Community: Comment: Connecting Cultures: A World in Brooklyn

i thought this was an exciting and innovative way to present the museum's collection. It highlights the shared heritage of mankind; a far cry from the 'clash of cultures' d by earlier exhibitions.

This is TOO eclectic.

I find the room delightfully amazing! I love how ecclectic it is- no one could be bored in here! The poster explaining the intention of the exhibit was very helpful to appreciate it

At first glance the objects in this room look hodgepodge, and after looking closer and reading some of the info posted beneath each work the collection looks... hodgepodge! The thesis seems a little on the weak side, which is disappointing because as individual pieces the works are very strong. I don't understand why this is a "collection" in any significant way, and posting open ended questions challenging us to make the connections between the pieces ourselves was underwhelming and felt like a cop out. It was entertaining to walk the exhibit aimlessly as it felt like a taste of a whole museum's offerings in one place, but I wanted a clever tie-in to get me excited and to think about the exhibit as a whole, instead of as the motley piecemeal I found it to be.

The Connecting Cultures exhibit is wonderful. It draws out what's truly special about Brooklyn-that the whole World is on the block. Thank You for bringing everyone together.