May 24, 2012
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
(at Washington Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Tel: (718) 638-5000
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Materials fee (for one caregiver and up to two children): $10; $5 for Family and Friends Members; Free to Contributor and above Members.
Materials fee does not include museum admission.
Dates
OngoingHours
Thurs: 10:30 am – 11:30 am
- Directions: Subway: 2, 3 to Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum
About this Organization
Brooklyn MuseumRepresenting many of the world's great cultures, the collection of the Brooklyn Museum comprises 1.5 million artworks. The magnificent six-story, 450,000-square-foot Beaux-Arts building was designed in 1893 by the renowned firm of McKim, Mead & White.
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Brooklyn Museum Listings
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Ongoing A party atmosphere reigns on the first Saturday of the month at one of the country’s oldest and largest art museums. Patrons of all ages can view the world-renowned permanent collections and special exhibits or attend the evening’s events, which include films, performances and a dance party.
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Ongoing This 90-minute workshop for children ages four to seven and their adult companions engages families in a work of art and art-making activity. Each session addresses the repeating visual elements of lines, colors, shapes and materials. A different program is offered each week, based on current museum exhibitions.
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Extended Family: Contemporary Connections
Ongoing A new installation of contemporary art presents recent acquisitions displayed along with notable works that have entered the collection over the past five decades. The presentation focuses on familial relationships, broadening the definition of family to include larger groups or communities united by shared values, identities, lifestyles, or emotional needs. Extended Family: Contemporary Connections, now on view through summer of 2010, includes some forty works.