The Brooklyn Museum Announces Public Programs in September for Visitors of All Ages
The Brooklyn Museum announces its lineup of September programming, including the tenth annual dapperQ fashion show, three new Museum on Wheels stops, and an Art History Happy Hour celebrating Red Grooms, Mimi Gross, and The Ruckus Construction Co.: Excerpts from “Ruckus Manhattan.” Additional programs and special events 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.
For accessibility accommodations, including ASL interpretation, email access@brooklynmuseum.org.
The full schedule is as follows:
Museum on Wheels: Bed-Stuy
Saturday, September 6, 2–6 pm
677 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216
Free and open to the public. Space is limited for all art-making activities; first come, first served.
Join us for a block party celebrating environmentalist Hattie Carthan, founder of the Magnolia Tree Earth Center in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn! All ages are welcome to enjoy art-making, games, music, and tasty giveaways from Saint Michel Café and Bakery, Island Pops, and Brooklyn Tea.
dapperQ Presents Ten
Thursday, September 11, 6–10 pm
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
Tickets are $20.
Celebrate a decade of New York Fashion Week’s largest LGBTQIA+ fashion show, presented by queer style platform dapperQ. Kick off the night with a happy hour hosted by Henrietta Hudson, New York City’s longest-standing brick-and-mortar lesbian bar, and shop featured and local designers before the runway showcase. The presentation includes new designs by ALEGRÍA, BoiPKG, DYKEMINT, Zoe Grinfeld, Hesta, Soid Studios New York by José González, and Transguy Supply
Museum on Wheels: Brownsville
Saturday, September 13, 1–5 pm
26 Belmont Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11212
Free and open to the public. Space is limited for all art-making activities; first come, first served.
Head to Brownsville for a block party filled with engaging art activities hosted by our new ! All ages are welcome to express your creativity and enjoy art-making, games, and giveaways from Yadestiny Treasure Chest, Island Pops, and Brooklyn Tea.
Brooklyn Pop-Up Market
Sundays, September 14–November 16, 10:30 am–5:30 pm
Plaza, 1st Floor
Free and open to the public.
Stop by our market to shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items from local artisans. This weekly event features more than 30 vendors offering artwork, jewelry, fashion, home and apothecary goods, and more.
Art History Happy Hour: Ruckus Manhattan
Thursday, September 18, 7–9 pm
Pavilion, 1st Floor
Tickets are $30 and include one specialty drink and after-hours admission to the exhibition.
Grab a beverage and settle in for Art History Happy Hour, featuring short, informative lectures that highlight Red Grooms, Mimi Gross, and The Ruckus Construction Co.: Excerpts from “Ruckus Manhattan.”
Drop-In Workshops: Life at Sea
Saturdays–Sundays, September 20–21, October 18–19, November 15–16, 12–4 pm
Education Gallery, 1st Floor
Free with Museum admission.
Take a deep dive into Oliver Jeffers: Life at Sea and help expand this underwater world. During these drop-in workshops, bring the family to create colorful creatures and structures, from coral to 3D fish, to add to Life at Sea.
Museum on Wheels: Williamsburg
Saturday, September 27, 2–6 pm
216 Roebling St., Brooklyn, NY 11211
Free and open to the public. Space is limited for all art-making activities; first come, first served.
Meet us in Williamsburg for an unforgettable day of art, community, and culture as Museum on Wheels rolls into El Puente’s !WEPA! Festival. Head to our mobile museum to design instruments, contribute to a community altar, and engage with touchable selections from our collection of teaching objects—plus plenty of other fun.
