Monthly Archives: May 2010

Brooklyn’s Finest: Nitasha Kawatra

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Will Cary

This week is my last at the Brooklyn Museum, and so I thought we’d do a special edition of “Brooklyn’s Finest” this month by way of transitioning over the 1stfans leadership here at the Museum. Even before 1stfans launched, Shelley … Continue reading…

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Architectural Fragments in the Brooklyn Museum Collection

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Terry Carbone

We understand that you may have questions about the recent article in The Atlantic Monthly about the Museum’s Architectural Fragment collection. To begin, The Brooklyn Museum regrets that the author’s comments do not reflect the substantive content of his hours … Continue reading…

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Teen Night Events Planning Committee

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Cheri Ehrlich

This year, with the help of my colleague, Museum Educator, Keonna Hendrick, we’ve created the Brooklyn Museum Teen Night Events Planning Committee. The committee consists of eight high school students who meet two to three times a month to plan … Continue reading…

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Fashion Design and Costume History in the Library’s Collection

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Beth Kushner

The fashion plates, magazines, photographs, and scrapbooks now on view in the Library display cases complement two exhibitions: Healing the Wounds of War: The Brooklyn Sanitary Fair of 1864, in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art Herstory Gallery, … Continue reading…

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Remix American High Style with Polyvore!

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Shelley Bernstein

I’ll admit that I get inspiration from somewhat odd places and three weeks ago, inspiration struck as I was reading the New Yorker and came across an article on Polyvore.  Polyvore is an online fashion community where participants use a … Continue reading…

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Object of the Month: May 2010: Infinity II (Shinso)

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Joan Cummins

Often as I walk through the Asian galleries, I see people sitting on the bench in front of this porcelain sculpture, just sort of blissing out.  It is indeed a beautiful object, insanely pristine with its pure white body and … Continue reading…

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Brooklyn’s Finest: Bob Nardi

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Nitasha Kawatra

It’s time for second installment of Brooklyn’s Finest, where you can meet a different member of the Brooklyn Museum staff every month. Today we’ll meet Bob “Media Guru” Nardi, who works in our Technology department and produces the behind-the-scenes films … Continue reading…

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