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Armed with Input

As you may recall, we kicked-off a visitor study about Connecting Cultures back in May with an updated approach based on a bit of trial-and-error in July. We wrapped up the study in August and it’s taken me awhile to … Continue reading

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Inquiring Minds… Learn As They Go

You may recall my previous post, which introduced our two-part visitor study about the Connecting Cultures installation. Well, we are a little better than half-way through our study and we have learned some surprising things so far, none of which … Continue reading

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Exhibiting Architecture in a Salon

Yesterday conservator Kerith Koss introduced readers to a late 16th- or early 17th-century Ottoman tile panel (39.407.1-.54), is currently on view in Connecting Cultures: A World in Brooklyn, and today I’ll discuss the panel from a curatorial perspective. The tiles … Continue reading

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Connecting with Conservation

If you’ve been through Connecting Cultures, you’ve probably wondered at the number of diverse objects.  You may not be aware, however, of the planning and activity that goes into an installation of this depth.  And if conservators have done our … Continue reading

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Inquiring Minds

Over the summer months you may notice an increased number of staff stationed in the museum lobby. One of these staff members may approach you, asking questions. “How nosy,” you might think to yourself. And you would be right. These … Continue reading

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Advances in Exhibition Casework

In my last post, I discussed the wall murals and the state-of-the-art photo enlargements in Connecting Cultures. Today, I’d like to talk about a few other firsts that make this a cutting edge Museum display. Connecting Cultures is the first … Continue reading

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Connecting Cultures Through Books!

The presence of three books in the new Connecting Cultures installation  gives me a welcome opportunity to talk about these key works that are in the Library collection. This is the first of a series of blogs that will discuss the … Continue reading

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The Big Picture(s)

As Kevin mentioned in his last post, Connecting Cultures is presented in thematic sections: Places, People, and Things, in addition to an Introductory Center. Since the artwork was curated cross-collection, the question for me as a designer was how to … Continue reading

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Say Hello

Yesterday, Arnold Lehman, our Director, initiated a new initiative that coincides with the opening of the installation Connecting Cultures: A World in Brooklyn. He was the first Brooklyn Museum staff member to occupy a desk in the installation in order … Continue reading

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WikiLink (QR Redux)

You may remember my blog post a while back, QR in the New Year?  In it, I talked about our QR code testing and reported on some rather alarming #fails that we were seeing like five to ten fold drops … Continue reading

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Shifting the Paradigm in Connecting Cultures

Connecting Cultures, a new installation that includes works from the Brooklyn Museum’s many diverse collections, has now opened on the first floor in the Great Hall. For the first time, museum visitors will be presented with a taste of what is … Continue reading

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