The return of First Saturdays, a Valentine’s Day with art, and more. February Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, love-song playlists are dropping, and perhaps you’re writing to your beloveds to share how much you care. Consider this our love letter to you, dear reader. There’s so much to fall in love with at the Brooklyn Museum. For the first time ever, you can lay eyes on one of the only complete and gilded Books of the Dead—the world’s finest existing copy. The Museum’s conservation team spent three years carefully restoring this 21-foot papyrus. It now debuts in a special Spotlight within our refreshed gallery dedicated to ancient Egyptian funerary practices. And you won’t want to miss the first First Saturday of the year on February 7. Brooklyn’s best free dance party / music festival / art experience / hangout is back, baby. Make February 14 more than a Hallmark holiday by spending it with us. Relationships may come and go, but your favorite Museum will always be here for you. Mark your calendars Members enjoy 40% off ticketed events. Not a Member? Join today! First Saturday: Imitate No One Saturday, February 7, 5–10 pm In celebration of Black History Month, this edition of First Saturday pays homage to the innovators—those fearless artists who reenvision tradition while building community along the way. Check out the full lineup. Always free—just be sure to register. The final wave of free tickets just dropped today. Register for First Saturday For the Love of Art Saturday, February 14, 11:30 am–5:30 pm Roses are red, violets are blue—poets in the galleries will write poems for you! That’s right: On Valentine’s Day, find poets and their typewriters stationed throughout the Museum and take home a custom poem. We’ve also got card-making, tours, fun treats in the Café, and special care packages available in the Shop. View the Valentine’s Day schedule Lunar New Year Celebration Sunday, February 15, 12–4 pm May creativity bring you luck! Celebrate the Year of the Horse—one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac—with lively performances and hands-on activities for all ages. Free with Museum admission. See the schedule Poetry Workshop: Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room Sunday, February 22, 11 am–1:30 pm Follow your poetic instincts in this workshop inspired by the Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room. Join poet Tsering Wangmo Dhompa for a generative creative-writing experience. Register for Poetry Workshop More happening Stroller Tour: Everyday Rebellions Wednesday, February 25, 10–11:15 am Seeking stroller-friendly time with art, your favorite little one, and fellow adults? Before the Museum opens to the public, enjoy an interactive tour of Everyday Rebellions: Collection Conversations, showcasing how contemporary artists infuse daily life with gestures of creative defiance. Get tickets to Stroller Tour Printmaking: Resistance Reimagined How does personal experience connect to social change? Learn basic carving and inking techniques with linocut, and then use more advanced collage and mixed-media methods to combine image and text in prints that share your message. This is just one option from our Studio Art Program. Check out the full slate of offerings. Register for Printmaking Shop for your loved ones (and yourself!) Every purchase you make at the Brooklyn Museum Shop helps support our mission. So you can gift well and feel good doing it. Shop now Sharing the love The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay The Metropolitan Opera, February 17–21 Back by popular demand! The gripping adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, about two Jewish cousins who unlock a new avenue of resistance against tyranny during World War II, returns to the Met Opera. Featuring scintillating electronic elements, a variety of musical styles, towering sets, and proscenium-filling projections, this return engagement is not to be missed. Four performances only! Learn more From the top: Illustrated Book of the Dead (detail), 305–30 B.C.E. Papyrus, ink, gold, and paper. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1776E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum); First Saturday: Toward Joy, 2025. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Image courtesy of the Poetry Society of New York; Sunday Art: Lunar New Year, 2022. (Photo: Elena Olivo); Installation view of the Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room. Brooklyn Museum, 2025. (Photo: Timothy Doyon); Stroller Tour: Breaking the Mold, April 2025. (Photo: Elena Olivo); First Saturday: Star-Makers, June 2025. (Photo: Kolin Mendez); Image courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum Shop; Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Unsubscribe View in browser