Welcoming all ages and abilities into their practice, participants will resurrect lost objects from memory in this watercolor workshop. The exhibiting artist, Rhonda Weppler, will assemble image of participant’s lost objects into lanterns. In the last month of the exhibition, participant’s lanterns will be exhibited in the shed and transforming the space into the Museum […]
Paul Deo’s “Self Actualization Portrait painting” classes are fun, calm, safe places where students relax their conscious minds while painting.
Sankofa, an African word from the Akan tribe in Ghana, conveys the ancient wisdom in learning and retrieving from the past to ensure a brighter, healthier and wiser future. Sankofa, a new performance by Anna Parisi, portrays a young Black woman named, Self, who is contending with the voices in her head and her self-worth […]
J Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “father of the atomic bomb,” worked with a team of physicists as part of the Manhattan Project, which created the world’s first-ever nuclear weapon in 1945. Essential to the story of World War II and the Holocaust, Oppenheimer is the subject of Kai Bird’s Pulitzer Prize–winning book American Prometheus: […]
An evening with acclaimed musician Elias B. Rønnenfelt to celebrate the release of his debut book, Sunken Heights.
Join the Seaport Museum and historian and author Claire Bellerjeau for a captivating illustrated presentation that delves into the discovery of a new founding figure named Elizabeth, known as "Liss." Through engaging storytelling and visuals, we will embark on a journey to explore Liss's remarkable story, shedding light on her enslavement by the Townsend family […]
We’re transforming Hudson Eats into a jazz club from 5:00 to 8:00 PM every Thursday from June 1 to July 27! Gather your colleagues for an after-work drink or make Brookfield Place your evening destination with friends. From straight-ahead to bebop, enjoy some of NYC’s best jazz musicians and happy hour specials at this quintessential […]
We’re transforming Hudson Eats into a jazz club from 5:00 to 8:00 PM every Thursday from June 1 to July 27! Gather your colleagues for an after-work drink or make Brookfield Place your evening destination with friends. From straight-ahead to bebop, enjoy some of NYC’s best jazz musicians and happy hour specials at this quintessential […]
Miya Ando, winner of the 2023 Brookfield Place New York Annual Arts Commission, and Ami Vitale, a Nikon Ambassador and National Geographic photographer, will discuss their environmentally focused art exhibitions currently on view at Brookfield Place. The artists will discuss their observations and documentation of climate change and conservation facilitating a thoughtful conversation about the future of our planet. The evening culminates with the […]
Peter Beard lived an astonishing life. The artist, wildlife photographer, and bon vivant enthralled and inspired both because of his work and his legendary lifestyle. A scion of American industry turned explorer of Africa and environmental advocate, Beard embodied the extremes of his time: grand adventurer and sexually voracious partier, friend of everyone from the […]
Discover the animal world that decorates some of New York City skyscrapers, from the dog’s heads and pelicans that ornament the Woolworth Building to the eagle head “gargoyles” on the Chrysler Building. After a slideshow, we’ll design our own animal additions to some of the city’s iconic buildings!