Join us for a Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra Performance, Artist's Eye, and more! What’s Happening The paintings were hung in the galleries with care,⁠ In hopes that our visitors soon would be there!⁠ Get into the holiday spirit by singing along at Pop-Up Performances: VocalSouL Carolers or shopping for loved ones at our Holiday Market with Brooklyn Pop-Up. Don’t stop there: prepare to start the new year right with a Brooklyn Poetry Slam and much more coming up in January. Lauren Argentina Zelaya Director of Public Programs Plan your visit Only at the Brooklyn Museum Members enjoy 40% off ticketed events. Not a Member? Join today! Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn, Elgar, and Berko Sunday, December 15, 2–4 pm Be transported by the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra as it presents a program of music inspired by travels across the world. 🎻 Get tickets Brooklyn Reads: In Open Contempt with Irvin Weathersby Jr. Thursday, January 16, 7–9 pm Gather with author Irvin Weathersby Jr. for the New York launch of In Open Contempt, which reckons with U.S. monuments, street signs, and schools named after slaveowners, segregationists, and white supremacists. Get tickets Artist’s Eye: Yashua Klos on Elizabeth Catlett Saturday, January 18, 12–1 pm Take a close look at our special exhibition Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies in an intimate tour with contemporary artist Yashua Klos. He highlights key works in the exhibition and shares how Catlett’s legacy has informed his own practice. Get tickets Free events Share the Toy: Fifth Annual Toy Drive and Giveaway Through Sunday, December 15, 11 am–2 pm Give to children in need in your community. Help spread joy by donating new, unwrapped toys through December 15, when all can pick up free gifts for your little loved ones (while supplies last). 🎁 Learn more Pop-Up Performances: VocalSouL Carolers Saturday–Sunday, December 21–22, 2:30–4 pm The best route to holiday cheer is singing loud for all to hear! Don’t miss VocalSouL as the acapella group brings its signature Motown stylings to holiday classics. Learn more Holiday Market with Brooklyn Pop-Up Saturday–Sunday, December 21–22, 11 am–5 pm Get something for everyone on your list—and maybe a few treats for yourself too! Stop by our holiday market, copresented with Brooklyn Pop-Up, to shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items from local artisans and vendors. Learn more Salsa Party Thursday, January 9, 6–9:30 pm Ain’t no party like a Salsa Party! 💃 Join us for a dance-filled evening hosted by Balmir Dance Society. Start the night with a class led by professional dancers, followed by live music, social dancing, and performances by Brooklyn’s best Latin dance teams. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Register now Brooklyn Poetry Slam Wednesday, January 15, 7–9 pm Amplify the voices of Brooklyn at a series of pay-what-you-can slams, presented by poets and cofounders Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic. Come to listen to poets, or arrive early to sign up if you’d like to join the slam (limited availability). Check out our other dates here! Register now From the top: Installation view, Giovanni della Robbia’s The Resurrection of Christ, June 2024. (Photo: Adrianna Glaviano); Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra. (Photo: Souls in Focus); Cover of In Open Contempt, 2025. (Photo: Courtesy of the author and Penguin Random House); Yashua Klos. (Photo: by Daniel Greer; courtesy of the artist and Sikemma Jenkins & Co.); Toy Drive, December 2020 (Photo: Jonathan Dorado); VocalSouL performs in the galleries, 2023. (Photo: Lauren Zelaya); Winter Pop-Up Market, December 2023. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Salsa Party, November 2022. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Brooklyn Poetry Slam. (Photo: Kolin Mendez) 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Unsubscribe View in browser