Starting on December 2nd, that’s exactly what you’ll be able to do in the Museum’s Fourth Floor Schenck Gallery—in a handcrafted replica of our 17th-century,…
Read MoreNew York City is getting ready once again for the annual 5 Dutch Days event! This five-day celebration encompasses the five boroughs of New York…
Read MoreDrawing 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…
Read MoreSlideshow created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Having trouble seeing the slideshow? Photos are also on Flickr. These slides show the Jan Martense Schenck House as it…
Read MoreWhen John published his post about his own Dutch house in Brooklyn, he also kindly provided a list of all the Dutch houses in the…
Read MoreThe Brooklyn Museum’s Schenck family houses have had a profound personal effect on me. In 1990, I was the editor for a book on the…
Read MoreQ: What does it take to install the Period Rooms? A: A whole lot of people! In future posts, we’ll describe how the Schenck House…
Read MoreThe Jan Martense Schenck House is scheduled to re-open to the public in July. It has moved from its original location on the 4th floor…
Read MoreIn 2004, the Jan Martense Schenck House was completely dismantled to make room for the construction of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art….
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