Brooklyn Museum: Calendar: Talks

Installation view, *Modern Gothic: The Inventive Furniture of Kimbel and Cabus, 1863–82*. Brooklyn Museum, July 2, 2021–February 13, 2022. (Photo: Jonathan Dorado)

Art History Happy Hour: Modern Gothic

Thursday, January 27, 2022
6–7:30 and 8–9:30 pm

The Norm Restaurant and Bar, 1st Floor

Treat yourself to curator talks and wine pairings inspired by our collections and special exhibitions, hosted by Marquis Williams of Highly Recommended.

Participants talk with one another in the galleries, 2018. (Photo: Jonathan Dorado)

Virtual We Speak Art

Thursday, February 3, 2022
6–7 pm

Online

English language learners are invited to join an informal discussion inspired by a work of art.

Hablemos de Arte

Thursday, February 10, 2022
6:30–7:30 pm

Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor

Join us for an informal conversation in Spanish, inspired by a work of art, and practice your language skills with other participants.

Nona Faustine (born Brooklyn, New York, 1977), ‘There are few markers left but your black body is the marker. The land does hold the memory of your existence. You only have to put it there in its natural state to remember. – Harriet Tubman’, Sylvester Manor, Shelter Island, New York, 2021. Published in from *White Shoes* (MACK, 2021). (Photo: Courtesy of the artist and MACK)

Brooklyn Talks: White Shoes with Nona Faustine

Friday, February 11, 2022
7–9 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Artist Nona Faustine discusses her new book White Shoes in a conversation with book contributors Jessica Lanay, Pamela Sneed, and Seph Rodney, followed by a book signing.

<p>Stephen Jones stands in a gallery, with two Christian Dior outfits on mannequins in the background.</p> — Stephen Jones in *Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams*, 2021. (Photo: Daniel Sims)

Artist's Eye: Stephen Jones on Christian Dior SOLD OUT

Sunday, February 13, 2022
2–3 pm

Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

In this edition of our series of intimate, in-gallery talks by contemporary artists, celebrity hat designer Stephen Jones leads a walkthrough of our special exhibition Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams.

Virtual We Speak Art

Thursday, March 3, 2022
6–7 pm

Online

English language learners are invited to join an informal discussion inspired by a work of art.

Viva Ruiz. *Thank God for Abortion Vaticano*, 2019. (Photo: Gale Pauly)

Artist's Eye: Viva Ruiz on Andy Warhol

Thursday, March 3, 2022
7–8 pm

Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor

In this edition of our series of intimate, in-gallery talks by contemporary artists, creator of Thank God for Abortion Viva Ruiz leads a walkthrough of our special exhibition, Andy Warhol: Revelation.