Head to Brooklyn Heights for an afternoon filled with engaging art activities, hosted by our new Museum on Wheels! Conceived in partnership with the Brooklyn community, this mobile museum can pull up anywhere in Brooklyn with touchable selections from our collection of teaching objects—plus plenty of fun. All ages are welcome to express your creativity and enjoy art-making, games, and giveaways!

Free and open to the public. Space is limited for all art-making activities; first come, first served.

Montague St. between Hicks St. and Henry St., Brooklyn, NY 11201

How can creating art help adult literacy students reach their reading and writing goals? In this workshop, explore ways that students can use art-making to tell complex stories about history and themselves. Discuss a work in the American Art galleries and learn an art-making technique that you can bring back to the classroom.

Free; registration is required. You will receive a secure Zoom link by email.

Create prints using Legos in this free, all-ages workshop inspired by Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200!

Free with Museum admission. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Celebrate Juneteenth with an afternoon of activities and music honoring self-expression, community, and Black liberation. Enjoy music, a poetry open mic, games, and crafting, and food from some of Brooklyn’s favorite Black-owned restaurants!

Free with Museum admission. See website for full schedule!

Join us for a lineup of trailblazing queer artists who shine across mediums, from film and music to drag and visual art! Inspired by Oscar yi Hou’s The Arm Wrestle of Chip & Spike; aka: Star-Makers, June’s First Saturday celebrates luminaries who forge constellations of connection among queer Brooklynites. Enjoy music, art-making, performances, and so much more. This program is free; registration is required and includes Museum general admission.

Celebrate art, queer activism, identity, and allyship in our 12th annual LGBTQ+ Teen Night! Created by and for teens, the evening will be full of art-making, performances, and much more. Free; registration is encouraged. Open to all LGBTQ+ teens and their allies ages 14–19.

Join our Teen Staff for an afternoon of all-ages art-making centering the new exhibition Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200! To culminate their yearlong internship, Creative Practice teens have stepped into the shoes of the teaching artists and created engaging art-making activities. As the Teen Staff showcase their art-education skills, enjoy a variety of multimedia projects that encourage reflection, curiosity, and play! Free; registration is encouraged.

Bring the family to explore our galleries and exhibitions, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary artworks! At this free drop-in program, you’ll look closely at an object and create art inspired by the work. This session's focus will be: Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch.

Draw inspiration from an exhibition curated and featuring art by our Teen Staff at this all-ages, drop-in program. With help from the teen artists, create your own sketches inspired by the works on view. Visit the Admissions Desk to pay what you can.

Dare to dream at this year’s third Teen Night! For the May edition of this teen-led program, celebrate Black American arts and culture while we explore joy as resistance and dreams as survival. This evening’s art-making, performances, and other activities are inspired by Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art, a kaleidoscopic display where you can give flowers, find a quiet place, strut the runway, and see American art with fresh eyes.

Drop by to hear music selections performed by members of the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, the Museum’s orchestra in residence!

Drop by to enjoy an afternoon of free art-making, led by museum education students from City College of New York! Explore themes in our collection and experiment with materials as future art educators guide you through fun projects.

Write art into your adult literacy curriculum! Join us for a workshop to examine how discussing and writing about art can support literacy in reading and writing. Consider how to use art in the classroom for storytelling and making personal connections. This workshop is for ESOL, GED, and basic education instructors and providers. FREE with advance registration.

Bring your friends and family to May’s First Saturday, showcasing the vibrant artistry, rich histories, and recreations of the Asian American and Pacific Islander diasporas in New York.

Free entry with advance registration! Tickets will be released on a rolling basis starting on April 21st. Sign up for the Brooklyn Museum newsletter to be notified of the next release. Check out their website for the lineup!

Join the Brooklyn Poetry Slam, a dynamic and inclusive event hosted by poets Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic. This pay-what-you-can event celebrates Brooklyn's vibrant spoken word scene!

Want to compete?
Sign up early to take part in the slam! The competition includes two rounds where poets perform original works (three minutes per round). Judges from the audience score the poets, and the highest cumulative score wins.

Accessibility: For accommodations, including ASL interpretation, email access@brooklynmuseum.org.

Register now and experience the power of words in Brooklyn’s heart!

Join us for a vibrant Earth Day celebration with Herban Cura! Enjoy a free bundle of dried herbs, learn to craft herbal teas with clinical herbalist Antonia Estela Pérez, and experience stress-relieving auricular therapy. Connect with nature and wellness in a fun, hands-on way!

