Decorative Arts and DesignOpened February 27, 2026

Now at the Brooklyn Museum, “Decorative Arts and Design” surveys objects made for daily use and social display, from furniture and textiles to industrial design. It traces how materials, labor, and taste move through New York’s trade networks and domestic interiors, and how design choices carry class and cultural signals. The museum’s long engagement with American decorative arts gives this presentation local resonance, especially in a city shaped by manufacture and collecting. The show quietly argues that “decorative” is often where power and values become visible.