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Studio 54 may have only been open for 33 months, but its legacy remains larger than life. At a moment when the United States was experiencing tumultuous times and New York City was on the brink of bankruptcy, Studio 54’s disco scene was a source of life and energy. The nightclub became iconic in its entirety, from those who kept it running day to dayincluding the doormen, DJs, lighting designers, and many more to the wild parties, fashions, personalities, and legendary cele...brity-studded events that made it light up every night. The legacy of Studio 54 lives on in our culture today. We're officially sold out of advance Studio 54: Night Magic tickets, but there are a limited number of tickets available at our admissions desk for the final weekendwe recommend arriving early to snag them. Thank you to everyone who visited, and keep on dancing! bit.ly/studio54bkm #studio54bkm

Worried about overcrowding at the polls? In many states voters can vote before Election Day at early voting sites. In New York, the early voting period starts today, Saturday, October 24 running through Sunday, November 1, 2020. Dates and hours may vary based on where you live. Head to vote.org today to #PlanYourVote. We’re proud to once again serve as a polling site. If the Brooklyn Museum is your polling location, please find our early voting and Election Day hours belo...w. For all other New Yorkers, locate your polling site at findmypollsite.vote.nyc. Early voting hours, October 24November 1, 2020: Saturday, October 24, 10 am4 pm Sunday, October 25, 10 am4 pm Monday, October 26, 7 am3 pm Tuesday, October 27, 128 pm Wednesday, October 28, 128 pm Thursday, October 29, 10 am6 pm Friday, October 30, 7 am3 pm Saturday, October 31, 10 am4 pm Sunday, November 1, 10 am4 pm Election Day hours: Tuesday, November 3, 6 am9 pm Images by: Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski Laurie Simmons Nick Mauss & Ken Okishii Paola Kudacki Jaamil Olawale Kosoko and Joseph Grigely for #planyourvote #VoteDotOrg #VoteReady #Vote2020 See more

Days are getting shorter and chillier so our Art on the Stoop: Sunset Screenings are now starting at 5pm. Stop by our front stoop WednesdaysSundays, through November 8 and enjoy major video artworks exploring themes of power and uncertainty, distance and loss, and history’s hand in our present times. Details and schedule at https://bit.ly/3bO401e #SunsetScreenings

On the heels of the presidential election, For Freedomsan artist collective working to increase creative civic engagement through discourse and direct actionhosts a conversation about the potential for creativity to create social change. Join the artists in considering how art can strengthen democracy and imagine new possibilities for liberation and joy. Register in advance and pay what you wish to join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/2G91QxO. Your contribution supports our dynamic public programs and events. Also available on Facebook Live.

Join Flushing Town Hall on November 7 at 7 pm for their virtual Diwali Festival and celebrate the Festival of Lights! Programs include Indian cooking workshops, traditional and Bollywood dance performances and classes, and a virtual Bhangra Dance Party by DJ Rekha!

Starting this weekend, there's even more art to see now that our fourth floor has reopened! We're so excited for visitors to be reunited with The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago and Out of Place: A Feminist Look at the Collection, as well as two brand-new exhibitions: John Edmonds: A Sidelong Glance As part of the inaugural @uovo.art Prize for an emerging Brooklyn artist, John Edmonds presents new and recent photographic portraits and still lifes of Central and West Africa...n sculptures, exploring the intersections of representation, modernity, and identity in the African diaspora. On view through August 8, 2021. Design: 1880 to Now. This newly renovated gallery exhibits an exciting range of designers and manufacturers from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Featuring furniture, ceramics, glass, and metalwork, the selected works offer competing visions of modernity, explore tensions between craft and industry, and demonstrate critical innovations in production. Plan your visit today at https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/ John Edmonds (American, born 1989). Two Spirits, 2019. Archival pigment photograph. Courtesy of the artist and Company, New York. John Edmonds Tejo Remy, designer (Dutch, born 1960). Droog Design, Design Cooperative, manufacturer, Amsterdam, Netherlands (founded 1993). Chest of Drawers You Can't Lay Down Your Memory, designed 1991, made 2005. Maple, other woods, painted and unpainted metals, plastic, paper, textile. Brooklyn Museum; Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle in memory of J. Fuller Feder, by exchange, 2005.36. Droog Design. Lourdes Grobet (Mexican, born 1940). Untitled (Cactus Painted Red/Yellow), ca. 1986. Silver dye bleach photograph (Cibachrome). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcuse Pfeifer, 1990.119.12. artist or artist's estate Judy Chicago (American, born 1939). The Dinner Party, 197479. Brooklyn Museum; Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation, 2002.10. Judy Chicago. (Photo: Donald Woodman)

