Brooklyn Museum Announces Public Program For March

The Brooklyn Museum will present a variety of programs for adults, teens, and kids in March. Public programs include talks, performances, and hands-on workshops for children and adults that amplify the Museum's exhibitions and Permanent Collection, serve its diverse public, and support learning through the visual arts.

Highlights include an artist talk with Laurie Simmons and Carroll Dunham on Marilyn Minter; a special program in honor of Pamela Joyner with artists Simone Leigh, Hugo McCloud, Julie Mehretu, and Jack Whitten; a comedy marathon hosted by Erica Watson; and a conversation on the artist's persona.

The full schedule follows:

Thursday, March 9, 6-9:30 pm

Salsa Party

Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

Free with Museum admission.

Join a salsa class led by professional dancers, followed by live music and dance performances by some of Brooklyn's best Latin dance teams. Hosted by Brooklyn's Balmir Latin Dance Studio.

Saturday, March 11, 2 pm

Artist's Eye: Laurie Simmons and Carroll Dunham on Marilyn Minter

Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 5th floor

Free with Museum admission.

This series of intimate, in-gallery talks by contemporary artists illuminates our special exhibitions with fresh and alternative perspectives. Laurie Simmons and Carroll Dunham respond to Marilyn Minter's work in the exhibition Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty.

Thursday, March 16, 6:30 pm

Breaking the Canon: Collecting African American Art

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Tickets are $20 for Members and $25 for non-Members.

In honor of the art collector Pamela Joyner, curator Rujeko Hockley joins artists Simone Leigh, Hugo McCloud, Julie Mehretu, and Jack Whitten for a 10-minute discussion with each about an African American artist who has impacted their work. Presented in partnership with the Brooklyn Museum's Fund for African American Art. Visit www.brooklynmuseum.org for tickets.

Thursday, March 23, 6:30 pm

Art In Sight

Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor

Free with Museum admission.

Spend an hour experiencing a single work of art and discover new ways to see the art you love. All are welcome to participate in this experiment in observation and perception.

Thursday, March 23, 7 pm-12 am

Comedy Marathon
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Tickets are $16.

Comic Erica Watson hosts a night of culture-shifting comedy with female-identified and gender-nonconforming comedians. Visit www.brooklynmuseum.org for tickets.

Thursday, March 30, 7 pm

Deconstructing the Artist's Persona

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Free with Museum admission.

Jenny Blessing, Senior Curator of Photography at the Guggenheim, joins art historians to examine the phenomenon of the artist's persona, highlighting figures such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Claude Cahun, and Andy Warhol, among many others.

(Photo Credit: Brooklyn Museum)

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