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Brooklyn Museum Calendar Update

The calendar of the Brooklyn Museum now can be viewed by either date or event type.

For example, guided tour can be found at here. Or each weekend's events can be seen here.

Based on a study, 75% of the museum visitors now visit the website to see what will be offered beforehand. Thus the searchable database, exhibition information and event calendar are crucial.  If you cannot remember the link, here is the easy way:

Subscribe the event calendar from here. 

Miss Brooklyn

Miss Brooklyn by Daniel Chester French sits proudly in front of the Brooklyn Museum, overlooking Eastern Parkway. Miss Brooklyn, and Miss Manhattan, which sits on the right, were once installed on the Manhattan Bridge, but were moved to their new home with the rebuilding of an entrance ramp. More about sculpture by Daniel Chester French

Celebrate Women Power at Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday March 7

In honor of Women’s History Month and the second anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, the Brooklyn Museum’s March 7 Target First Saturday event celebrates Women Power. Highlights include a showcase of feminist performers Mango Tribe, Mahina Movement, and Climbing PoeTree; storytelling by Diane Wolkstein; a dialogue and performance by feminist burlesque artists; and a deep groove dance party by DJ Sabine. The Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturdays event attracts thousands of visitors to free programs of art and entertainment each month. MORE

What's Black Got To Do with It?

This Brooklyn Museum panel discussion, moderated by Elvis Mitchell, interviewer for The Black List Project, continues the exhibition’s consideration of how race, history, and each individual's striving shape and enrich their stories of success. The discussion will center on what the next four years might hold for Black women now that First Lady Obama and her daughters have moved into the White House. Panelists will include Studio Museum in Harlem Director and Chief Curator Thelma Golden, acclaimed artist Lorna Simpson , and CNN Entertainment Correspondent Lola Ogunnaike.

Saturday, January 31
Panel Discussion: "What's Black Got To Do with It?"
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare at Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum will present the first major survey of the
work of the British-based, Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare MBE, whose art explores the relationship of contemporary African identity to European colonialism. On view June 26 through September 20, 2009, Yinka Shonibare MBE will include more than twenty works, among them sculptures, paintings, large-scale installations,
and films. MORE