Many of us are holding a great deal of anxiety as we await the results of the election. We hope to provide an outlet for this stress by inviting you to join art therapist Sarah Pousty and museum educator Dalila Scruggs today at 2 pm on Zoom. The afternoon's theme is connection, where we'll rest and reflect in community, explore a work of art in depth through close looking and discussion, and create artworks of our own. This online program is free, but registration is required at https://bit.ly/2GsGMm3. A Zoom link will be provided by email upon confirmation.

Studio 54 defined an era in the three years it was open, and forever changed our ideas about nightlife, fashion, and celebrity. Reflect on Studio 54’s cultural influence this Thursday, November 5, in a live virtual conversation between cofounder of the iconic venue, Ian Schrager, and fashion designer Norma Kamali, whose work is featured in Studio 54: Night Magic. Tickets: https://bit.ly/37yWkj7 #studio54bkm

Join us this Sunday for a final Art & Sound: Virtual Sound Bath. We'll begin with a close look at landscapes in Out of Place: A Feminist Look at the Collection, followed by a sound bath led by Nate Martinez, where participants are invited to relax and engage with meditation through the practice of deep listening. Tickets: https://bit.ly/2TeuQXK

Today is Election Day! Let's get this done. Polls are open until 9 pm in NYC. If you haven't already cast your ballot, it's not too late to #PlanYourVote, or to help a loved one plan theirs. Go to Vote.org to locate your polling place or nearest official ballot dropbox, get your ballot information, track your ballot, verify your registration, or learn more about your voter rights. Call the Voter Protection Hotline at 1-866-687-8683 if anyone tries to stop you. Image by @macon_reed_studio for @planyourvote @votedotorg

Our Mini Art Lessons return! This week, we'll look at the work of Ana Mendieta, an artist who had a unique practice of blending photography, body art, earth art, and performance to address the emergence of feminism and her experience as a Cuban exile. Mendieta would place her body in the landscape, using materials such as crushed flowers, sculpted mud, or ignited gunpowder to literally inscribe her silhouette, and then document the results through photographs and films. Taking inspiration from Mendieta, we'll create our own carved portraits and silhouettes with kids ages 26 and 7 and up. Visit https://bit.ly/2IPqBzZ for step-by-step instructions!

On the eve of the election, and as many are heading to the Brooklyn Museum to vote, visual artist Ed Ruscha, music producer Kasseem Swizz Beatz Dean, and music entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine chat with Anne Pasternak about the state of American democracy and the role of artists.

Today's your last chance to become a Member and access our exclusive KAWS: WHAT PARTY presale, from October 2228, before tickets are made available to the public. Join today at http://bit.ly/bkmmembers!

Our Virtual Gallery/Studio Program starts this week! We have limited spaces left, and we're still accepting scholarships for all youth and teen art classes. Learn more about scholarships at https://bit.ly/33PJGsD, and register for the following classes at https://bit.ly/35TseGm. Ages 810: SculptureTransform household objects and build sculptures that tell your stories. Ages 810: DrawingGrow your drawing skills and create your own comic books. ... Ages 1418: PhotographyLearn how to take the perfect photograph in and outside your home studio. Adult: PaintingBrush up on your painting skills and experiment with new techniques.

