The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for
Feminist Art opens in dazzling new quarters at the
Brooklyn Museum on Friday, March 23, 2007. As the
first public space of its kind in the country, the
Center’s mission is to present feminist art and to
explore its meaning and influence through a wide
range of public programs.

An icon of American art, The Dinner Party by
Judy Chicago, is at the spatial and symbolic heart
of the new 8,300-square-foot facility. Encircled by
galleries for
changing exhibitions and a space for educational
activities, The Dinner Party’s gallery is the
centerpiece of a dramatic design conceived and
developed by award-winning architect Susan T.
Rodriguez, FAIA, a partner in Polshek Partnership
Architects. Maura Reilly, Ph.D., is Curator of the
Center.

Three inaugural exhibitions open on
March 23rd: Global Feminisms, an
international survey of contemporary feminist art,
co-organized by Dr. Reilly and the noted art
historian and Institute of Fine Arts Professor Linda
Nochlin; Pharaohs, Queens,
and Goddesses, the first of a series of
biographical shows based on the figures and themes
of The Dinner Party, co-organized by Dr.
Reilly and Edward Bleiberg, Curator of Egyptian Art;
and the unveiling of The Dinner Party, which
was donated to the Brooklyn Museum in 2002 by The
Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation and is part of the
Museum�s permanent collection.