Get your tickets now. September Fall in love with (or, as Mayor Mamdani has shown us, at) the Brooklyn Museum this season! Our highly anticipated exhibition Art of Manga opens October 3, but you can reserve your tickets right now. Of course, we’re ringing in the new season of exhibitions the Brooklyn way: with a big party! Tickets also just dropped for Fall Fête, so be sure to save your spot to cosplay and dance the night away. Art of Manga Opens October 3 Be drawn into the world of manga. Art of Manga is the first major exhibition in the Americas to explore manga—Japanese comics and graphic novels—as an art form. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to encounter an astonishing selection of original manga artworks, including examples from beloved series Inuyasha, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, ONE PIECE, and many more. Get tickets With 600+ original artworks, Art of Manga rewards repeat visits. The Manga Fan Pass gives you and a guest unlimited entry throughout the exhibition’s run—plus a slew of other perks especially for manga fans. Buy the Manga Fan Pass Mark your calendar Members enjoy 40% off ticketed events. Not a Member? Join today. Fall Fête Thursday, October 1, 8–11 pm Join us after-hours to ring in a full season of exciting shows, including Art of Manga, Cézanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection, and Hopi Kachina Dolls: Blessings for a Balanced World. There’ll be music, artistic activations, food and drink specials, and late-night access to the galleries and Shop. Don’t miss performances by Otaku Choir, DJ Jon Ray, Acky Bright, Shia Ho, and more to be announced! Hosted by Miss Ma’am She. Cosplay is encouraged! Get tickets dapperQ presents Legacy Thursday, September 10, 6–10 pm Celebrate the 11th year of New York Fashion Week’s largest LGBTQIA+ fashion show, presented by queer style platform dapperQ. Start the evening with a happy hour and a chance to shop offerings from featured and local designers. The runway presentation includes new designs by ATASHI RTW, BoiPKG, DYKEMINT, Harley De Oliveira, IGBO-SISUN, Jasmine Knits, LLESSUR, Rose Noir Designs, and Soid Studios NY. Get tickets to dapperQ Art History Happy Hour: Sculpting the Senses Thursday, September 24, 7–9 pm Explore the worlds of designer Iris van Herpen in this installment of Art History Happy Hour, our lighthearted lecture series. Listen to short talks inspired by the exhibition from curator Matthew Yokobosky, mathematician Ingrid Daubechies, and art history professor Lynn Gamwell. Then witness Van Herpen’s extraordinary haute couture creations in Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses. Tickets include one specialty drink! Get tickets to Art History Happy Hour Museum on Wheels: Atlantic Antic Sunday, September 27, 12–4 pm Enrich your family’s weekend with creativity, discovery, and play along Atlantic Avenue! Museum on Wheels returns to Playtopia at Atlantic Antic for a joyful afternoon inspired by Art of Manga. Learn more Follow your (he)art Studio Art Program Calling all artists ages 6–96! The Studio Art Program offers fun and challenging art-making classes for all ages. Be inspired by professional teaching artists, discuss artworks in our exhibitions and collections, and create your own art. Each semester ends with a student exhibition in our Education Gallery. Make art, make friends, and make memories at the Museum! Explore fall 2026 classes Art Explorers Meet the Museum (Ages 2–3) Wednesdays, October 14–November 18, 4–5:30 pm Little artists meet a big Museum! Toddlers and adults experiment with and explore art through storytelling, song, playful activities, and art-making in the studio. Explore shapes, colors, and lines that can be found all around us. Each week, we’ll visit one artwork in a collection gallery or special exhibition, including Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses and Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200. Register for Meet the Museum Families Create (Ages 4–6) Sundays, October 18 and 25, November 8 and 15, 11 am–12:30 pm (no class November 1) How do artists use sculpture to represent the nature and people around us? Find out this fall as we look at works in Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses and the Decorative Arts and Design collection. Taking inspiration from the art on view, we’ll make our own sculptures out of materials such as fabric, paper, and clay. Register for Families Create From the top: Brooklyn Museum. (Photo: Adrianna Glaviano); ©Fujio Akatsuka; ©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; First Saturday: Star Makers, 2025. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); BoiPKG presentation at the dapperQ Fashion Show, 2025. (Photo: Molly Adams); Art History Happy Hour: Solid Gold. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); ©Fujio Akatsuka; Museum on Wheels: Birthday Bash, June 2026. (Photo: Argenis Apolinario); (Photo: Faviola Lopez-Romani); (Photo: Andrew Brincka); (Photo: Elena Olivo) 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Unsubscribe View in browser