Join us this Thursday for a Virtual Art History Happy Hour and learn more about our exhibition African ArtsGlobal Conversations. You'll hear from Lagos-based artist Taiye Idahor as she reflects on her experience working with our collection of African art and her Ivie Series, which is featured in the exhibition, as well as from scholars Joshua Cohen and Nijah Cunningham. This program is free to stream on Facebook Live. Or, RSVP to join us on Zoom at https://bit.ly/2H0DDdc, and participate in a Q&A with the speakers after the talks. Photo: Taiye Idahor (Nigerian, born 1984). Imaria (Ivie Series), 2020. Photo paper collage, pen, and ink drawing on paper. (Photo: Courtesy of the artist)

Watch online as your favorite Brooklyn authors and illustrators share their latest books during our annual Brooklyn Children's Book Fair on Saturday, November 14, 11 am2 pm. This free event features six author readings and illustrator presentations by Selina Alko Books, Melissa Iwai, Caron Levis, Stephen Savage, Vashti Harrison, and Jon Burgerman, with short presentations by more than thirty-five creators of storybooks, picture books, and graphic novels for book lovers from ...preschool through the middle grades. Free, but registration is required at https://bit.ly/3lxbPfs. Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive a secure Zoom link and password by email. This program is sponsored by Investors Bank. Image: Nina Crews. Brooklyn Blossoms, 2020.

Through December 13, virtually walk through our soaring Beaux-Arts Court and enjoy an online exhibition of digitally rendered and interactive 360-degree views of costumes from Netflix’s new limited series "The Queen’s Gambit" and the fourth season of "The Crown", along with related objects from our collection. Experience The Queen and The Crown: A Virtual Exhibition of Costumes from The Queen's Gambit and The Crown", on view at thequeenandthecrown.com. #TheQueenandTheCrown

Tonight, artist Howardena Pindell marks the 30th anniversary of her short film Free, White and 21 (1980, 12 min.) in conversation with Catherine Morris, Sackler Senior Curator, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. Tune in to learn more about the context of creating this influential work, the activist roots of Pindell’s artistic practice, and her approach to building a personal archive. The film is currently on view on our plaza as part of Art on the Stoop: Sunset Screenings.

Join us for a Virtual Family Adventure every Thursday through December 17 and explore art through interactive activities and games, designed for kids ages 48 and their caregivers. Each week, find hope through art as we explore this semester's theme, Silver Linings, through art-making with digital or household materials, as well as songs, stories, scavenger hunts, and other games. This online program is free, but space is limited, and registration is required at https://bit.ly/3575X5Z.

Join a vibrant community of K12 visual art educators in a program designed to bolster each other’s teaching practices. ArtXchange is a forum for art teachers to share and explore ideas about teaching, make art, and learn from contemporary artists. Over the course of five online Zoom sessions, participants cultivate a supportive professional community, deepen their studio practice, and explore the intersections of art, education, and cultural equity. Applications are due Friday, November 13.

Coming to the Brooklyn Museum on February 12, 2021, KAWS: WHAT PARTY presents a sweeping survey of KAWS's twenty-five-year career, tracing common themes in the Brooklyn-based artist’s practice, as he has grown from his roots as a graffiti artist to a dominating force in the contemporary art world. Presenting more than one hundred broad-ranging works, #kawsbkm features rarely seen graffiti drawings and notebooks, paintings and sculptures, smaller collectibles, furniture, recen...t augmented reality projects, and monumental installations of his popular COMPANION figures. Become a Member by Tuesday, October 20 to access an exclusive one-week presale (from October 2228) before tickets are made available to the public on October 29! Members receive special access to the exhibition, including invitations to the Member Preview and Saturday Member Morning Hours. Not ready to commit to a full year right now? For a limited time, we're pleased to offer a 6-month Membership option for those looking to take advantage of special Membership perks at a discounted rate. Join today at https://bit.ly/bkmmembers! See more

The wait is over, and you can now book advance tickets to KAWS: WHAT PARTY! On view February 12September 5, 2021, #kawsbkm is a sweeping survey of KAWS's twenty-five-year career, from his roots as a graffiti artist to a dominating force in the contemporary art world, tracing common themes in the Brooklyn-based artist’s practice. The exhibition features more than one hundred broad-ranging works, including rarely seen graffiti drawings and notebooks, paintings and sculptures, smaller collectibles, furniture, recent augmented reality projects, and monumental installations of his popular COMPANION figures. Tickets: http://bit.ly/kawsbkmtix Learn more: http://bit.ly/kawsbkm