As a Brooklyn Museum intern, you’ll join a dynamic group of emerging arts professionals to reenvision the future of museums while gaining workplace skills through hands-on, real-world projects. We’ll ...

Get ready for an exciting evening of high-energy art-making! Join us at First Saturdays for these half-hour sessions led by our experienced teaching artists. Each month brings a new activity to ...

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For 200 years, the Brooklyn Museum has been recognized as a trailblazer. Through a vast array of exhibitions, public programs, and community-centered initiatives, it continues to broaden the ...

According to legend, Sabina von Steinbach was the daughter of Erwin von Steinbach, a sculptor who had a major role in the creation of the sculptural program at Strasbourg Cathedral. Local tradition ...

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Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939). The Dinner Party (Heritage Floor; detail), 1974–79. Porcelain with rainbow and gold luster, 48 x 48 x 48 ft. (14.6 x 14.6 x 14.6 m ...

Isabella d’Este (Gonzaga) was a powerful and well-educated political figure, humanitarian, patron of the arts, and mother of seven. Known as “The First Lady of the Renaissance,” she was related to ...

Queen Shub-Ad, also known as Pu-Abi, “Word of my Father,” lived in Ur, an ancient Mesopotamian city, circa 2600–2500 B.C.E. during the Third Dynasty. What we know of her mostly comes from her tomb, ...

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. The English-born physician opened the field for other women while founding important medical ...

Eleanor of Aquitaine served as queen of both France and England in the twelfth century, making her one of the most powerful women of the time. Eleanor and her court were also responsible for the ...

“There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of a female liver.” ...