Brooklyn Museum

Juneteenth Jubilee

Saturday, June 21, 1–5 pm

Celebrate Juneteenth with an afternoon of activities and music honoring self-expression, community, and Black liberation and creativity. Enjoy the musical stylings of Bruce Edwards Trio with Alisa Ohri. Listen in or contribute your own voice to a poetry open mic. Vibe to sets mixed by SoulSummit and peruse selections from the Free Black Women’s Library. Play games, make a mini-zine or scrapbook, and participate in our fifth annual community photo series. Sip, shop, and be nourished by some of Brooklyn’s favorite Black-owned restaurants. Plus, don’t miss a special tour of Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch.

Free with Museum admission (purchase tickets for Solid Gold separately).

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

Throughout the Museum

Four people dancing with their arms around each other

Schedule

  • 1–2 pm

    Curator tour of Nancy Elizabeth Prophet
    Center for Feminist Art, 4th Floor
    With Catherine Morris, Sackler Senior Curator, and Carla Forbes, Curatorial Assistant, Center for Feminist Art

  • 1–3 pm

    Summer Jazz: Bruce Edwards Trio featuring Alisa Ohri
    Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
    Guitarist and composer Bruce Edwards, formerly of Sun Ra Arkestra, performs with bassist Lonnie Plaxico, drummer Reggie Nicholson, and vocalist Alisa Ohri. Presented in partnership with Jazz Foundation of America.

  • 1–3 pm

    The Free Black Women’s Library Pop-Up
    Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
    Explore a unique collection of books and other printed matter by Black female and nonbinary writers, and swap or donate related books.

  • 1–5 pm

    Art-making and games
    Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
    Create a one-page zine or scrapbook that highlights your family’s history and traditions.

  • 1–5 pm

    Sip, shop, and snack
    Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

  • 2–5 pm

    Community photo series
    Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
    Have your portrait taken by Souls in Focus, a NYC-based collective. Pose in front of a custom backdrop by Lamar Bryant.

  • 3–5 pm

    Poetry open mic
    American Art Galleries, 5th Floor
    Each poet has three minutes to read their own original work (no props or accompaniments). Sign-ups are first come, first served; space is subject to capacity. Presented in partnership with Mahogany L. Browne and Jive Poetic of Brooklyn Poetry Slam, and featuring Tongo Eisen-Martin.

  • 3–5 pm

    Sounds by SoulSummit
    Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

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