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January 25, 2012: Ready-to-Wear: An Eye on 20s Fashion
First impressions of the exhibition Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties might suggest that the only important… »January 10, 2012: What’s Behind the Green Doors?
On the first floor of the Museum, if you look to your left while waiting for the double elevators, you will notice two wide… »January 4, 2012: QR in the New Year?
A while back, I reported that we were in the process of a trial period with QR codes. We've just taken a look at the stats,… »December 28, 2011: In the Gallery vs. Online: How a Split Second Can Differ
One of the questions people always ask me is how web differs from what happens in the building and that's a difficult thing to… »December 21, 2011: Split Second: A Curator’s Reaction to the Results
I’ve had a lot of time to mull over the results of the Split Second, so here are a few of my thoughts—roughly one week… »
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Author Archives: Nitasha Kawatra
Brooklyn’s Finest: Elizabeth Franks
As this is the last edition of Brooklyn’s Finest that I’ll be authoring, I wanted to feature a different kind of Museum staff member here—a longtime Museum volunteer. The first time I met Elizabeth Franks was several years ago during … Continue reading
1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist November 2010: Dennis Bass
We’ve been on a roll the last few months on the Twitter Art Feed by featuring the work of our fellow 1stfans members, and this month will be no exception. In November, the Twitter Art Feed artist will be Brooklyn … Continue reading
Brooklyn’s Finest: Matthew Yokobosky
When I sat down to talk to Matthew Yokobosky to ask him about his job here as Chief Designer, he told me that the first question people usually ask him is, “So, you pick the art?” Though Matthew did, in … Continue reading
1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for October 2010: Wendi Kavanaugh
One of the great things that we’ve discovered through the Twitter Art Feed is how many of our very own 1stfans have wanted to create projects to share specifically with this community. So following last month’s project by Museum Nerd, … Continue reading
Brooklyn’s Finest: Schwannah Wright
It’s that time of year again: the massive stage is going up in the Museum’s back parking lot, which means the West Indian-American Day Parade and Carnival is right around the corner. In light of the upcoming revelry this weekend, … Continue reading
1stfans Twitter Art Feed for September 2010: Museum Nerd
This month on the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed artist, we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to feature one of our very own 1stfans: the anonymous, yet notorious, Twitter personality known as @MuseumNerd. If you’re one of the over 24,000 followers … Continue reading
Brooklyn’s Finest: Gilbert Moore
For this month’s edition of Brooklyn’s Finest, I spoke to Gilbert Moore, operator of the Museum’s freight elevator. Gilbert was recommended to me for this feature by several different staff members who had discovered some interesting tidbits about his past … Continue reading
1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for August 2010: Danny Tuss
This month on the Twitter Art Feed, we’re presenting the work of Brooklyn Museum staff member, Danny Tuss. Danny is assistant to the Chief Curator and, on a daily basis, works as a curatorial assistant for all of the curatorial … Continue reading
Brooklyn’s Finest: Keith Duquette
This month’s edition of Brooklyn’s Finest features Keith Duquette, a longtime staff member (23 years!) whose role as Library Preservation Associate ensures the physical well-being of many rare and fragile holdings of the Museum’s Libraries and Archives. What he does … Continue reading
1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for July 2010: Brian Piana
July’s Twitter Art Feed artist is Brian Piana, who, in his own words, creates works “from the Internet, for the Internet,” several of which used Twitter as their base. While Brian often uses Twitter as a source for his works, … Continue reading
1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for June 2010: Mike Monteiro
June’s 1stfans artist is Mike Monteiro, an artist whose work we discovered through our friends at 20×200.com. We were initially attracted to Mike’s work because of his strong use of text: his striking black and white paintings illustrate maxims which … Continue reading
Brooklyn’s Finest: Bob Nardi
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
Brooklyn’s Finest: Mary Jane Nee
I recently came across the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s excellent “Meet the MIA” set on Flickr, and I couldn’t help but go through all the photos in one sitting. No, I wasn’t procrastinating; it was just a fun way to … Continue reading
Membership is your friend…with benefits!
Over the last year Will and I have been taking a closer look at the benefits we offer our Members so that each one is not only meaningful, but also relevant to the way in which Members interact with the … Continue reading
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