Monthly Archives: March 2010

1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for April 2010: Joanie Gagnon San Chirico

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Will Cary

After a month of staff tweets (feel free to provide feedback below!), Shelley and I have a great few months of artists tweets lined up for 1stfans, beginning this month with Joanie San Chirico. I continue to be surprised by … Continue reading…

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Gallery Tag!

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Shelley Bernstein

As I mentioned yesterday, the creation of a mobile website allows us to grow, so today we are taking advantage of that by introducing a new mobile feature. Gallery Tag! is a pretty simple mobile tagging game, specifically designed for … Continue reading…

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Mobile Web

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Shelley Bernstein

Today we are releasing a mobile version of our website and are happily following in the footsteps of our colleagues at the Powerhouse Museum and the Walker Art Center, who’ve already done so.  As Seb and Justin have already expressed, … Continue reading…

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BklynMuse: failing fast, retooling faster = version 2

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Shelley Bernstein

This year, I had the privilege of speaking at Webstock and one of the things I learned from listening to the other speakers was the benefit of fast, iterative cycles.  It was a long plane ride home from New Zealand, … Continue reading…

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Wilbour: One Man’s Obsession with Egypt

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Deirdre Lawrence

It’s a well known fact that the Brooklyn Museum has a great Egyptian collection but did you know that we have one of the best libraries devoted to the study of Ancient Egypt that is open to the public? We … Continue reading…

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Open for business, but when?

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Alisa Martin

Our role in Visitor Services is to represent the voice and perspective of the visitor and the team I work with is responsible for many aspects of your Brooklyn Museum experience. As part of the Museum’s mission, we are tasked … Continue reading…

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Collection Online: Opening the Floodgates

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Shelley Bernstein

Today, we are going from 12,598 records to more than 94,000 in our collection online and this increase represents a substantial change in the way we are releasing information on the web. With the launch of the collection online in … Continue reading…

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A token of appreciation…

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Will Cary

As part of a monthly program, a couple weeks ago the Development staff of the Brooklyn Museum came together to hear a presentation by Radiah Harper, the Museum’s Vice Director for Education & Program Development. These presentations, from various curatorial … Continue reading…

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The End of the Season

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Richard Fazzini

In this last dig diary for 2010 I want to acknowledge the hard work, skill and patience of some of the most important members of our team: the Egyptian technicians without whom the work would not be possible. This year … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for March 2010: Jennifer Bantz

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Will Cary

We’re going to try something different for the March edition of the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed. Instead of featuring an artist, we’re going to feature Jennifer Bantz, who is the Interpretive Materials Manager here at the Museum. We have two … Continue reading…

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