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Sloping the Floor for Accessibility

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Ann K. Webster

The Museum’s Kevorkian Gallery, on the third floor, has housed twelve large, alabaster reliefs that come from Nimrud, Iraq, ever since they arrived at the Museum in the 1930s.  The works date from 8th century BC Assyria and dominate the … Continue reading…

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Beaux-Arts Court Gets a New Floor

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Ann K. Webster

Postcard of the plan for the Brooklyn Museum as envisioned by McKim, Mead, & White in 1893. The original design plan for the Brooklyn Museum, developed by McKim, Mead, & White in 1893, called for a building of about 500 … 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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New addition

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Ann K. Webster

People approaching the Museum from the Parking lot or Washington Avenue may have noticed construction materials and machinery behind a green fence. The Museum is building a new addition which will provide space for art delivery, packing, and crating. Once … Continue reading…

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Up Close and Personal – Statues and Their Meaning

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Angie Park

The first time I came across the statues that sit along the top of the building was when I digitized images of the Museum’s exterior as an intern in the Archives. It was great to see some of the early … Continue reading…

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