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Now Open… Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views Of Edo (feat. Takashi Murakami). 📜
Plan your visit:
#EdoAtBkM
#UtagawaHiroshige
#TakashiMurakami
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Did somebody say
#museumsnowballfight
? Here's a playful snow scene by 19th-century Japanese artist Utagawa Kunisada:
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⚡ David Bowie is… making its final stop
@brooklynmuseum
!⚡ Select tickets go on presale today:
#davidbowieisbkm
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“Down in the underground, a land serene.”
#DavidBowieis
going underground… to ride the subway. Station to station, borough to borough, it’s the real New York way to experience
#bowiecity
.
#DavidBowieisBKM
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David Bowie is has officially hit 2,000,000 visitors! As the final stop of its global tour, we are thrilled to be part of this milestone day and to name Nicole as the lucky visitor! This Bowie fan will be traveling home to Dublin with a suitcase full of swag. Congrats Nicole!⚡️
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#Your2020Portrait
| To celebrate the Class of 2020, we’re teaming up with
@Instagram
to host an online portrait exhibition. We’re asking graduates to create portraits to help them mark this moment. Head to to learn more and submit your work by May 5.
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Paul Cézanne makes daydreaming easy with "The Village of Gardanne."
In an 1886 letter he wrote, “The sky, the boundless things of nature, continue to attract me and provide me with the opportunity to look with pleasure.”
🎨 Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906)
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Ground Control to Major Tom—We are now completely SOLD OUT of ALL the remaining tickets for David Bowie is. Thank you for making the final bow of this amazing exhibition a huge success!
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The wait is officially over! We’re so excited to welcome
#davidbowieisbkm
ticketholders to enjoy a complete audiovisual experience into Bowie’s personal archive through more than 500 objects from across his five-decade long career.
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Glamorous stars like Josephine Baker were shown to great advantage in
@dior
’s creations. For her 1951 tour of American, Baker wore several signature Dior designs including the “Mexique” gown, which you can see on view in
#DiorDesignerOfDreams
.
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Happy
#MothersDay
! We see your greeting card and raise you this exquisite, seventh-century-B.C.E relief of a woman and child.
One important deity's name, Duamutef, translates to, "One who praises his mother" showing the great respect that ancient Egyptians held for motherhood.
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“Not only did he leave behind an incredible and varied wealth of work, he opened up a world of other music discoveries, totally reshaping my taste in music and art for the better. He just keeps on giving.“ —
@helengreeen
#fanartfriday
#davidbowieisbkm
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We have a huge announcement that we can’t wait to share with you! Check back with us tomorrow for the big reveal!
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We are sold out of online
#DavidBowieisBKM
tickets through the closing date of July 15, but don’t despair! We have a limited number of standard and member tickets available onsite for same-day entry (first-come, first-served).
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Arriving this February is Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can be Deceiving—a rare opportunity to explore Kahlo's creative vision and self-crafted identity through her personal items, paintings, and more! Our one-week Member presale starts Nov. 26.
#fridakahlobkm
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These two conjoined houses signify the intertwined destinies of Nellie Mae Rowe and Judith Alexander.
Alexander had been showing contemporary art for decades, but her relationship with Rowe led her to become one of the South’s only gallerists dedicated to self-taught artists.
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“I am a D.J., I am what I play. Can't turn around no, can't turn around.” There are dozens of indie record stores in Brooklyn, so Bowie is making his rounds today for
#RecordStoreDay
.
#BowieCity
#DavidBowieisBKM
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Claude Monet. Pablo Picasso. Henri Matisse. Berthe Morisot. Is it considered name-dropping when we’ve got nearly ninety paintings, sculptures, and artworks to back it up?
Experience “Monet to Morisot: The Real and Imagined in European Art.”
🔗
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We're proud to share that we now have all gender restrooms for our queer, trans, and gender nonbinary visitors.
