"We are delighted to welcome Robert to our esteemed curatorial team at the Brooklyn Museum," says Anne Pasternak, Shelby White and Leon Levy director. "His expertise and vision will undoubtedly expand and enrich the stories we are able to tell. We look forward to his insightful contributions as we continue to deepen our cultural offerings."
With the Trump administration cutting funds to arts and culture - a survey by the American Alliance of Museums found that one-third of U.S. museums have lost government grants or contracts since President Donald Trump took office - the Brooklyn Museum on Eastern Parkway in Prospect Heights received a significant financial boost. At a Nov. 20 press conference in the museum's pavilion and lobby, Assembly Member Robert Carroll and state Sen. Zellnor Myrie presented the 200-year-old institution with a $10 million check
Celebrated as one of the most outstanding 20th-century photographers, Keïta ran a photography studio in the Malian capital, Bamako, between the late 1940s and early 1960s, where he shot black and white portraits of fashionably dressed people, with the patterned backdrops that he is perhaps best known for. He also documented the social and political landscape in pre- and post-independence Mali. That work was introduced to the West in the early 1990s, first anonymously in New York and then later identified, in group and solo exhibitions
Through a year-long collaboration with the Brooklyn Museum's Corporate Membership program, Brodsky is rolling out dual-level memberships, general admission passes, access to exhibition openings, complimentary tours led by curators and guides and discounts on special exhibitions and the museum gift shop.
An infusion of $2.5 million for the Brooklyn Museum included in the city's Fiscal Year 2026 spending plan means that a 10-percent reduction of staff will not go ahead.
The Brooklyn Museum has released its schedule of public programs for July with events for visitors of all ages. Activities include Teen Pop-Up Talks, weekly Brooklyn Pop-Up Market, and Summer Jazz performances in the lobby.
"There are always bad things happening and good things happening, and I just want people to take a break from the onslaught of sad news. Even for just thirty seconds, this is a chance to share something gentle and caring."
