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June 11, 2013: Moving Toward a Conversation
If you've ever heard me speak at conferences you know that one of our most successful technology projects is also one of our… »June 6, 2013: The Reinstallation of the Asian and Arts of the Islamic World Galleries
If you’ve visited the second floor of the Museum recently, you may have noticed that it looks considerably more bare than… »June 5, 2013: George Grosz, Otto Dix and World War I
In my last post, I highlighted several of the many prints in the Brooklyn Museum’s collection that, like those now on view in… »May 30, 2013: German Expressionist Prints at the Brooklyn Museum
The current exhibition in the Herstory Gallery of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art features the politically… »May 7, 2013: Looking for love?
I've been at the Brooklyn Museum for about a year-and-a-half now, which is also as long as I've been a resident of our fair… »
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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Going Paperless for 1stfans and Happy New Year!
For 1stfans, we are attempting to go as paperless as possible and this has been an interesting challenge for us. The first major shift is that we’ve ditched the customary palm cards and, instead, are using these shirts from Reactee … Continue reading
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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for January 2009: An Xiao
In the same spirit that we asked Swoon to launch 1stfans in person (that is to say, with the Museum’s existing community in mind), we are delighted to announce that An Xiao is going to be the first artist on … Continue reading
An Ongoing Series of Panels on Human Trafficking
In the autumn of 2008, the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art began an ongoing series on the serious and epidemic issue of sex trafficking and child prostitution throughout the world. Part 1: “A Global Epidemic: Human Trafficking in … Continue reading
The Community Fills a Void at The Commons on Flickr
You may have read about the departure of George Oates in the media, but if not check out Seb’s blog post on the subject for starters. The thing that I worried about most with George’s absence was the idea that … Continue reading
Swoon Print for 1stfans on January 3
Though the launching of 1stfans is being done mostly online, one of the critical goals of the group is to get people to come and enjoy the Museum in person more often. 1stfans is different from of our other Membership … Continue reading
Costume Collection Q & A
You may have seen Carol Vogel’s article in the New York Times about the exciting news concerning the Brooklyn Museum’s costume collection, and our collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but if you haven’t, please have a look. Charles … Continue reading
1stfans Twitter Art Feed & open call
One of the things we are really excited about with the launch of 1stfans is giving these new members something they can really get into. Each month this will include a new event in-person at each Target First Saturday and … Continue reading
getting to know our 1stfans
It’s funny, if you know me, I’m sure you can imagine that I would have had a total fit if someone came into my office pitching an “web 2.0″ membership (yes, yes, go ahead and LOL at the thought of … Continue reading
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introducing 1stfans: a socially networked museum membership
Working in Membership means my job is to get people excited about and involved with the Museum. In that way, my job is just as much community-builder as it is fundraiser. Though our Membership base is sizable and diverse, I’ve … Continue reading
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Flickr Commons: Coping with a Small Staff and Community Ideals
One of the interesting things about The Commons is anyone can do it, which is pretty cool. Often, I think, larger institutions have an advantage over the smaller ones in that they get to put personnel behind coding projects to … Continue reading
Flickr Commons: A Delicate Balance
This is part two in what I think will eventually be a three part series (sorry, Tyler, I realize you are the king of the three part-er, but this requires some room). In the last post on the subject, I … Continue reading

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