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Throughout
#BlackHistoryMonth
we'll be sharing mini black art history lessons through a few themes, and works from our collection, that provide a small introduction to this vast history. Stay tuned! [Thread]
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“From Central Park to shanty town, I've always heard that crazy sound.” When he lived in an apartment on Central Park in the 1990s, Bowie had a great view of its landscape and the city’s skyline. Where in
#BowieCity
should he stop next?
#davidbowieisbkm
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Today,
@deborahkass
joined our staff to wrap her iconic yellow “OY/YO” sculpture to show solidarity with Ukraine and its diasporic communities worldwide fighting for sovereignty and democratic freedom. 🇺🇦
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As people search for a sense of national unity,
@brooklynmuseum
will be free to the public all weekend:
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Less than one month until show time! Tickets are selling fast! Don’t wait much longer to secure your ticket to the complete audiovisual experience of David Bowie’s ever-evolving world.
#DavidBowieIsBKM
is on view Mar 2—Jul 15.
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We're in the Diamond Dog days of summer, and with just two weeks left of
#DavidBowieisBKM
, now is the time to secure your ticket to the groundbreaking exhibition! The final two weekends are now sold out online, but a limited number of tickets remain:
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In Mai Dang Lao (McDonald’s), a hamburger box, fries container, and cutlery are cast in bronze and adorned with traditional Chinese motifs.
Combined with the iconic logo of the fast-food giant, the “Happy Meal” is transformed into a Shang-dynasty artifact.
#AAPIHeritageMonth
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“All the majesty of a city landscape, all the soaring days in our lives.” The observation deck
@rockcenternyc
offers panoramic views of Manhattan’s skyline from 70 stories up—an inspiring sight for any Earthling out on the town.
#bowiecity
#davidbowieisbkm
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Although Nellie Mae Rowe’s Playhouse was demolished after her death due to gentrification and lack of advocacy for the site, photos of her home inspired filmmakers to reimagine The Playhouse through miniature sets for their documentary, This World is Not My Own.
#NellieMaeRoweBkM
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“Picasso said, ‘You can have all the perspectives at once!’ What a hero. But tell me, are any of those perspectives a woman’s? Well, then I’m not interested.” —Hannah Gadsby
Join the conversation through September 24.
#Pablomatic
🔗
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Bowie always had affinity for American culture, from his early love of Elvis Presley and Little Richard to his 20-year residency in NYC. Today we lift a glass to this “Young American” and his lifelong quest for freedom of expression. Happy
#July4th
! 🇺🇸🥛
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#FridaKahlo
loved the Mexican hairless dog breed xoloitzcuintli, whose name is derived from two words in the Aztec language: Xólotl, the god of death; and itzcuintli, or dog.
#FridaKahloBKM
#Sundog
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Following his twice-yearly haute couture presentations in Paris, Christian
@Dior
would immediately travel to NYC and draw his American pret-a-porter collection. Both classes of exclusive dressing from this period are on view in
#DiorDesignerofDreams
.
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“Meet me across the river.” There’s just one month left in the run of David Bowie is, and now is the perfect time to get some sun, stroll on over to Brooklyn, and see the show before it closes on July 15.
#bowiecity
#DavidBowieisBKM
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#FridaKahloBKM
is here! Weekend tickets are selling fast, but luckily the exhibition is open seven days a week for added viewing opportunities. And, as always, Members receive free admission and exclusive viewing hours. Join today! See it through May 12.
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Frida Kahlo identified particularly with the culture and clothing of the women of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca, Mexico. Dressed as a Tehuana, she affirmed her identification with Mexico and its artistic legacies.
#FridaKahloBKM
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LAUNCHING TODAY 🚀 We are excited to take part in the revival of
@MTV
’s Art Breaks with new videos by five international artists. This week, we’re featuring Nicholas Galanin’s work Ix̱six̱án ax̱ tʼukanéiyi (2021), Tlingit words for “I love you, my baby.”
