March 1st, 2011 by Cheri Ehrlich
As Arty Facts and the Gallery/Studio program celebrates their twenty-fifth anniversary this year, I thought it would be a great time to sit down with Nina Pelaez, who has been participating in Brooklyn Museum programs since she was four. In early childhood, Nina attended Arty Facts with her...
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November 5th, 2010 by Cheri Ehrlich
This summer I had the opportunity to further investigate ways to teach students about feminist artworks from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection when I participated in “An Invitation to The Dinner Party Institute.” Held at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, the Institute was a...
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June 3rd, 2010 by Cheri Ehrlich
In celebration of the new relationship between Brooklyn Museum’s Costume Collection and the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, teen programs at both museums have joined forces to offer fashion related events for teens. On Friday, May 14, Brooklyn Museum Apprentices visited...
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May 13th, 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 teen events. Each Teen Night event is co-lead by two...
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June 19th, 2009 by Cheri Ehrlich
In anticipation for the exhibition, Gustave Caillebotte: Impressionist Paintings from Paris to the Sea, my colleague and I, Adelia Gregory, Museum Educator and School Partnership Coordinator, created a small guide to be used in the galleries to encourage visitors to look more closely at the works...
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