Join us for a book launch celebrating the release of Liberty Labs, a new publication tracing the birth and evolution of the shared design and fabrication studio housed in a 19th-century warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Founded as a collaborative workspace for designers, makers, and artists, Liberty Labs has grown into a dynamic creative community shaped by experimentation, shared resources, and collective exchange.

The book explores Red Hook’s early industrial history and the neighborhood’s transformation alongside the founding and ethos of Liberty Labs. Through essays, archival material, and rich visual documentation, the publication highlights the practices, biographies, and projects of both past and present members of the collective, offering insight into the studio’s collaborative model and creative output across disciplines.

Copies of Liberty Labs will be available for purchase at the event, and guests will have the opportunity to celebrate the publication with members of the Liberty Labs community.

This program is free with Museum admission.

A collective soundtrack created by neighbors, visitors, strangers, and friends.

Join us for a vinyl listening and music-sharing gathering hosted by Liberty Labs member Joel Seigle—industrial designer and custom sound system builder.

Remember vinyl? The weight of it. The crackle before the needle settles. This is an invitation to slow down and listen together. Bring a record or two—old favorites, rare finds, beloved classics, borrowed gems, inherited oddities, or total mysteries you’ve never actually played. If it’s on vinyl, it belongs here.

We’ll take turns and share the room. No playlists. No skipping ahead. Just sound, stories, and the quiet thrill of hearing something new through someone else’s ears.

Come as you are. Bring what you love (or what confuses you). Let’s listen together.

$12 / $10 for Seniors, 65+
Free for Members, Children, and Students

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Joel Seigle is a designer and maker whose practice is shaped by a balance between nature and urban culture. Raised outside Chicago in a family connected to the lumber trade and trained in industrial design at Pratt Institute, his work spans a range of materials while maintaining a clean, modern aesthetic.

Evan Yee is a founding member of Liberty Labs and a Brooklyn-based artist and fabricator who grew up between Oakland, California, and Sag Harbor, New York. His practice evolved from painting into multimedia sculpture, installation, and metalworking, which now anchors his work.