Saul Bolton in front of the Brooklyn Museum. Photo: Ruby Washington/The New York Times

We believe that the new Saul at the Brooklyn Museum will become an exciting destination for dining, and a thrilling opportunity for us to affiliate with an iconic Brooklyn institution with a mission so aligned to our own–together we will champion both Brooklyn artists and the vibrant Brooklyn food community. The new restaurant, a partnership among the Brooklyn Museum, Chef Saul Bolton, and Restaurant Associates, will provide seated lunch and dinner service in the newly renovated restaurant space on the first floor adjacent to the Café, which will continue its informal self-service, both now enhanced by the new outdoor Terrace. Access will be available through the front of Museum (come by subway!) and through the South Entrance (come by car!).

As with the acclaimed menu on Smith Street, Saul will utilize seasonal and artisanal ingredients to create his signature à la carte and chef’s tasting menus, which will now be expanded from only dinner also to include lunch and brunch. Come fall, the restaurant will open for lunch and dinner on Wednesdays through Sundays and for brunch on the weekends.

Our community is like none other, and we hope you will enjoy this amazing new addition. Please join us in welcoming Chef Saul and Lisa Bolton, and their exceptional staff to the Brooklyn Museum. We’ll keep you posted over the next few months on our exciting progress towards the opening in the fall!

As we all pulled ourselves together after the storm, those of us who managed to make it to the Museum yesterday were delighted to discover that that many members of the community were seizing the opportunity to join us in the galleries already. (Staff and public who came to the Museum on Wednesday were actually latecomers – some of our intrepid staff were here, protecting the building and the collections, all throughout the storm, for which we are very grateful!)

As we continue to move through the week, we will post changes to programming and services, especially for Thursday, normally our late evening, and First Saturday, as we determine how the performers and others have been affected by the hurricane. Our staff is scrambling to be here to welcome you, even though many are affected themselves. Food & beverage service may be more limited than usual and our Library will be closed. Since it is unlikely that mass transit will be back to normal yet, the Museum will close at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, so that both you and our staff members can get home safely, by new and creative routes, no doubt – but that still leaves many hours for art, music and being together. We know that many within our community are struggling with recovery after the storm; we hope the Museum can function as a needed respite during this time. Please join us.