One Tuesday afternoon per month is a special afternoon here at the Brooklyn Museum—it’s a Brooklyn A

One Tuesday afternoon per month is a special afternoon here at the Brooklyn Museum—it’s a Brooklyn Afternoon. Brooklyn Afternoons are an occasion for individuals with memory loss and their care partners to enjoy conversation, works of art, and each other’s company. Brooklyn Afternoons occurs while our galleries are closed to the general public—on these special days, our otherwise filled galleries are theirs.One recent session of Brooklyn Afternoons wound around the 5th floor galleries, where we focused on the theme of color and had vibrant conversations about some of the boldest works in our galleries. We started with several bright paintings and teaching artist Ashley Mask led us through various ways of seeing and interpreting each piece. We concluded our gallery tour in the Sneaker Culture exhibit, where we were each invited to look for the use of color in everyday, familiar objects. This self-directed moment of looking empowered us to take charge of the way we see.The afternoon concluded, as it always does, in lively conversation among our participants about their most recent shared experience in the museum, and shared experiences in their everyday lives. Brooklyn Afternoons seeks to build creative community among those affected by memory loss and in turn, the Brooklyn Museum’s community is ever larger and more creative for it.We’ll be focusing on a new exhibit, Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland at our next Brooklyn Afternoons session. Register here or email [email protected] for more information.Posted by Lindsay Reuter -- source link

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