The Museum comes alive every Thursday with a series of special programs. With a distinctive Brooklyn vibe, the series includes interviews, performance, film, and eclectic, eye-opening tours. *Programs begin at 7 p.m. The lineup for April is as follows:
April 7
Moonlight Tour: "Seeing Gods and Goddesses." Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor. The tour focuses on the Museum's permanent collection. Read more.
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April 14
Moonlight Tour: "Corsets and Bustiers: Erotic Fashion"
In Conversation: Artist and sound designer Daniel Perlin discusses contemporary interdisciplinary creative practices in Brooklyn with architect Mitchell Joachin, an innovator in ecological design and urbanism and one of Rolling Stone's "100 People Who Are Changing America." Tickets, which include Museum admission, are $10 ($6 for members and cultural colleagues). Seating is limited; advance purchase recommended via www.brownpapertickets.com.
Moonlight Tour: Associate Curator Susan Kennedy Zeller on mid-1830s Plains Native American clothing in the Museum's storeroom. Reservations required. RSVP to museumguides@brooklynmuseum.org.
April 21
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender poets, including Advocate of Wordz and The Great Apes. Tickets, which include Museum admission, are $10 ($6 for members and cultural colleagues). Seating is limited; advance purchase recommended via www.museumtix.com.
April 28
Moonlight Tour: "Seeing Magic"
A Museum Guide leads a free tour on the topic of "Seeing Magic," focusing on the Museum's permanent collection.