Yearly Archives: 2009

1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for January 2010: Nina Meledandri

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Will Cary

1stfans is a year old (more on that to come), and we thought it fitting and affirming to start the new year of the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed with one of our own. Last January 1stfan An Xiao generated lots … Continue reading…

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Calling the Mayor…

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Shelley Bernstein

If you’re our mayor on Foursquare, we’ve got a promo running that you should check out.  Not the mayor?  Be sure to check-in at the Brooklyn Museum to see if you can take the crown by out-seating michael d. As … Continue reading…

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Q&A with Lori Hepner

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Will Cary

This month, Lori Hepner’s project for the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed has prompted a great response from 1stfans with interesting and thought-provoking @replies, but there also seems to be a curiosity about how she goes from a response on twitter … Continue reading…

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Lulua Mother and Child Figure Returns to View

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Kevin D. Dumouchelle

One of the African collection’s most famous, signature objects has recently returned to view in the first-floor galleries, after well over a year’s worth of travel around the country. Lulua. Mother with Child (Luphinga Lua Limpe), 19th century. Wood, 14 … Continue reading…

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Data Entry meets API Synergy

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Shelley Bernstein

I’m telling you, this has been a long, never ending haul.  We’ve been quietly working on a number of ways to improve our online collection and our exhibition archive. Sometimes these things take a lot of time and require boatloads … Continue reading…

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Sloping the Floor for Accessibility

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Ann K. Webster

The Museum’s Kevorkian Gallery, on the third floor, has housed twelve large, alabaster reliefs that come from Nimrud, Iraq, ever since they arrived at the Museum in the 1930s.  The works date from 8th century BC Assyria and dominate the … Continue reading…

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You Shot Rock

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Jennifer Bantz

Album covers are a part of rock photography that seems to resonate with people’s everyday experience. In talks with our Design and Education staff, we decided that the Who Shot Rock exhibition might be a great opportunity to experiment with … Continue reading…

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First Saturday Photo Wrap-Up

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Eleanor Whitney

As I am busily preparing for this month’s Target First Saturday, it’s a perfect time to reflect on last month’s, when we kicked off our special exhibition Who Shot Rock and Roll with a showcase of indie bands from the … Continue reading…

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Take a seat…

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Kerith Koss

Starting on December 2nd, that’s exactly what you’ll be able to do in the Museum’s Fourth Floor Schenck Gallery—in a handcrafted replica of our 17th-century, American, Wainscot Chair.  The detailed carving, turning and mortise-and-tenon joinery of the original chair were … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for December 2009: Lori Hepner

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Will Cary

December’s artist for the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed is Lori Hepner, and it’s fitting that her project Status Symbols will grace the Feed for the month of December since it involves giving 1stfans individualized “portraits” based on their responses to … Continue reading…

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Rare Tissot resources on display in the Libraries and Archives

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Tara Cuthbert

The Tissot exhibition recently opened to the public. On your visit to see the exhibition, don’t forget to stop by the Libraries and Archives display cases to view additional Tissot materials from our Special Collections and Archives. On display are … Continue reading…

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Birdmaster Tames the Lion

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Lisa Bruno

To those of you who are regular readers to this blog, you may remember my colleague, Jakki Godfrey’s post from May 27 detailing the deinstallation of the dragon and zinc lion to accommodate roof work.  Over the summer, both objects … Continue reading…

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Peace, Love and Posters

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Marguerite Vigliante

The other day I started blogging about the museum’s cool collection of psychedelic posters.  These posters were displayed mostly in hippie boutique windows and on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco from the mid 1960′s through the … Continue reading…

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Recent Archival Accessions

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Tara Cuthbert

New York City is getting ready once again for the annual 5 Dutch Days event! This five-day celebration encompasses the five boroughs of New York City, and celebrates the continuous influence of Dutch arts and culture in NYC. Numerous institutions … Continue reading…

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Elephant Mask on View

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Kevin D. Dumouchelle

Once permanent installations are set into place, the opportunities for placing previously unseen works on view are rather rare—even with a collection as deep (with over 6000 objects) and well-regarded as Brooklyn’s collection of African art (ranked among the most … Continue reading…

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