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Our thematic lessons invite students to explore the Museum's collections and exhibitions—either in-person or virtually—through discussion, close looking, and creative expression, and to make ...

Guided tours cost $3 per student. Each group may include up to 25 students and 5 chaperones. The first 5 chaperones per group are free; the fee for additional chaperones is $5 each. Advance payment is ...

The correct spelling of this name is ROSANA CHOUTEAU. Rosana Chouteau was elected chief of the Osage Beaver Band, a clan of the Native American Osage Nation, in 1875, following the death of her uncle.

Born into a wealthy British Catholic family, Margaret Brent emigrated to North America in 1638 and settled in Maryland colony, attracted by its policy of religious toleration. She came with a land ...

The Pastons were a wealthy farming family in Norfolk, England, whose correspondence (1422–1509) illuminates the everyday life of the medieval English gentry. Margaret Paston inherited her father’s ...

Emmy Noether was a professor of mathematics at the Mathematical Institution of Erlangen (1908–15) and at Göttingen University (1915–33), where she taught for many years without pay because she was a ...

Historical assessments of Catherine the Great have not been kind. She was, indeed, a complex and contradictory personality. Inspired by Enlightenment ideals, she was nevertheless threatened by their ...

Artemisia I became the tyrant of Halicarnassus in the fifth century B.C.E. Legend states that she fought in the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C.E. as a commander on the side of the Persians, who were ...

Agnes of Dunbar, called Black Agnes, was born into a noble family of Scotland and played an important role in the cause of Scottish independence. During her lifetime, she held the titles of countess ...

Check back in late summer for a NEW museum adventure for ages 4–6! Calendar View a listing by month of programs for families of all ages. Birthday Parties Celebrate at the Brooklyn Museum! Available ...