Join the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra for Sublime Landscapes, conducted by David Bernard. Enjoy Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol, Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite, and Brahms’s Symphony No. 3, showcasing the beauty and power of symphonic music. Free for ages 16 and under.

Join us for the second Teen Night of 2025, where art and activism shine through the theme of gold! Inspired by Solid Gold, an exhibition celebrating the beauty and impact of gold in art, fashion, and design, the evening will feature art-making, performances, and more.

This event is free and open to teens ages 14–19. Registration is encouraged, and follow #bkmteens on Instagram and Facebook for more details.

Teen Night is organized by the Teen Night Planning Committee, part of our paid teen internship program in public programming.

Drop in for a fun, family-friendly afternoon of art-making inspired by our galleries. This session explores Assyrian Art—discover ancient masterpieces and create your own inspired work. Free with Museum admission, no registration required.

Let your creativity flow at our Saturday Sketch Club! Explore Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200, then grab a pencil and bring your own vision to life.

Perfect for all ages—just bring your imagination! Kids must be with an adult. Questions? Email youth.family@brooklynmuseum.org.

Join the Brooklyn Poetry Slam, a dynamic and inclusive event hosted by poets Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic. This pay-what-you-can event celebrates Brooklyn's vibrant spoken word scene!

Want to compete?
Sign up early to take part in the slam! The competition includes two rounds where poets perform original works (three minutes per round). Judges from the audience score the poets, and the highest cumulative score wins.

Accessibility: For accommodations, including ASL interpretation, email access@brooklynmuseum.org.

Register now and experience the power of words in Brooklyn’s heart!

Take a trip through time—without leaving your couch! On March 11, 2–3:15 PM, join us for a fun, interactive dive into Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200. Explore the Museum’s fascinating history, legendary artworks, and hidden gems—all from the comfort of home. Perfect for individuals with memory loss and their care partners. Free, but registration is required!

Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra: Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Fauré, Sankey, and Dvořák @ Brooklyn Museum 2/23/25

Join us for a creative family-friendly experience at the Brooklyn Museum! Explore the Arts of Asia galleries, then create your own sketches inspired by the exhibits. This program is free with museum admission, and children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Join the Brooklyn Poetry Slam, a dynamic and inclusive event hosted by poets Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic. This pay-what-you-can event celebrates Brooklyn's vibrant spoken word scene!

Want to compete?
Sign up early to take part in the slam! The competition includes two rounds where poets perform original works (three minutes per round). Judges from the audience score the poets, and the highest cumulative score wins.

Accessibility: For accommodations, including ASL interpretation, email access@brooklynmuseum.org.

Register now and experience the power of words in Brooklyn’s heart!

Celebrate Lunar New Year with the family at this free drop-in program, in collaboration with Cool Culture. Create art inspired by the Museum's collection and enjoy a lion dance performance by the Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club at 3 pm. Free with Museum admission. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Join the Brooklyn Poetry Slam, a dynamic and inclusive event hosted by poets Mahogany L. Browne and DJ Jive Poetic. This pay-what-you-can event celebrates Brooklyn's vibrant spoken word scene!

Want to compete?
Sign up early to take part in the slam! The competition includes two rounds where poets perform original works (three minutes per round). Judges from the audience score the poets, and the highest cumulative score wins.

Accessibility: For accommodations, including ASL interpretation, email access@brooklynmuseum.org.

Register now and experience the power of words in Brooklyn’s heart!

Experience an immersive soundscape by violinist and composer Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache). Presented in conjunction with The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, Ortman’s work reflects on the concept of home. The soundscape incorporates recent field recordings from Brooklyn—captured between the Brooklyn Museum and her home on Flatbush Avenue—and blends them with live, improvised music featuring Apache violin, bells, whistles, voice, tambourine, and triangle.

Spread the holiday cheer by joining our 5th Annual Toy Drive! From November 21 to December 15, drop off new, unwrapped toys for children ages 0–14 at the Admissions Desk.

On Sunday, December 15, from 11 AM–2 PM, pick up gifts for your little ones while supplies last. Remaining toys will be donated to local family shelters.

Free and open to all, in partnership with the Kinnect Foundation.

Visit our Holiday Market, cohosted with Brooklyn Pop-Up, and discover unique, handmade treasures from local artisans. Browse artwork, jewelry, fashion, home goods, and more! Enjoy caroling by a cappella group VocalSouL on December 21–22 from 2:30–3 PM.

Free with Museum admission—don’t miss this festive shopping experience!