Artist's Muse Gallery

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Let the Brooklyn Museum be your muse! We love seeing our visitors getting creative and using our bui

via carolinedash snow’s studio shot by mario sorrenti for muse magazine, s/s 2009.

For more than four decades, Marilyn Minter’s seductive visual statements—from oversized paintings of

It’s exciting to experience a sculptural installation come to life, especially one that is intended

Over fifty artists–including Rico Gatson, Anya Kielar, Orly Genger, and Swoon–have contr

Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller did not always reveal themselves as the artists behind FAILE. Insp

Disguise: Mask and Global African Art connects the work of twenty-five contemporary artists with his

Dance shield (ndomi) of the Kikuyu people, Kenya. Artist unknown; early 20th century. Now in the B

Installing the works of 35 artists and collectives can take some time! Slowly but surely, all the pi

Martyrdom of St. John the Evangelist, unknown Northern Netherlandish artist, ca. 1518-25

Wooden cup of the Kuba people, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Artist unknown; early 20th century

We are thrilled to be partnering with students from Brooklyn College’s Performance and Interactive M

This fall, we’re taking a look at how artists in the Brooklyn Museum collection have promoted civic

Mask of the Bassa people, Liberia. Artist unknown; early 20th century. Now in the Brooklyn Museum.

If you ask someone to name five artists, they will likely name prominent male artists, but how many

Aside from diversifying our collection to include more artwork by artists of color, women, and LGBTQ

In honor of National Library Week the #BKMLibrary looks back. Our illustrious Library comprises one

Cherokee beaded moccasin. Artist unknown; ca. 1815-1840. Now in the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto.

For Agitprop! artist L.J. Roberts, history is political. With an interest in queer theory and craft,

The ConcertMattia Preti (Italian; 1613–1699)ca. 1630–35 Oil on canvas Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madr

This July, we’re examining how artists in the Brooklyn Museum collection have dissected liberty, as

Hello, Atlanta! Our friends at Spelman College Museum of Fine Art will present Beverly Buchanan—Ruin

For Latina and Latin American women artists, the relationship between the body and violence is centr

Mwaash aMbooy (royal mask) of the Kuba people, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Artist unknown; la

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