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Just revealed in
@downtownbklyn
at 80 Hanson Place is a new public mural by JR that celebrates communities across New York City’s five boroughs.
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.
@aliciakeys
and
@THEREALSWIZZZ
are making the world a more creative, equitable and beautiful place:
#BKArtistsBall
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"Painting is about the world that we live in. Black men live in the world. My choice is to include them. This is my way of saying yes to us." —Kehinde Wiley
#bhm
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Frida Kahlo’s powerful self-portraits, carefully posed photographs, and deliberate sartorial choices all acted as complementary modes of artistic self-creation.
#FridaKahloBKM
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This
#targetfirstsaturday
we're celebrating Women Changemakers like
@tavitulle
- More @
http://t.co/4obBXLVCyX
http://t.co/7Fffbyz1LF
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Together with
@Instagram
, we invited students in the U.S. to submit portraits for
#Your2020Portrait
, an online exhibition. “To see these young people take this medium and make it their own is very 2020,” said the show’s curator. See the selected artists:
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“Ready, set, go!” Bowie has landed in Brooklyn and will be starring in
#DavidBowieisBKM
through July 15. Stay tuned: our
#BowieCity
tour will be going local to explore Brooklyn, our beloved borough and home to Bowie for the next few months.
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General ticketing for
#fridakahlobkm
is officially open! Book your advance ticket today and get ready to experience Kahlo's paintings, drawings, clothing, and other personal objects. Experience it only from February 8 to May 12.
#fridakahlobkm
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“Catch the last bus with me.” We’ve covered a lot of ground so far in
#BowieCity
, with the help of our limited-edition
#DavidBowieisBKM
Metrocard. Did you grab one?
@Spotify
@MTANYCT
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Reframing Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work through his Caribbean and Afro-descendent heritage reveals how he was also making art in dialogue with Yoruba religion, Mandé culture, the history of slavery, and postcolonial perspectives.
#ReflectionsontheCaribbean
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"I’ll take you to New York. It’s the place that I know well.” David Bowie is landing in Brooklyn on March 2—but first a little sightseeing around his chosen city. Where in NYC should Bowie go next?
#bowiecity
#davidbowieisbkm
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Shifting the Gaze is based on a 17th c. Dutch painting by Frans Hals. In it, Titus Kaphar veils a family in white paint, shifting our focus onto a black servant and giving us the opportunity to explore how art conveys the power and privilege of its subjects.
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Wiley redresses the absence of black themes and subjects in Western traditions of art history by updating old master portraits, replacing aristocratic white patrons with contemporary black sitters. Read more about his version of Napoleon Bonaparte at
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Join legendary producer and musician Tony Visconti (
@Tonuspomus
) on April 5 for a special
#BrooklynTalks
and hear stories from his forty-year creative partnership with David Bowie. Moderated by
@jeffslate
, a journalist at
@Esquire
and songwriter. Tickets:
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Get ready to double down on your love for Brooklyn and the people who give this borough its heart.
Beginning on June 2, the work of Brooklyn-born photographer, Jamel Shabazz, will line our outdoor plaza just in time for summer.
📷 Jamel Shabazz (born Brooklyn, New York, 1960)
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71 years ago a star was born. Happy Birthday David Bowie! We can't wait to celebrate his life this spring in
#davidbowieisbkm
, but for now we're digging into his music and this cake (thanks
@thepopcakeshop
)!
How are you celebrating Bowie's birthday?
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Five Years, twelve venues, eleven countries, and only one month of
#DavidBowieisBKM
to go! As the final stop of this blockbuster exhibition’s global tour, we prepare to welcome its two millionth visitor on June 20. Will it be you?
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In celebration of David Bowie’s birthday! 👨🎤
Bowie, who was dressed by Thierry Mugler for a number of tours, videos, and events, wore this green suit with collarless jacket in the music video for Tin Machine’s “You Belong in Rock ‘n’ Roll.”
