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Mission Statement:
The mission of the Brooklyn Museum is to act as a bridge between the rich artistic heritage of world cultures, as embodied in its collections, and the unique experience of each visitor. Dedicated to the primacy of the visitor experience, committed to excellence in every aspect of its collections and programs, and drawing on both new and traditional tools of communication, interpretation, and presentation, the Museum aims to serve its diverse public as a dynamic, innovative, and welcoming center for learning through the visual arts.
Recent News
Exhibition - Africa Fashion at Brooklyn Museum
#AfricaFashionBkM As much of Africa won independence in the mid-twentieth century, a wave of liberated creative expression swept across the continent—and its evolution hasn’t stopped since. Showcasing a dazzling array of garments…
Read More »Exhibition - A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration at Brooklyn Museum
Between 1915 and 1970, in the wake of racial terror during the post-Reconstruction period, millions of Black Americans fled from their homes to other areas within the South and to other parts of the country. This remarkable movement of people, known…
Read More »Exhibition - Climate In Crisis: Environmental Change In The Indigenous Americas at Brooklyn Museum
Climate change is having a severe impact on Indigenous communities across the Americas, but the situation has an even longer history rooted in the legacies of European colonialism. With more than sixty works spanning 2,800 years and cultures across…
Read More »Exhibition - Brooklyn Abstraction: Four Artists, Four Walls at Brooklyn Museum
This installation of works by Maya Hayuk, José Parlá, Kennedy Yanko, and the late Leon Polk Smith—four artists with strong connections to Brooklyn—creates a dynamic environment through four distinct, visually immersive…
Read More »Exhibition - Oscar Yi Hou: East of Sun, West of Moon at Brooklyn Museum
At a time of heightened violence against Asian communities across the United States, Oscar yi Hou questions what it means to be “Asian American” and who is considered “American.” Oscar yi Hou: East of sun, west of moon, named…
Read More »Exhibition - Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter: 'Ain’t I a Woman' at Brooklyn Museum
On the fiftieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade—and in the year after its overturning—this exhibition examines the long history of reproductive injustice in the United States through two projects by Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter. The artist and…
Read More »Exhibition - Virgil Abloh: 'Figures of Speech' at Brooklyn Museum
Since the beginning of his career, the multidisciplinary work of late visionary artist and designer Virgil Abloh (Rockford, Illinois, 1980–2021, Chicago, Illinois) has reshaped how we understand the role of fashion, art, design, and music in…
Read More »Exhibition - Thierry Mugler: Couturissime at Brooklyn Museum
Thierry Mugler: Couturissime is the first retrospective to explore the fascinating, edgy universe of French designer and creator of iconic perfumes Thierry Mugler. A fashion visionary, Mugler established himself as one of the most daring and…
Read More »Exhibition - Death to the Living, Long Live Trash at Brooklyn Museum
In DEATH TO THE LIVING, Long Live Trash, Brooklyn-based artist Duke Riley uses materials collected from beaches in the northeastern United States to tell a tale of both local pollution and global marine devastation. Riley’s contemporary…
Read More »Exhibition - Jimmy DeSana: Submission at Brooklyn Museum
This exhibition contains nudity and sexually explicit content. Viewer discretion is advised. Jimmy DeSana: Submission is the first museum survey of work by a significant yet overlooked figure in the histories of photography, New York City, and…
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