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May 6, 2023

Helmut Newton (German, 1920–2004). Photo shoot for the catalogue of the collection Lingerie Revisited Monaco, 1998; Lingerie Revisited collection; Prêt-à-porter, Fall/Winter 1998–99, 1998–99. Inkjet print, 32 11/16 × 24 7/16 in. (83 × 62 cm), framed. Courtesy and  © Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin

Member Morning: Thierry Mugler: Couturissime

Saturday, May 6, 2023
10–11 am

Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor

Enjoy a Members-only morning viewing of Thierry Mugler: Couturissime, the first retrospective to explore the fascinating, edgy universe of the French designer and perfumer.

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Gallery Tour: A Few of Our Favorite Things

Saturday, May 6, 2023
1–2 pm

Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor

Join one of our A.R.T. Guides for a free tour through our galleries. Our guides will share a few of their favorite artworks, and together we’ll explore what makes the Brooklyn Museum so unique. Free with Museum admission.

Visita Guiada: Algunas de Nuestras Piezas Favoritas

Saturday, May 6, 2023
1–2 pm

Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor

Únete a uno de nuestros Guías A.R.T. en un recorrido guiado y gratuito por nuestras galerías. Nuestros guías compartirán algunas de sus obras favoritas y descubrirás porqué el Museo de Brooklyn es un lugar tan único. Gratis con entrada al museo.

Join one of our A.R.T. Guides for a free tour through our galleries. Our guides will share a few of their favorite artworks and explore what makes the Brooklyn Museum so unique. Free with Museum admission.

Hands-On Art

Saturday, May 6, 2023
5–7 pm

Brooklyn Museum Plaza

Create an oil portrait inspired by Oscar yi Hou: East of sun, west of moon, on view on the fourth floor. (Rain location: Great Hall, 1st Floor)

Brooklyn Pop-Up Market

Saturday, May 6, 2023
5–9:30 pm

Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

Shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items by more than thirty vendors across Brooklyn, including artwork, jewelry, fashion, home and apothecary goods, and more.

Music: Carnegie Hall Citywide Presents Sonny Singh

Saturday, May 6, 2023
5–6:30 pm

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

Brooklyn-based activist, educator, and trumpeter Sonny Singh returns to the Museum to perform joyous anthems that fuse Punjabi sounds with ska, funk, punk, and more. His genre-bending music celebrates the Sikh concept of revolutionary eternal optimism. Presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall Citywide.

Diaper Drive with Good+Foundation

Saturday, May 6, 2023
5–10 pm

Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor

Donate a pack of diapers and support the one in three families in the U.S. struggling with diaper need. Good+Foundation pairs donations for families with innovative services, creating an upward trajectory for families in underfunded communities.

Signature Cocktail by Mood Ring

Saturday, May 6, 2023
5–10 pm

The Norm Restaurant and Bar, 1st Floor

Enjoy a specialty cocktail that pays tribute to First Saturdays’ vibes, created by Bushwick favorite Mood Ring. 

Pop-Up Poetry with Kundiman

Saturday, May 6, 2023
5:30–7 pm

Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia Gallery of Contemporary Art, 4th Floor

Poets Kiran Bath, Wo Chan, Hazem Fahmy, and Elmo Tumbokon read original work that reflects on themes of migration, freedom, identity, and labor. Presented in partnership with Kundiman, an organization dedicated to the creation and cultivation of Asian American literature. Seating is limited (40 spaces available) and first come, first served.

Teen Pop-Up Talks: Arts of Asia

Saturday, May 6, 2023
6–7 pm

Arts of Asia, 2nd Floor

Join the Teen Museum Apprentices as they host ten-minute pop-up talks in the Arts of Asia galleries.

Music: NOMON

Saturday, May 6, 2023
6–7 pm

Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor

Sisters Shayna and Nava Dunkelman are NOMON, a duo drawing inspiration from dance choreography and improvisation as they compose experimental percussive music with drum machines, synthesizers, and acoustic instruments. (Rain location: Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor)

Music: DJ Yeldā Ali

Saturday, May 6, 2023
7–9 pm

Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor

Brooklyn-based DJ Yeldā Ali spins a global set that invokes disco, pop, and South Asian musical influences. (Rain location: Lobby, 1st Floor, 7–8 pm)

Performance: A+ the Pan-Asian Drag Revue

Saturday, May 6, 2023
7:30–9 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

A+ the Pan-Asian Drag Revue brings a stellar lineup of New York’s finest drag artists from the Asian diaspora and beyond. Seating is limited (330 spaces available) and first come, first served. This program will include ASL interpretation.

Artist’s Eye: Yakpo Collective

Saturday, May 6, 2023
8–9:30 pm

Arts of Asia, 2nd Floor

Tsewang Lhamo, Tsejin Khando, and Dr. Tenzin Mingyur Paldron from the New York–based Yakpo Collective, a creative platform for Tibetan contemporary artists, lead short tours of collection highlights every half hour.

Music: saxofshaolin superjam

Saturday, May 6, 2023
8–10 pm

Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

Singaporean American artist saxofshaolin leads a superjam—an improvised jam session—that explores and celebrates the intersecting foundations of Asian American and Afro-Caribbean culture, embracing an intercultural future that’s for us, by us.

Music: Habibi

Saturday, May 6, 2023
9–10 pm

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

The quintet Habibi celebrates its Brooklyn DIY roots with music that blends psychedelic grunge sounds and Motown-inspired harmonies.