Brooklyn Museum

First Saturday: Star-Makers

Saturday, June 7, 5–10 pm

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. Tickets will be released on a rolling basis starting May 23 for Members and May 27 for the public. Sign up for the Brooklyn Museum newsletter to be notified of the next release. The lineup is subject to change; revisit this page for the latest details.

The second- and fourth-floor galleries will close at 6 pm. The last entry to the Museum is at 9:30 pm.

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

Throughout the Museum

A group of people smiling and dancing

Schedule

  • 5–6 pm

    Music: NYC Gay Men’s Chorus
    Plaza, 1st Floor
    Start the evening with Tonewall, the queer acapella ensemble of the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus.

  • 5–7 pm

    Hands-On Art: Pride Pins
    Education Studios, 1st Floor
    Create pins inspired by archival photographs of LGBTQ+ culture in Brooklyn and wear your pride around the Museum.

  • 5–7 pm

    Art-Making: Queer Figure Drawing with The Brooklyn Loft
    Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
    Practice your figure-drawing skills with Bushwick-based studio The Brooklyn Loft, which creates community spaces for queer New Yorkers to come together and make art. The session features a set by Armana Khan, a DJ, model, and activist for South Asian queer communities.

  • 5–8 pm

    Voter Registration Drive
    Pavilion, 1st Floor
    Sign up to vote! HeadCount, a nonpartisan voting advocacy nonprofit, hosts a voter registration drive ahead of the June 24 primary election and November general election.

  • 5–9:30 pm

    Shop: Brooklyn Pop-Up Market ft. Depop
    Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
    Shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items by LGBTQ+ artists from across Brooklyn, featuring artwork, jewelry, fashion, and home and apothecary goods. This month’s market will also feature collections from three local Depop sellers.

  • 5–9:30 pm

    Pop-Up Member Lounge
    1st Floor
    Swing by this space exclusively for Brooklyn Museum Members. Whether you want to kick up your feet, take a beat, escape the crowds, or connect with someone new, the lounge is the perfect pit stop. Don’t miss out—become a Member today!

  • 5:15–7:30 pm

    Film: Asog
    Auditorium, 3rd Floor
    Enjoy an exclusive screening of award-winning film Asog, which chronicles the story of a nonbinary Filipino teacher competing in a beauty pageant. Starring a cast of climate-disaster survivors, the film has forced Ayala—the oldest and largest corporation in the Philippines—to pay over $5 million to 784 families as reparations for land it stole after Super Typhoon Haiyan.

  • 6:30–7:30 pm

    Teen Talks: Queering the Collection with BkM Teens
    American Art Galleries, 5th Floor
    Inspired by Oscar yi Hou’s The Arm Wrestle of Chip & Spike; aka: Star-Makers, teen educators uncover queer stories in the Brooklyn Museum’s collection.

  • 7–8 pm

    Music: Tasha
    Lobby, 1st Floor
    Chicago-born musician Tasha plays from her sophomore album, All This and So Much More, chronicling a dynamic period of grief and experiencing the world anew.

  • 8–9:30 pm

    Drag History Hour with Bertha Vanayshun
    Auditorium, 3rd Floor
    Take a dazzling dive into queer history in this mash-up of talk and performance. Bertha Vanayshun delivers a mini-lecture while drag artists Dev Doee, I’m Baby, Emi Grate, Harriet Tugsmen, and Aimee Amour command the stage beside her. Seating is limited and first come, first served.

  • 8–10 pm

    Music: Boston Chery
    Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
    Dance to ’90s reggae, dancehall, Afrobeats, world music, R&B, hip-hop, and more. Haitian American, Boston-bred, and Brooklyn-based DJ and producer Boston Chery cultivates a sense of community through their groovy sets.

  • 8:30–10 pm

    Music: Undocubougie
    Lobby, 1st Floor
    Close out the evening with a set by Peruvian-born and Queens-raised Undocubougie, a DJ, community organizer, and event curator who celebrates queer and immigrant identities through nightlife.

June First Saturday Presented by Depop

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