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Sloping the Floor for Accessibility

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

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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