This symposium examines the historic collection-sharing collaboration between the Brooklyn Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.



The first day’s program illuminates the particulars of the innovative arrangement and provides insight into the three-year collection assessment project that preceded it. The second day of the symposium takes place at the Met on Saturday, May 22, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.



This event is co-hosted by the Brooklyn Museum and the Met’s Costume Institute. Entry is free with Museum admission; reservations and tickets are not required. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. For further Brooklyn Museum details, call (718) 501-6214 or e-mail academic.programs@brooklynmuseum.org. For further Metropolitan Museum details, call (212) 396-5460 or e-mail lectures@metmuseum.org.



This two-day symposium is held in conjunction with the exhibitions American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection at the Brooklyn Museum and American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.





Day One Program Schedule: May 21



10–10:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction

Charles Desmarais, Deputy Director for Art, Brooklyn Museum



10:30–11:30 a.m. “On Collection Sharing”

Kevin Stayton, Chief Curator, Brooklyn Museum

Harold Koda, Chief Curator, The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art



11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. “Rediscovering the Collection: An Overview of the Costume Documentation Project”

Jan Glier Reeder, Consulting Curator for the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art



12:30–2:30 p.m. Lunch Break and Viewing of American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection



1:30 p.m. Gallery Talk by Jan Reeder



2:30–4 p.m. Behind the Scenes: The Work of Researchers and Curators on the Costume Collection

Staff members, Brooklyn Museum Costume Documentation Project

 
• Elizabeth Fiorentino, Project Manager: “Processing the Unknown: Logistical Solutions”
 
• Plácida Grace Hernández, Assistant Curator: “Learning from Labels: Mapping Out the Fulton Street Shopping Area”
 
• Katie Netherton, Research Assistant: “The Design Lab’s Dynamo: Portrait of Michelle Murphy”
 
• Jessa J. Krick, Senior Research Assistant: “Research and Serendipity: Discovering a Family through the Prince Donation”
 
• Jessica G. Rall, Research Assistant: “A Story of International Friendship: The Gratitude Train Mannequins”

4–4:30 p.m. Question-and-Answer Session

Elizabeth Fiorentino, Plácida Grace Hernández, Katie Netherton, Jessa J. Krick, and Jessica G. Rall