#Couturissime
#ThierryMuglerBkM
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“Still standing in the wind, but I never wave bye-bye.” As
#DavidBowieisBKM
takes its final bow, today we bid a fond adieu to all the sights and sounds of Bowie. Thank you for joining us on this trip around
#BowieCity
.
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“You were a talented child, you came to live in our town.” With just one more week before
#DavidBowieisBKM
, we make a stop downtown to visit Bowie's old stomping grounds.
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Frida Kahlo lived at the Blue House (Casa Azul) for most of her life and died there in 1954. The home became a hub for Mexico’s artistic, cultural, and political elite, attracting visitors from all over the world.
#FridaKahloBKM
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The
@Dior
ateliers, or workrooms, have always been the cornerstone of the Christian Dior fashion house. The Atelier gallery of
#ChristianDiorDesignerOfDreams
spotlights one of the important stages in the creation of new gowns and dresses, the toiles.
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Explore some of David Bowie's cult-following contributions to film with screenings of The Hunger (June 7), Velvet Goldmine (June 14), and Labyrinth presented with
@LittleCinemaNY
(June 21). Visit for tickets!
#davidbowieisbkm
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If you’re a keen-eyed editor with 3 to 5 years of experience in print and digital marketing materials, take a look at our Editor job posting. ✍🏼
#bkmcareers
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Coming Soon… A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration. 📍
In this exhibition, 12 artists reflect on the Great Migration, during which millions of Black Americans fled from their homes in the South to areas across the country in the wake of racial terror.
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Online through December 13, our first-ever virtual fashion exhibition,
#TheQueenandTheCrown
features 360-degree views of costumes from
@netflix
's new original limited series
#TheQueensGambit
and the fourth season of
#TheCrown
. Details at
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With the buzz around the recently revealed presidential portrait, this
#PresidentsDay
is all about the art. We are thrilled to welcome
#RobertLongo
’s portrait of Barack Obama, meticulously rendered in charcoal and over 8 ft tall, into our collection!
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In his expression of femininity,
@dior
and his successors drew inspiration on occasion from the 18th-century clothing and style. The dresses presented in
#DiorDesignerofDreams
incorporate many of the period’s references.
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Contemporary artist, Titus Kaphar, asks the question, “Can art amend history?” Using visual cues from art history, Kaphar addresses today’s issues of social justice by drawing attention to the less visible narratives of our past. [Thread]
#BHM
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"To me, David Bowie is a one of a kind artist, who will forever inspire people to create, to love and to break boundaries. A great and exceptionally talented man that transformed our vision of music, fashion and acceptance."
@marikagrig
#FanArtFriday
#DavidBowieisBKM
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Miss out on tickets for
#BrooklynTalks
:
@MinterMarilyn
X
@madonna
? Good news! You can watch on Facebook Live! Tune in tomorrow at 7:30pm.
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These Bowie lights were used on stage for his Area 2 and NYC Marathon tours, but installing them for a museum exhibition was a show of a different kind.
#bkmconservation
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June is Anti-Gun Violence Awareness Month and we're honored to stand united as
#NYCArtsGoOrange
to end gun violence.
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Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was born in Coyoacán, Mexico in 1907 on the eve of the Mexican Revolution, the experience of which shaped her lifelong commitment to communism and mexicanidad.
#FridaKahloBKM
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This
#MothersDay
, celebrate strong mothers, daughters, and sisters with Brooklyn-born poet
@aja_monet
:
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"To me David Bowie is a huge inspiration—he wasn’t afraid to stand out and be different. I want to feel like that myself."
#DavidBowieisBKM
#FanArtFriday
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Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day! Visitors who arrive today with a poem will receive free admission.
#pocketpoem
📝
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The Colorama of
#DiorDesignerOfDreams
presents the palette of colors used by
@Dior
, displaying the cohesiveness of the House of Dior style that he introduced in his haute couture collections.
