Brooklyn Museum: Calendar

Ebony G. Patterson (born Kingston, Jamaica, 1981)*. . . . they were just hanging out . . . you know . . . talking about . . . ( . . . when they grow up . . .)*, 2016. Beads, appliqués, fabric, glitter, buttons, costume jewelry, trimming, rhinestones, glue on digital print on hand-cut matte photo paper, 90 × 224 in. (228.6 × 569 cm). The Dean Collection, courtesy of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. © Ebony G. Patterson. Courtesy of the artist, Monique Meloche Gallery, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. (Photo: Adam Reich)

Member Mornings: Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Saturday, April 6, 2024
10–11 am

Great Hall, 1st Floor

Enjoy a Members-only morning viewing of Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys.

Music: Los Aliens

Saturday, April 6, 2024
5–6:30 pm

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

Open the evening with Colombian synth band Los Aliens, which will play a selection of songs from their debut album, Odd Subjects.

Hands-On Art

Saturday, April 6, 2024
5–7 pm

Arts of the Islamic World Galleries, 2nd Floor

Create your own haiku inspired by Derrick Adams’s Floater 74, on view in Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys.

Brooklyn Pop-Up Market

Saturday, April 6, 2024
5–9:30 pm

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

Stop by our market to shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items created by artisans and vendors from across Brooklyn, featuring artwork, jewelry, fashion, home and apothecary goods, and more.

Artist Talk: Nona Faustine

Saturday, April 6, 2024
5:30–6:30 pm

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

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Nona Faustine: White Shoes with the artist and curators.

Book Talk: The Moon That Turns You Back with Hala Alyan and Sahar Romani

Saturday, April 6, 2024
6–7:30 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Celebrate the recent release of Palestinian American poet Hala Alyan’s The Moon That Turns You Back, a collection that traces paths between Brooklyn, Beirut, and Jerusalem. Followed by a conversation with poet Sahar Romani and a book signing.

Music: Jive Poetic and Rico Frederick

Saturday, April 6, 2024
7–10 pm

Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor

Vibe with poet-DJs Jive Poetic and Rico Frederick as they spin tunes in our backyard Sculpture Garden. This program is rain or shine.

Teen Talks: Arts of the Islamic World

Saturday, April 6, 2024
7:30–8:30 pm

Arts of the Islamic World Galleries, 2nd Floor

Listen in as teen staff share highlights from our Arts of the Islamic World collection, with a focus on works related to literary practices and poetry.

Workshop: If We Do Not Forget Our Bodies

Saturday, April 6, 2024
7:30–9:30 pm

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

Drop into a poetry workshop led by interdisciplinary poet and thingmaker Cea (Constantine Jones) centering collective regrouping. Space is limited and first come, first served.

Music: Legacy

Saturday, April 6, 2024
8–10 pm

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

Join the Brooklyn arts collective LEGACY as it presents Black and queer poetry, music, and live DJing. Featuring Garrett Allen, Arewà Basit, Maxi Hawkeye Canion, Zora Jade Khiry, and Kyle Carrero Lopez.

Film: Fremont

Saturday, April 6, 2024
8:30–10 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Can fortune-cookie fortunes be poetry? Follow Donya (Anaita Wali Zada), a former translator for the United States military in Afghanistan, as she adapts to life in California and to working at a cookie factory in Babak Jalali’s Fremont (2023).