The Brooklyn Museum Announces Public Programs in May for Visitors of All Ages

Yoga on the Stoop, July 2022. (Photo: Kolin Mendez Photography)

A variety of programming welcomes community members to the Museum

The Brooklyn Museum announces its lineup of May programming, featuring the return of Outdoor Yoga on the Stoop, a poetry workshop tied to A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration, and a daylong celebration of mothers and caregivers featuring artist Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter and her exhibition “Ain’t I a Woman.” Additional programs include classes, tours, and special events that amplify the Museum’s exhibitions and collections, serve the surrounding community, and support learning through the visual arts.

Museum Members enjoy complimentary or discounted tickets and early access to public programs.

Highlights of the full schedule are as follows:

First Saturday: Double Happiness
Saturday, May 6, 5–11 pm
Throughout the Museum
Free; registration is required and includes Museum general admission.

Honor worldwide movements for freedom and liberation while celebrating the creative collectives, partnerships, and chosen families that illuminate Brooklyn’s vibrant Asian diasporas.

Brooklyn Talks: Wildflower with Aurora James Wednesday, May 10, 7–9 pm
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Tickets are $40 and include a signed copy of Wildflower.

Join fashion pioneer Aurora James for a conversation in celebration of her new memoir, Wildflower.

Pints and Prints: Monet to Morisot
Thursday, May 11, 6–7:30 pm and 8–9:30 pm
Biergarten at the Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden (rain location: Rubin Pavilion)  Tickets are $35 and include after-hours admission to Monet to Morisot, art materials in your own Brooklyn Museum tote, and a complimentary drink.

Grab a brew and create your own art prints inspired by Monet to Morisot: The Real and Imagined in European Art. Teaching artist Sam Kelly leads a class on collagraph printmaking—where materials are collaged onto a board to create a 3-D plate that is then inked and can be reused.

For Those Who Mom: Centering Joy, Autonomy, and Community Care Saturday, May 13, 11 am–4 pm Brooklyn Museum Plaza, 1st Floor, and Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor Free; registration is required.

Join us in a daylong celebration in honor of all those who “mom”! Enjoy music, food, art- making, wellness pop-ups, and plenty of gifts for moms and caregivers, and take part in a special tour, led by artist Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, of the exhibition “Ain’t I a Woman”. Then, close out the day by participating in a discussion and an art-making exercise with organizers and birth workers who have drafted an Abolition and Birthing Justice Statement in support of their work.

Outdoor Yoga on the Stoop Saturdays, May 13 and 20, 10–11 am Brooklyn Museum Plaza
Tickets are $16 and include Museum general admission.

Meet us on the plaza steps for a morning of yoga and meditation, open to all levels and led by local instructors. Open your hips and your heart in this gentle flow class, followed by a guided meditation to start off your weekend.

Teen Night: Are We There Yet?
Friday, May 19, 5–7:30 pm
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor, and Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor  Free; registration is encouraged.

Join us for our in-person Teen Night, a teen-led program centered on art and activism! This evening will feature art-making, performances, and much more, inspired by A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration.

Brooklyn Reads: National Book Foundation Presents 5 Under 35 Thursday, May 25, 7–9 pm
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Tickets are $30. Add copies of the honorees’ books at checkout.

Celebrate the 2023 National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honorees, alongside their selectors, at an evening of readings and conversation.