July At The Brooklyn Museum Includes Swizz Beatz & Sneaker Culture
Swizz Beatz will host a live DJ set at the Brooklyn Museum. | Photo via Swizz Beatz Instagram

July is set to be a huge month for the Prospect Heights favorite, the Brooklyn Museum. With the musuem’s latest exhibit — The Rise of Sneaker Culture — kicking off on July 10th, nearly every event will center around the unique culture and style.

The exhibit is said to showcase approximately 150 pairs sneakers from the archives of Adidas, Nike, Converse, Puma and Reebok. The exhibit will also include the likes of private collectors such as hip-hop legend Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, sneaker guru Bobbito Garcia, and Dee Wells of Obsessive Sneaker Disorder and a small collection from high-end brands like PRADA.

The Brooklyn Museum will present a variety of programs for adults, teens, and kids, July will highlight a special Art Off the Wall evening of music, dance, and conversation celebrating The Rise of Sneaker Culture, co-presented by Obsessive Sneaker Disorder; a film screening and discussion with Charlie Ahearn, director of Wild Style; and a special DJ set with Grammy Award-winning music producer and recording artist Swizz Beatz in celebration of FAILE: Savage/Sacred Young Minds.

View July’s full schedule below:

Drop-In Drawing
Thursday, July 16, 7:30-9 p.m.
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
$8 materials fee; $7 for Museum Members

Combine conversation and drawing to engage with art in new ways. Open to all ages; no experience necessary. All materials provided. R.S.V.P. at drop-indrawing@brooklynmuseum.org.

Gallery Experience: “Art In Sight”
Thursday, July 16, 6:30 p.m.
Arts of the Americas Galleries, 5th Floor
Free with Museum admission

Join us the third Thursday of every month for an hour of close looking and conversation­­–
an experiment in observation and perception.

Art Off the Wall: The Rise of Sneaker Culture
Thursday, July 16, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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Throughout the Museum
Free with Museum admission

Art Off the Wall is a series featuring site-specific performances inspired by exhibitions on view. The Thursday evening program continues with an evening inspired by The Rise of Sneaker Culture including a sneaker drive; a conversation honoring women sneaker collectors, designers, and media makers hosted by Obsessive Sneaker Disorder; live break dancing; and a dance party hosted by I Love Vinyl. Discussion participants include Susan Boyle, owner of RIME NYC Brooklyn Sneaker Boutique; Sole De Vida, sneaker collector and blogger; April Walker, owner/creator of Walker Wear, commonly regarded as the first urban fashion brand; and Sophia Chang,New York born-and-bred illustrator and designer.

Photography Workshop: “Politics, Portraiture, and Identity”
Saturday, July 18, and Saturday, July 25, 2 p.m.
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor
Tickets: $35, includes Museum admission; $25 for Museum Members

Artist Zanele Muholi uses photography and testimonials to create visibility for black lesbian and transgender communities in South Africa. In the spirit of Muholi’s work, Sherley Olopherne, photographer and archivist at the Lesbian Herstory Archives, leads a two-part photography workshop focusing on self-representation and personal narrative. Learn the basics of portrait photography and compile your photos and testimonials as a storytelling tool. Open to all; no experience necessary. All materials will be provided. Please visit www.brooklynmuseum.org for ticket information.

Art Off the Wall: FAILE
Thursday, July 23, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Throughout the Museum
Free with Museum admission

Our Thursday evening series continues with an evening co-curated with FAILE that includes an artist talk, a video game tournament in FAILE’s Deluxx Fluxx Arcade, and a special DJ set by Grammy Award-winning music producer and recording artist Swizz Beatz (with opening sounds from DJ Runna).

Film and Discussion: Wild Style Reunion
Thursday, July 30, 7 p.m.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Free with Museum admission

Join us for a screening of Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, 1983, 82 min.), after which the director talks about the experiences of artists living in New York City in the 1980s, including Jean-Michael Basquiat’s contemporaries.