Queens Museum: Spring Exhibitions Opening, March 16th | Reception @ Unisphere Cafe

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Join us for an opening celebration of the Queens Museum’s Spring 2025 exhibitions: Abang-guard: Makibaka, Umber Majeed: JY TECH, and The Panorama on its 60th Anniversary. 

The afternoon will include artist led exhibition walkthroughs, performances, and a reception.
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Schedule

– 2:15pm: Ribbon cutting performance and Makibaka walkthrough with Abang-guard (Maureen Catbagan + Jevijoe Vitug)

– 3:00pm: JY TECH walkthrough with Umber Majeed

– 3:30pm: DJ set by Zara Dekho presented by Brooklyn Raga Massive: Ragini Festival in conjunction with Umber Majeed:  JY TECH

– 4:30 to 5:00pm: Reception with food and drinks for purchase in the Unisphere Cafe by The August Tree

Les invitamos a la ceremonia de inauguración de las exposiciones de primavera de 2025 del Queens Museum: Abang-guard: Makibaka y Umber Majeed: JY TECH y El 60° Aniversario del Panorama. En la velada podremos disfrutar de visitas guiadas de mano de las artistas, performances y una recepción.

Programa

– 2:15pm: Corte de cinta y visita guiada de Makibaka con Abang-guard (Maureen Catbagan + Jevijoe Vitug)

– 3:00pm: Visita guiada de JY TECH con Umber Majeed

– 3:30pm: DJ set con Zara Dekho presentado por Brooklyn Raga Massive: Ragini Festival junto con Umber Majeed: JY TECH

– 4:30 a 5:00pm: Recepción con comida y bebida disponible en el Unisphere Cafe de The August Tree

Umber Majeed:  JY TECH is made possible in part by lead support from the Jerome Foundation, the Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center through the Technology Immersion Program, Looking Glass, and a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant. Additional support is provided by the Queens Museum Exhibitions Circle.

The Museum is supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Mayor Eric Adams, the Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and the New York City Council under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne E. Adams.

Major funding is generously provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Hearst Foundations, Jerome Foundation, Lambent Foundation, MacMillan Family Foundation, Mellon Foundation, E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, New York Community Trust, Richmond County Savings Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund. 

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Images: 1) Abang-guard, “America’s Most Help Wanted (After Warhol)”, 2025, Oil on canvas. Courtesy the Jevijoe Vitug and LaGuardia Art Initiative. 2) Umber Majeed, “Postcard”, 2024. Mixed media on paper and interactive website. Courtesy the artist.

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