Have a blast at the Brooklyn Museum! August There’s nothing cooler than our galleries. Whether you’re looking for a curative encounter with art on a solo summer Friday, the perfect destination for that second date, or a way to dazzle your friends from out of town, this is the spot for the season. First Saturday is tomorrow—and you’re in luck because a few free spots have just opened up. (Don’t forget to register!) On August 6, we’re welcoming Recess Therapy’s Julian Shapiro-Barnum to the stage to talk about reclaiming imagination. And speaking of imagination: Head to Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses and let her extraordinary haute couture creations capture yours. What’s on Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses Get tickets Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200 Donald Moffett: IMPEACH Mark your calendar Members receive 40% off ticketed events. Not a Member? Join today. First Saturday: Where Brooklyn Meets the Caribbean Saturday, August 1, 5–10 pm Soak up the summer sun while enjoying music, talks, art-making, and poetry by artists from across the Caribbean diaspora. Check out the full lineup and save your spot for tomorrow. Always free—you’ve just got to register. Register for free Brooklyn Talks: How to Grow Up Without Becoming a Grown-Up with Julian Shapiro-Barnum and Tefi Pessoa Thursday, August 6, 7–8:30 pm Drawing from five years of interviews with thousands of children, comedian and creator of Recess Therapy Julian Shapiro-Barnum shares lessons from wise young people about how adults can reconnect with the joy and play of their childhood selves. In this talk, celebrate the release of his debut book How to Grow Up Without Becoming a Grown-Up by exploring how to reclaim imagination and return wonder to your work, and when to break the rules. After an opening reading, Shapiro-Barnum is joined in conversation by Tefi Pessoa, a multihyphenate entertainer and host of the podcast Tefi Talks. Stick around for a signing with the author. Get tickets Summer Jazz: Peter Apfelbaum Hieroglyphics Sextet Sunday, August 16, 2–4 pm Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Peter Apfelbaum leads a special set with his genre-mashing big band Hieroglyphics. Groove to their fusion of world music elements and jazz avant-garde. Free with general admission. Plan your visit Blooming in Brooklyn Enhance your day in Brooklyn by visiting our neighbor the Brooklyn Botanic Garden! Simply purchase a Museum & Garden Pass and present your receipt for same-day admission to the Garden. Get the Museum & Garden Pass Be drawn into the art of manga In October, we’re excited to open Art of Manga, the first major exhibition in the Americas to explore manga—Japanese comics and graphic novels—as an art form. Can’t wait for October? Check out our booth at Anime NYC on August 20–23. Will we see you there? Learn more about “Art of Manga” From the top: Brooklyn Museum, 2023. (Photo: Colin Reilly); Iris van Herpen. Morphogenesis Dress, from the Sensory Seas collection, 2020. Laser-cut and screen-printed mesh, duchesse satin, and laser-cut Plexiglas. Collaborator: Philip Beesley. Model: Yue Han. (Photo: David Ụzọchukwu); Ayumi Tanaka. Wish You Were Here, 2013. Gelatin silver print. Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Peggy and Keith Anderson, 2024.52. © 2013 Ayumi Tanaka. All rights reserved. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum); Installation view of Donald Moffett: IMPEACH, Brooklyn Museum, 2026. (Photo: Paula Abreu Pita); First Saturday: En Fuego, August 2025. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Julian Shapiro-Barnum. (Photo: Justin J Wee); Tefi Pessoa. (Photo: Sarah Krick); Peter Apfelbaum. (Photo: courtesy of the Jazz Foundation of America); ©Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan; ©PAPIER/Jirō Taniguchi, Masayuki Qusumi, FUSOSHA; “Hinemosu notari nikki”; ©Tetsuya Chiba/Big Comic (Shogakukan); ©Mari Yamazaki, Tori Miki/Shinchosha; ©Fujio Akatsuka; ©Hirohiko Araki & LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS/Shueisha; ©Kazumi Yamashita/KODANSHA LTD.; ©Gengoroh Tagame/Futabasha Publishers Ltd.; ©Fumi Yoshinaga/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.; ©Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Unsubscribe View in browser