Join Jazz at Lincoln Center for a family-friendly celebration of Celia Cruz, the "Queen of Salsa," in this lively concert hosted by JLCO bassist Carlos Henriquez, who as a teenager played in Cruz’s band. Experience the infectious rhythms of salsa music while learning about Cruz’s incredible impact on Latin music history. Accompanied by the soulful […]
This show honors the centennial of the legendary Cuban "Queen of Salsa," Celia Cruz (1925–2003), with an unforgettable performance that will have you dancing in your seat. Music director Carlos Henriquez, a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra who performed and recorded alongside Cruz as a young artist, leads the celebration. His personal […]
The Mad MAD World of Jonathan Adler is an invitation into the glamorous, witty, and wonderful universe of celebrated potter and designer Jonathan Adler. In his first curatorial role, Adler presents more than 60 works from the Museum’s permanent collection alongside his own iconic designs. A playful and irreverent perspective on craft history, the exhibition illuminates the […]
The first major museum exhibition spotlighting the artist’s singular vision, Dana Barnes: Untamed Gestures features monumental hand-formed fiber works alongside a fully immersive recreation of Barnes’s Lower East Side studio in New York City. Barnes’s sculptural landscapes composed of fibers such as merino, yak, alpaca, and silk create a compelling tactile environment in which motion […]
Designing Motherhood: Things that Make and Break Our Births will explore the arc of human reproduction through a design lens, inviting audiences to consider how designs developed over the last 150 years have shaped reproductive health. The exhibition broadly explores the intersections of design, access, and experiences of (in)fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood, and includes […]
Crafted from brass, gold, and semi-precious stones, Douriean Fletcher’s boldly sculptural designs articulate Black identity, embody spiritual meaning, and have helped define cinematic characters and imagined worlds. The exhibition documents and explores how ideas of Afrofuturism materialize in Fletcher’s work, highlighting her research into African and African American jewelry design and efforts to build aesthetic […]
Expanding the voices represented in MAD’s permanent collection, OUT of the Jewelry Box considers the importance of queer perspectives in the world of studio and contemporary art jewelry. The exhibition showcases an extraordinary gift from Ron Porter and Joe Price, who have collected and worn art jewelry throughout their forty-one-year relationship, nine of those legally married. On […]
An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles brings together approximately 30 examples, spanning the 18th to 20th centuries, from the Museum’s rich collection of more than 600 quilts and presents them from an ecological perspective, tracing patterns of relationships between the environment and traditional quilting practices. This groundbreaking exploration of the natural […]
Although the common nickname for Broadway, “the Great White Way,” refers, historically, to its dazzling lights, the phrase also suggests the ways in which many histories of New York theater center white artists. Black artists, though, have been important shapers of musical theater in the United States before the electric light was ever used on […]
Juilliard Jazz Ensembles take the stage at Dizzy’s Club with Musicians from San Juan Hill, celebrating the rich musical heritage of Manhattan’s historic neighborhood. Building on Lincoln Center’s ongoing exploration of this legacy, the performance honors the artists and sounds that helped shape the early landscape of American jazz. Experience the next generation of talent […]