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Brooklyn Museum Director Arnold Lehman has announced a series of measures the Museum is undertaking to address the current—and what may likely be ongoing—economic crisis. The measures proposed are conceived so that our public and our visitors can continue to benefit fully from the Museum’s exceptional resources. As valued friends of the Museum, I want to draw your attention to this letter, which is being sent to Museum donors and Members. Arnold’s letter articulates in depth how we will move forward during these challenging times and remain a vibrant destination for all people.

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You can also find a message from Arnold on the Web site.

“While mummies have been subjected to CT scans for more than two decades, it was a first for the museum and for North Shore. The goal was to gain insights into who Demetrios was, how he died and what his mummified remains might tell them about Egyptian funerary practices.”

Our mummy, Demetrios, is featured in today’s New York Times with a full article by Carol Vogel and a multimedia slideshow. Conservator Tina March will be blogging about Demetrios in the coming weeks.

In case you missed it, our very own Sarah Gentile was profiled in Sunday’s New York Times.  The Styles article by Kara Jesella, focuses on hipster librarians.  Check out the full article and we’re happy to note it was the #1 most e-mailed story at NYT this morning.