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About Mary Gow

Mary Gow has been associated with the Brooklyn Museum’s Wilbour Library of Egyptology since 1988. During that she has served as Library Assistant and later Assistant Librarian. She is chiefly concerned with reference, acquisitions and maintenance of the Willbour Library collection. Mary holds a Masters Degree in Library Science from Pratt Institute and co-curated an exhibition here entitled Egypt through Other Eyes.

The Description de l’Egypte in the Wilbour Library of Egyptology

If you have been following the numerous blogs on this website you are aware that the Brooklyn Museum has organized an exhibition of Egyptian objects entitled To Live Forever which is now on tour. Among the objects in the show … Continue reading

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A Titanic–Egypt Connection in the Wilbour Library of Egyptology

Like people, books have histories. Bookplates, inscriptions and marginal notes all tell us something about where the book has been and who owned it. The Brooklyn Museum’s Wilbour Library of Egyptology recently received a gift from the Museum’s Director of … Continue reading

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