"Most dance studio education in the U.S. still starts with ballet and works towards recitals. But historically, hundreds of distinct dance traditions emerged from cultures around the world long before ballet became the norm in European courts."
The Non-Violence Project has spent more than thirty years demonstrating that creative expression can shape how young people see themselves, their communities, and their ability to make change. This workshop extends that work into a public, collaborative setting, inviting students to engage directly with a global symbol and contribute their own perspective.
Open Stages was born from the same grief and isolation, and the natural human instinct to gather. Now it's become an annual ritual in Park Slope and a reminder that music not only uplifts everyone, but unites us, too.
"We are focusing on individualized specific treatment, so people are moving away from the criminal justice system completely," said Deanna Logan, director of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice.
Sabahs are made entirely by hand from 100% leather in either Texas or Turkey—two regions with distinct yet deeply rooted relationships to the material. The result is a shoe that varies subtly from pair to pair, even within the same size.
On May 16, 2026,Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senseswill make its North American debut at the museum, showcasing more than 140 haute couture creations alongside contemporary art from artists such as Philip Beesley, Rogan Brown, Casey Curran, Kim Keever, and Nick Knight, in addition to unique design and scientific artifacts. The much-anticipated exhibit, which will run through December 6, 2026, will explore how renowned Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen fuses various mediums of expression.
Cemeteries are spaces where ritual and reflection converge, where commemorations of life co-exist with contemplations of human mortality. Jean Shin's installations question how these elements mark cycles of time.
April's lineup at the Brooklyn Museum includes programs around 'Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens,' designed for accessibility and interactivity, featuring stroller tours for caregivers and infants.
The new New Museum is many things: contemporary, perhaps, but also a science, history, anthropology, and many other museums in one. It echoes the desire of its patron class to own the world and its affiliated courtier class to deliver it to them on a silver platter, or encased in perforated metal, in this case.
Brooklyn Museum Fills Its Top Contemporary Curator Spot Robert Wiesenberger was named senior curator of contemporary art at the Brooklyn Museum, a post that has been vacant since the departure of Eugenie Tsai in 2023. He comes from the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he was curator of contemporary projects, and was previously a curatorial fellow at the Harvard Art Museums.
"I rarely use the term collecting and collector," Hsu-Tang says. "We both see ourselves as messengers... I don't own these works of art. I'm here to be a temporary steward of these messages, and to pass on-it's my duty to connect the past, the present and the future."