Monthly Archives: May 2008

Flickr Commons: Begin at the Beginning

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Deirdre Lawrence

We have just joined The Commons on Flickr to share a selection of images with the Flickr community and to begin our partnership, it seemed appropriate that we start at the beginning! William Henry Goodyear was the Museum’s first Curator … Continue reading…

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Flickr Commons: High Resolution and what does it tell us?

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

We join The Commons on Flickr today and do so in a manner we hope will start an interesting discussion. Our Principal Librarian, Deirdre Lawrence, has posted about the collections we’ve uploaded and I’m going to write a little about … Continue reading…

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Thank you!

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

Wowzer! If you were one of the 3344 visitors who cast 410,089 evaluations for Click!, you know what a commitment it really was. I can’t say this enough: Thank You! This was a very dedicated group of people who gave … Continue reading…

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Click! updates on the way…

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

I’ll be posting a Click! update later today after we crunch some numbers. We won’t be posting any results until the exhibition opens on June 27, but we will be writing about different aspects of the open call and evaluation … Continue reading…

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Mashing-up Hiroshige to block ads and Add-Art!

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

What in the world am I talking about?? Brooklyn-based artist Steve Lambert has developed a plug-in for the Firefox browser that block ads and replaces them with art. There’s a lot more about Add-Art (and how great it is) over … Continue reading…

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Last chance to Click!

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

We’ve been watching our little evaluation meter today and we hit 51.3 evaluations a minute this morning! This is a pre-thank you to all of you out there who are active participants in this crowd and, of course, a quick … Continue reading…

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Fireworks! The Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th anniversary

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Deborah Wythe

A recent post on NYC Social alerted us to the Brooklyn Bridge’s upcoming 125th anniversary celebration (May 22nd-26th), featuring fireworks on the 22nd. Fireworks have to be one of my favorite NYC treats, from the 4th of July to the … Continue reading…

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Esther Hobart Morris: A Suffragette Remembered

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Sarah Giovanniello

In conjunction with the Votes for Women exhibition in the Herstory Gallery, we are always looking for more stories about the many unsung pioneers of women’s suffrage. Long-time curatorial and library volunteer and friend of the Brooklyn Museum, Marty Levenson, … Continue reading…

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Find us on iTunes U

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

Brooklyn Museum has just joined some of the other non-profits hosting content in the Beyond Campus area of iTunes U (tip of the hat to Despi at IMA for initial info on this). For us, the idea seemed like a … Continue reading…

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TXTual Healing @ FSAT

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

I’m happy to mention that Brooklyn-based artist Paul Notzold will be bringing TXTual Healing to our upcoming Target First Saturday on May 3rd. I’ve long been an admirer of this project and am thrilled to be able to see it … Continue reading…

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