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Get more of the stories behind the art

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Hear insights into our collections and exhibitions from curators, creators, and special guests with our digital guide on Bloomberg Connects.

The free arts and culture app takes you behind the scenes with exclusive audio tours. You’ll also find must-read content to help you get the most out of the Museum.

Currently featured on our Bloomberg Connects guide: 

  • In-depth insights into our Brooklyn Icons, a set of standout artworks from across our encyclopedic collection, selected to celebrate our 200th anniversary.

  • An introduction to our shimmering exhibition Solid Gold by Matthew Yokobosky, Senior Curator of Fashion and Material Culture, as well as exhibition highlights.

  • A guided exploration of Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art with Stephanie Sparling Williams, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art, that investigates how American art might be experienced at this moment.

  • Highlights and reflections from artists featured in The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, a major group show foregrounding the remarkable creativity and diversity of Brooklyn’s populace.

  • An audio guide to Judy Chicago’s landmark installation The Dinner Party, featuring reflections from writer and professor Roxane Gay, curator and art critic Massimiliano Gioni, and other thought leaders (also available on Spotify).

  • An audio tour of our Arts of Asia and Arts of the Islamic World collections, featuring commentary from Joan Cummins, Lisa and Bernard Selz Senior Curator of Asian Art, as well as artists Baseera Khan, Yuhua Hamasaki, and Oscar yi Hou.

Using the guide is free and easy:

  1. Download the free Bloomberg Connects app.
  2. Search for, or scroll to, the Brooklyn Museum.
  3. When you arrive at the Museum, look for the  icon beside select artworks across all five floors
  4. Enter an object’s lookup number or scan its QR code to discover stories available only on the app. 

Download Bloomberg Connects at the QR code below—and don’t forget your headphones.