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We're getting so excited for
#FridaKahloBKM
, we can barely contain ourselves. Since we can't keep a secret, here's a sneaky behind-the-install-scenes peek at a selection of clothing from Kahlo's personal wardrobe, on loan from
@museofridakahlo
. 🤗
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Get an insider look into Bowie’s most iconic looks by
@kansai_yamamoto
—from Ziggy Stardust to Aladdin Sane. On May 17, join Yamamoto and
@nytimes
fashion critic
@VVFriedman
for a conversation on these collaborations.
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#Basquiat
was born this day in 1960. Catch the his personal notebooks on view this April:
http://t.co/6qF56ex2Jg
http://t.co/GptvTxW5ue
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“I am Black, and I love my Blackness,” Nellie Mae Rowe told a reporter in 1979.
She embedded photographs of herself in at least a dozen works, including Real Girl (shown here), which captures various aspects of her identity and the way they intersect.
#NellieMaeRoweBkM
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Happy
#LunarNewYear
! 🧧🐇
May your 2023 be peaceful and prosperous!
🎨 Ogata Gekko (Japanese, 1859-1920)
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After touring six cities for more than two years, Kehinde Wiley’s monumental, nine-foot portrait, "Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps (2005)," is back in Brooklyn and
#NowonView
in our Lobby!
#BKMContemporary
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Left-handed people are widely believed to be more creative. Happy
#lefthandersday
, Lefties!
http://t.co/jsrMTg2m6x
http://t.co/xN4mmtxuXr
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Say bonjour to Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams, now open at Brooklyn Museum. The exhibition is a breathtaking look at the history and legacy of one of the most important fashion houses in the world. Get your tickets today!
#DiorDesignerofDreams
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We're thrilled to announce that our next Director will be
@annepasternak
of
@creativetimenyc
!
http://t.co/jx4qmjkWiy
http://t.co/3qkXR1UiiJ
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, who was also raised Catholic, admired and pursued Andy Warhol.
Following their introduction in '82, they collaborated on more than 200 artworks. For Warhol, this ignited a refreshed period of creative output.
#WarholRevelation
🎟
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“When you rock 'n' roll with me, no one else I'd rather be.” Spring is here, the ice is melting, and Bowie is ready to roll. Keep your eyes out for our upcoming Art + Skate combo pass, available later this Spring.
#bowiecity
#davidbowieisbkm
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We're looking for an experienced and innovative library professional with a deep commitment to accessibility. Is that you? Apply now to become our next Museum Librarian!
#BKMCareers
#BKMLibrary
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Black creativity can be traced back thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians were an African people who first appeared in the Nile Valley by 4000 B.C.E. and created a distinctive culture. [Thread]
#bhm
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Be careful where you drool, darling, that's archival Thierry Mugler in there! 😉 ✨
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This fall is a great time with the openings of Jimmy DeSana: Submission and Thierry Mugler: Couturissime.
#JimmyDeSanaBkM
#Couturissime
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♨️ HeAt WaVe ♨️
With 90-degree temperatures in the forecast, there are really only two options:
1. Become one of the subjects wilting in the summer sun in Florine Stettheimer’s “Heat” or
2. Come inside the air-conditioned Museum and *view* Stettheimer’s “Heat”
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Last night’s full moon is a celebratory symbol of the most important day in the Buddhist calendar. It signals the start of one of the biggest Buddhist festivals, Vesak, which honors
#Buddha
’s birth, enlightenment and death.
📷 Seated Buddha Torso, late 3rd century
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Join Tony Visconti for our next
#BrooklynTalks
and hear stories from his forty-year creative partnership with David Bowie.
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We're moving to Manhattan!
Spring feels as good a time as any for a fresh start as the Manhattan Museum. Sign-up for our newsletter for more important updates in our new neighborhood.
✉️
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There’s so much to be said, and let’s start with this fundamental truth: Black lives matter. More at
#BlackLivesMatter
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