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Robert Nardi photographing Senwosret III

How about a nice game of 3D printed chess?

Earlier this year, we started exploring how 3D printing could enhance the visitor experience and began by introducing it on that month’s sensory tour. In…

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Thursday, September 26th, 2013
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Education, Event, Fun Stuff, Technology
Saul Bolton in front of the Brooklyn Museum.

Welcome Saul at the Brooklyn Museum

I am just delighted to announce the wonderful news that this fall, Brooklyn’s acclaimed Michelin star restaurant, Saul, will move from its current location in…

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Wednesday, July 10th, 2013
Event, Fun Stuff

Looking for love?

I’ve been at the Brooklyn Museum for about a year-and-a-half now, which is also as long as I’ve been a resident of our fair borough….

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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
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Event, Interpretive Materials, Technology
Drop-in Drawing Workshops

It’s important to draw in the Museum

Sculptors and painters draw constantly. Architects, botanists, designers, and many a traveling student have been known to constantly have a sketchbook in hand. But what…

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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Education, Event

Breathe In, Breathe Out – you can relax now

A yoga teacher once told me, “you have everything you need and more than you could possibly imagine.” As an over scheduled, stressed out, on-the-go,…

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Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Event
The Oath

Thursday @ 7 . . . in Yemen.

Filmed in Yemen, The Oath is an extraordinary portrait of Abu Jandal, former body guard to Osama bin Laden, jihadist, father, mentor, and cab driver….

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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Event
Collection Pyramid, 2001

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

Judging from the aphorisms “a penny saved is a penny earned” or “a penny for your thoughts,” the copper cent at one time possessed a degree…

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Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
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Contemporary Art, Event
Kings of Pastry

Chocolate and pastry, anyone?

When it comes to competition, visual artists and culinary chefs are some of the fiercest in the world. The intensity of sport, the drive for…

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Thursday, May 19th, 2011
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Event
POV and Brooklyn Museum logo

Some things go better together: POV and Brooklyn Museum

Like Coney Island and hot dogs, some things just go together. Such is the combined forces of the award winning documentary series, POV and the…

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Thursday, April 28th, 2011
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Event, Visitor Services

First Saturday Photo Wrap-Up

As I am busily preparing for this month’s Target First Saturday, it’s a perfect time to reflect on last month’s, when we kicked off our…

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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
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Event

Terence Koh Performa 09

Terence Koh’s Untitled, a stack of thirty-three glass cases, is a striking presence in the Contemporary galleries.  Almost every case contains an artifact that’s been…

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
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Contemporary Art, Event, Newly on View

Calling all photographers November 7th!

I am really looking forward to November’s Target First Saturday, which takes place on November 7th and highlights our special exhibition Who Shot Rock &…

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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
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Event

Common Ground 2009: A Flickr Meetup with NYPL and the Brooklyn Museum

If you are a fan of the The Commons on Flickr and live in the NYC area, come to our Common Ground meetup this weekend…

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
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Digital Lab, Event, Libraries & Archives, Technology

Common Ground: Global Flickr Commons Meetup Needs Your Favs!

Are you a fan of the materials being uploaded to the Flickr Commons?   Well, we are huge fans and that got a few of us…

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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
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Event, Technology

No September First Saturday, but join me on Facebook!

Summer’s Target First Saturdays have been great and I’ve loved watching everyone stream into the Museum’s parking lot to dance under the stars. West Indian-American…

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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
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Event

The Heat is On

Here at the Brooklyn Museum, we’re never one to shy away from inter-museum competition of all sorts. I’ve blogged before about how art museums and…

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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
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Contemporary Art, Event

How to Make an Entrance

Last Thursday we welcomed over 900 members to the opening of Yinka Shonibare MBE. The weather was perfect, the galleries were packed, and the glass…

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Monday, June 29th, 2009
Event, Membership

“Body Language: Brooklyn Museum”: A Mother’s Day Performance by the True Body Project

The True Body Project. Photograph courtesy True Body Project. Copyright Esther Freeman, True Body class of 2005. This Mother’s Day program has grown out of…

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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

What’s Happening Today?—The Museum Calendar Gets Upgraded

If you’ve checked out the Museum’s calendar in the last twelve hours or so, you may have noticed how different (or, really, how not different)…

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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
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Event, Technology

“Feminism Now: New Feminist Art Scholarship” Symposium Tomorrow!

