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The Brooklyn Museum has set a long run for 'Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses', an exhibition of the Dutch fashion designer’s haute couture work that opened in the museum’s calendar system with timed-entry ticketing and advance purchase strongly recommended. According to the museum’s exhibition listing, the show runs from May 16 to December 6, 2026, and ticketed exhibition admission includes general admission.
The museum’s listing presents 'Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses' as a celebration of “one of the most forward-thinking fashion designers of her generation.” The statement places the exhibition squarely at the intersection of fashion, sculpture and design, consistent with the museum’s framing of the project as an art event rather than a standard apparel presentation. The page also identifies the exhibition as ticketed, with timed entry in 15-minute increments for non-members.
Material tied to the Brooklyn Museum’s email roundup adds a little more institutional context. In that newsletter, the museum singles out van Herpen’s exhibition as part of its summer programming and describes her “extraordinary haute couture creations” as something visitors can head to and experience. The same email promotes other museum events, but it separates them clearly from the van Herpen show, which is the main exhibition emphasized in the message.
The ticketing page also outlines practical details for visitors. Members are offered untimed entry to ticketed exhibitions and early entry on Saturday mornings from 10 to 11 am, while non-members are advised to buy in advance because only a limited number of same-day tickets are held each day at the museum. The page notes that tickets are nonrefundable, though they may be exchanged once up to 72 hours before the ticket date by emailing the museum’s ticketing address, subject to availability.
The exhibition page names American Express as sponsor. It also indicates that the museum’s ticket structure includes categories for adults, adults 65 and older, visitors with disabilities, care partners, students ages 20 and up, youth ages 13 to 19, and children ages 4 to 12. Available entry times listed on July 31, 2026, begin in the early afternoon and continue in 15-minute intervals throughout the afternoon.
The museum’s communications do not provide a curatorial essay or object checklist in the source material supplied here, but they do make clear that 'Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses' is being positioned as a major fashion exhibition within the Brooklyn Museum’s 2026 calendar. The museum’s newsletter links the show with its summer identity and treats it as one of the season’s headline attractions alongside concerts, talks and other programming.
The exhibition remains scheduled at the Brooklyn Museum from May 16 through December 6, 2026.
