Pop in your headphones for Pride. Drawing America: US@250 is a season of art installations, programs, and partnerships that honors those who have imagined a more equitable future and fought for the promise of our democracy—and those who continue to do so today. As part of Drawing America, we’ve put together audio tours that examine our collections through the lenses of LGBTQ+ liberation, civil rights, immigrant experiences, the women’s movement, climate justice, and Indigenous perspectives (coming soon). Pop in your headphones to take an intimate look at iconic artworks and consider the people, movements, and collective histories that have defined American culture. The tours feature insights from artists, curators, educators, writers, and more. The LGBTQ+ liberation tour includes the following reflection from Laval Bryant-Quigley, Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships at the Brooklyn Museum: So we’re looking at Love is Love by Robert Peterson. I see two people straddling and lying in a very loving, intimate way. I see the gray that’s in the shadows of their skin. The beautiful browns, too, that make the melanin. The vibrancy of the yellow that’s draped in the back. And I see this level of gaze that almost draws you in. You feel a little intrusive coming into a sacred space, an intimate space, but also the gaze and the angle that you’re at—it’s almost like they’re lying down and you’re almost standing up looking down toward them. I also feel like it’s letting you in without spectacle, and I think that’s really powerful. I think it’s important to see that level of intimacy you can have in everyday life, in every different space. People need to have that freedom. We need to have that acceptance as well. We need to gaze back with understanding . . . letting people [be] free to be themselves and express themselves, and to love in the way that they deem is needed. Explore more LGBTQ+ liberation stories Above: Robert Peterson (American, born 1981). Love is Love, 2022. Oil on canvas. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman—all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.2. © Robert Peterson. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum) 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Unsubscribe View in browser