Tag Archives: brooklyn

Calling Rapaljes, Rapeljes, Raplees and all descendants!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Lisa Small

Get ready for some surprising encounters when you visit the Brooklyn Museum’s beloved period rooms this February, when several of the rooms will be the site of a group show called Playing House, which I’ve been working on with curator … Continue reading…

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Project CHART at the Brooklyn Museum

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Deirdre Lawrence

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has been an important supporter of several initiatives to make the Brooklyn Museum’s collection much more accessible to a wider audience. One good example of this initiative is the M-LEAD Project which has … Continue reading…

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Geotag Brooklyn

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Deborah Wythe

Trying to track the history of the images of Brooklyn that we’re geotagging for #mapBK on Flickr and Twitter and then porting to Historypin reminds me of the game of tag, with kids dashing from one side of the yard to another. This … Continue reading…

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Conservation Treatment of Demetrios Continues

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Tina March

To recap previous blogs, the mummy of Demetrios is wrapped in linen, then the entire surface of the linen is painted with red lead. On top of that are areas of gilded decoration. The next step in preparing Demetrios for … Continue reading…

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Fireworks! The Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th anniversary

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Deborah Wythe

A recent post on NYC Social alerted us to the Brooklyn Bridge’s upcoming 125th anniversary celebration (May 22nd-26th), featuring fireworks on the 22nd. Fireworks have to be one of my favorite NYC treats, from the 4th of July to the … Continue reading…

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Modern Coney

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Patrick Amsellem

Lynn Hyman Butler, American, born 1953. The Girl with a Gun. From the series “Coney Island Kaleidoscope” ca. 1988. Cibachrome color print. sheet: 11 x 13 3/4 in. image: 9 x 13 1/4 in. Gift of Ilford Photo Corporation. 1991.59.6 … Continue reading…

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Click! Get the word out…

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

One of the biggest challenges we face with an exhibition like Click! is getting the word out. Click! depends on two types of participation, initial submissions from the artist community and participation from the online community who will evaluate those … Continue reading…

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A Coney Island Renaissance?

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Patrick Amsellem

As many of the postings on Flickr illustrate, images of Coney Island frequently capture a gritty and often sadly neglected landscape. But this kind of urban exploration, especially of an area like Coney, which has always attracted a broad range … Continue reading…

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Classic Coney Rides

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Patrick Amsellem

It’s great to see all the amazing contributions to the Flickr group for Goodbye Coney Island?. This is proof that Coney Island still attracts photographers from all over, as it did since its early beginnings. Amateur photographers went out to … Continue reading…

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Steeplechase, Luna Park, and Dreamland

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Patrick Amsellem

The history of Coney Island from the 1890s and through the first decade of the 20th century is very much the history of three successful amusement parks: Steeplechase, Luna Park, and Dreamland. The Tilyou family had been influential in developing … Continue reading…

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Join the “Goodbye Coney Island?” Flickr Group!

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Eleanor Whitney

I am very excited that Patrick Amsellem, curator of photography, is working with us on a web project in conjunction with the Goodbye Coney Island? exhibition he curated in the Luce Visible Storage-Study Center. We have created a Goodbye Coney … Continue reading…

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Coney Island & Entertainment

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Patrick Amsellem

Coney Island has a long history as a place for entertainment. Even before the creation of the three great amusement parks around 1900, the area was enormously popular with visitors looking for fun. The first inn, Coney Island House, was … Continue reading…

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The Schenck Houses – their story through the Museum Library and Archives

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Tara Cuthbert

Drawing by Daniel M. C. Hopping. From the book American interiors, 1675-1885: a guide to the American period rooms in the Brooklyn Museum by Marvin D. Schwartz. Museum libraries and archives are rich storehouses of textual and visual information. This … Continue reading…

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Newly on View: Herald Tribune Owls

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Jakki Godfrey

The next time you enter the Grand Lobby of the museum, make sure you cast your eyes upwards. In one of the openings in the old brick façade you will find two newly on view objects. They are a Pair … Continue reading…

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Goodbye Coney Island?

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Patrick Amsellem

Last week we finished the installation of the small photography show Goodbye Coney Island? in the Luce Alcove on the fifth floor of the Museum. When I was told over the summer that this space would become available, I immediately … Continue reading…

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