December 7, 2019
Courtesy of Only NY. (Photo: Alex Kugler)
Members Holiday Sale
Saturday, December 7, 2019 All day
Museum Shop, 1st Floor
This week, Members enjoy a double discount of 20% on all merchandise in the Museum Shop.
Visita Guiada de las Obras Más Destacadas
Saturday, December 7, 2019 1–2 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Acompáñanos en un recorrido gratuito de las obras más destacadas del museo en español, dirigida por un estudiante de Brooklyn College.
Gallery Tour: Collection/Visita Guiada de la Colección
Saturday, December 7, 2019 2–3 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Join a Museum Guide for a free bilingual tour exploring our collection.
Acompaña un guía del museo para un recorrido gratuito y bilingüe explorando nuestra colección.
Gallery Tour: Expanding Narratives
Saturday, December 7, 2019 3:30–4:30 pm
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Dive deeply into our collection to explore questions about art, history, and society in this free event.
Music: Los Hacheros
Saturday, December 7, 2019 5–6 pm
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
As “modern-day torchbearers of the golden age of Latin music,” Los Hacheros infuse the folkloric styles of son montuno, guaracha, and salsa with bomba rhythms. Presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall Citywide series.
Curator Tour: Arts of Japan
Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:30–6:30 pm
Arts of Asia and the Islamic World, 2nd Floor
Joan Cummins, Lisa and Bernard Selz Senior Curator, Asian Art, leads a tour of our newly installed Arts of Japan galleries with a focus on the art of the Ainu people of northern Japan.
Book Talk: Elia Alba’s The Supper Club
Saturday, December 7, 2019 6–7 pm
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor
Celebrate the release of Brooklyn-born artist Elia Alba’s new book, The Supper Club, with LJ Roberts (whose work is featured in Nobody Promised You Tomorrow), Sur Rodney (Sur), and Jack Waters. The artists, writers, and activists reopen a conversation from the book, asking “What Would an HIV Doula Do?” Presented in partnership with the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation. Seating is limited and first come, first served.
Film: Visual AIDS Presents Day With(out) Art
Saturday, December 7, 2019 6–7:30 pm
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Visual AIDS commemorates their annual Day With(out) Art with a screening of short films, followed by a conversation between filmmakers Iman Shervington and Derrick Woods-Morrow moderated by writer Mathew Rodriguez. Presented in partnership with The Studio Museum in Harlem. 330 free tickets in Auditorium line at Admissions at 5 pm.
Hands-On Art
Saturday, December 7, 2019 6–8 pm
Education Gallery, 1st Floor
Create your own textile-based work, inspired by the work of LJ Roberts and Tuesday Smillie in Nobody Promised You Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall. 330 free tickets in Hands-On Art line at Admissions at 5 pm.
Night Market
Saturday, December 7, 2019 6–10 pm
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
Stop by our night market to shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items from more than thirty artisans and vendors from across Brooklyn offering artwork, jewelry, fashion, home and apothecary goods, and more.
Music: Gemma
Saturday, December 7, 2019 7–8 pm
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Beloved for their happy/sad soul-funk sound, Gemma combines vocalist Felicia Douglass’s deeply felt lyrics with producer Erick Gundel’s lush beats.
Teen Pop-Up Gallery Talks
Saturday, December 7, 2019 7:30–8:30 pm
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, 4th Floor
Teen Apprentices host ten-minute talks about works by Brooklyn-based artists on view in Nobody Promised You Tomorrow.
Music: DJ Laylo
Saturday, December 7, 2019 8–10 pm
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
DJ Laylo (of Brooklyn's popular monthly event A Party Called Rosie Perez) pays tribute to the Latinx sounds of NYC, from hip-hop to salsa and merengue.
Performance: Switch n’ Play
Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:30–10 pm
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Prospect Heights–based drag collective Switch n' Play hosts a drag and burlesque showcase featuring Divina GranSparkle, K.James, Miss Malice, Nyx Nocturne, Pearl Harbor, and Vigor Mortis with special guest Heart Crimson. 330 free tickets in Auditorium line at Admissions at 7:30 pm.
Poetry Reading: Tina Chang
Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:30–9:30 pm
Luce Center for American Art, 5th Floor
Poet laureate of Brooklyn, Tina Chang, reads from her latest book Hybrida, which confronts the complexities of raising a mixed-race child during an era of political upheaval in the United States. Followed by a book signing in the Shop. Seating is limited and first come, first served.
Music: Adrian Daniel
Saturday, December 7, 2019 9–10 pm
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Alternative soul singer and Brownsville native Adrian Daniel closes out the night with his unique R&B sound.
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