Monthly Archives: September 2009

Common Ground 2009: A Flickr Meetup with NYPL and the Brooklyn Museum

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Shelley Bernstein

If you are a fan of the The Commons on Flickr and live in the NYC area, come to our Common Ground meetup this weekend to celebrate—we’ve got tons and tons of neato stuff to give away!  The folks from … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for October 2009: Trish Mayo

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Will Cary

We found that 1stfans really enjoyed Nick Fortunato’s project for June’s Twitter Art Feed because of the idea that history could come alive again and be relevant in a social networking age. Trish Mayo, this month’s artist for the Feed, … Continue reading…

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Mut Expedition Reports Online

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Richard Fazzini

In the final dig diary posting for 2009, I talked about the importance of publishing the results of our work at the site. The first phase of publication is the preliminary report (in English and Arabic) that we are required … Continue reading…

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1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration Illuminations

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Tara Cuthbert

One hundred years ago the Brooklyn Museum participated in the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, a city-wide event organized by New York State. The 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration honored two significant historical moments—the centennial of Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat; and the 300th anniversary … Continue reading…

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Season Finale of True Blood – We’ll be watching for the Bird Lady!

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Shelley Bernstein

You better believe we are going to be watching the True Blood season two finale, which is airing on HBO this Sunday night at 9pm! If you read the blog, you saw Madeleine blogging about the discovery that our Bird … Continue reading…

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Animal Mummy Update

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Lisa Bruno

Those of you who are 1stfans got an introduction to the animal mummy research project being done at the Museum when we held an informal presentation about the project to look at some x-radiographs and see some animal mummies up … Continue reading…

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Common Ground: Global Flickr Commons Meetup Needs Your Favs!

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Shelley Bernstein

Are you a fan of the materials being uploaded to the Flickr Commons?   Well, we are huge fans and that got a few of us wondering about a way to thank the community of people who’ve rallied around our materials … Continue reading…

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No September First Saturday, but join me on Facebook!

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Eleanor Whitney

Summer’s Target First Saturdays have been great and I’ve loved watching everyone stream into the Museum’s parking lot to dance under the stars. West Indian-American Carnival 2008 – Brooklyn, NY by David Berkowitz via Flickr. This is just a reminder … Continue reading…

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