Category Archives: Special Guests

Monkey at the Brooklyn Museum!

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Shelley Bernstein

We’ve been so jealous of @museummodernart for so long because they’ve had multiple visits from Monkey and we’ve had none. We watched as Monkey got famous and took in Shakespeare in the Park, the High Line, the AIC—all the time … Continue reading…

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An Ongoing Series of Panels on Human Trafficking

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Sarah Giovanniello

In the autumn of 2008, the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art began an ongoing series on the serious and epidemic issue of sex trafficking and child prostitution throughout the world. Part 1: “A Global Epidemic: Human Trafficking in … Continue reading…

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Indianapolis prepares for “To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum”

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Edward Bleiberg

A team from the Indianapolis Museum of Art including curator Theodore Celenko, designer Tim Hilldebrand, director of new media Daniel Incandela, and new media project administrator Despi Mayes, Gregory Smith, Technical Designer, and Naeema Jackson, formerly in the Education Department … Continue reading…

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MJ news for the gossip hounds out there…

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Shelley Bernstein

Michael Jackson was here for an Ebony photo shoot. This was pretty exciting for us and it looks like there were good shots of our Kevorkian Gallery, Rubin Pavilion and Beaux-Arts Court. The shoot was for the December issue, so … Continue reading…

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The Getty Visits Demetrios

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Tina March

On July 5, Marc Walton, a scientist with the Getty Conservation Institute came to examine one of our mummies, knows as Demetrios. He brought a portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) machine with him. With this non-destructive technique, he can take readings … Continue reading…

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Tipi Exhibition Planning Meeting

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Nancy Rosoff

In the popular imagination, the tipi has come to represent a common stereotype about how all Native American people used to live. In truth, however, it is a specific cultural expression of the Native peoples of the Great Plains region … Continue reading…

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Roseanne Barr Visit

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Shelley Bernstein

Photo © Adam Husted. All rights reserved. Roseanne Barr stopped by this week to get a tour of The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art from artist Judy Chicago and curator Maura Reilly. Photo © Adam Husted. All rights … Continue reading…

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A Goddess Visits the Center!

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Maura Reilly

Maura Reilly and Roseanne Barr, June 25, 2007. Photo © Adam Husted Dear Feminists, I’m giddy with excitement when I tell you that one of the greatest comic geniuses of all time visited us here yesterday at the Elizabeth A. … Continue reading…

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