Brooklyn Museum

Do The Right Thing… root for the Knicks. 🙌

We couldn’t be happier for the New York Knicks (and ) heading into the NBA Finals.

Spike Lee is pictured here during the opening celebration of Spike Lee: Creative Sources, which featured prized objects from Lee’s collection that fueled his creative output—pieces of Knicks history among them.

📷 Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Preview, 10/03/2023. Brooklyn Museum. (Photo: Will Ragozzino/Matthew Carasella Photography) → Installation view, Spike Lee: Creative Sources. Brooklyn Museum, October 7, 2023 - February 4, 2024. (Photo: Danny Perez)

Join us outside the Cortelyou Library for Brooklyn–Queens Day, a celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month.

Find our mobile museum at our community block party centering Caribbean American cultural traditions—as well as local artists, storytellers, and stilt walkers! You can expect Carnival-inspired art-making, performances, music, and tasty giveaways from Island Pops.

While you're here, celebrate the 15th birthday of the world’s largest participatory art initiative. “Inside Out Project,” by the artist JR Artist, is an interactive portraiture experience that explores visibility, identity, and collective action.

Also, explore the materials that artist Christopher Myers used for his new mosaic in the Church Avenue subway station. Learn about the mural’s meaning, process, and connection to Flatbush through conversations with Myers and curator Maggie Murtha, presented in partnership with MTA Arts & Design.

🗓️ Thursday, June 4, 1–5 pm
📍1305 Cortelyou Road at Argyle Road, Brooklyn, NY 11226
👪 All ages are welcome

This program is created in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library.

Additional program partners include: JouvayFest Collective, West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA), Church-Flatbush Community Alliance, Sacred Vibes Healing, and The Healing Project.

📷 “Inside Out” photo booth activation at “Back2School Boston,” 2025. (Photo: Jean-Michel Dissard)

Summer pairs nicely with a walk in the galleries, live music, and tapping into your own creativity. ☀️

“Chinatown Block Watch” by Susan Chen leans into the nostalgia and familiarity of its titular neighborhood.

The scene is bustling with pedestrians weaving past one another and observing their surroundings in New York City’s Chinatown with a mix of care and wariness. Chen depicts familiar signage and sensations—dishes from Nom Wah Tea Parlor, the slogan “STOP CHINATOWN JAIL” sprayed onto the asphalt, and overflowing cartons of oranges.

In February 2020, as racist rhetoric linking the COVID-19 virus to people of Asian descent spread, Chinatown Block Watch founder Karlin Chan organized a community patrol to protect residents from xenophobic attacks. Amid ongoing violence and Asian American solidarity, Chen uses her thick impasto style to capture both the tension and vitality within one of Manhattan’s most storied neighborhoods.

See Chen’s work on view now in Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art.

🎨 Susan Chen (American, born Hong Kong, 1992). Chinatown Block Watch, 2022. Contemporary Art. Promised gift of Carla Shen and Christopher Schott, L2024.8.2.

Another brilliant night in Brooklyn. 🥂

Last night, we honored Iris van Herpen for her singular contributions to contemporary fashion at the 2026 Brooklyn Artists Ball.

Special thanks to Keisha Scarville for creating an incredible photobooth to document the evening, New York City Ballet for an unforgettable performance, Iris van Herpen for dressing the dancers in one-of-a-kind costumes, and Swizz Beatz and DJ Runna for keeping us dancing into the night.

Most of all, thank you to our generous donors, co-chairs, trustees, and to the Young Leadership Council for hosting a memorable evening.

📷 2026 Brooklyn Artists Ball, 05/12/2026. Brooklyn Museum. (Photos: Steven Sierra, Jason Lowrie / BFA) → Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses Installation view of Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses, Brooklyn Museum, 2026. (Photo: On White Wall)