Tomoko Sawada (Japanese, b. 1977). Untitled, from the OMIAI series, 2001. Chromogenic photographs. On Loan from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections in honor of the…

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Friday, March 27th, 2009
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

The Fertile Goddess: Consultants and Colleagues

Co-curator Maura Reilly, consultant Ellen Belcher, and the Halaf figurine. During the planning stages of special exhibitions or permanent installations, it is a common practice…

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Friday, March 13th, 2009
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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Wikipedia Loves Art … Let’s Meetup!

What would Erin and I do for love? Freeze, apparently (it was really, really cold and windy getting this pic)! We hear the weather is…

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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
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Event, Technology

Burning Down the House Artist Focus: CARRIE MAE WEEMS

Carrie Mae Weems (American, b. 1953). Untitled (Man Smoking/Malcolm X), from the Kitchen Table series, 1990. Gelatin silver print, edition 5 of 5. Brooklyn Museum,…

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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

An Ongoing Series of Panels on Human Trafficking

In the autumn of 2008, the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art began an ongoing series on the serious and epidemic issue of sex…

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Friday, December 19th, 2008
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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event, Special Guests

Gilbert & George take Times Square!

If you’ve been in Times Square lately, you may have seen this already, but we were waiting to post until we had some good photos….

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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
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Contemporary Art, Event

What’s the perfect gift for an artist?

Paint brushes? Too obvious. A Brooklyn Museum Membership? Almost perfect. During the Members Preview & Reception for Gilbert & George this past Thursday, Museum Director…

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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Event, Membership

Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh’s Artistic Collaboration

As part of September public programming here at the Center for Feminist Art, Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh stopped by the Forum on Saturday, September…

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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Carnival is coming!

West Indian American Day Parade, 2006. Photo courtesy Sam Liu. All rights reserved. I always know that Labor Day weekend is coming when the the…

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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
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Event

A Public Programs Recap for July!

July was a hot month for programming in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art! First off, Ladan Akbarnia, Hagop Kevorkian Associate Curator of…

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Friday, August 15th, 2008
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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Ghada Amer’s Political Work

(Ghada Amer (American, born Egypt, 1963) and Ladan S. Naderi (French, born Iran, 1960). I ♥ Paris, 1991. Three chromogenic prints from a series of…

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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Reflections on June Public Programs in the Center!

June was a rather fruitful month for programs in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art! On Target First Saturday we listened to Ghada…

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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Moolaadé: Film and Discussion in the Forum this First Saturday!

(Film Still from Moolaadé (2004), directed by Ousmane Sembène.) This month’s Target First Saturday events at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art here…

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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Click! Meetup

There’s been overwhelming positive feedback about the idea of a Click! meetup during the upcoming Target First Saturday, so let’s do it! I’ll be giving…

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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
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Click Exhibition, Event, Photography, Technology

Clicking at Figment 2008 this Saturday, June 28

As with many things for Click!, we’ve made life a little difficult, but for good reason. This Saturday (June 28) we’ve organized a great panel…

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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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Click Exhibition, Event, Photography, Technology

Suffragettes in Silent Cinema

A viewing and discussion of the film Suffragettes in Silent Cinema will be taking place this Saturday, June 21st, in the Forum of the Elizabeth…

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Friday, June 20th, 2008
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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Lost and Found at the Brooklyn College Library

I spent a day last week in an auditorium at the Brooklyn College Library surrounded by librarians donning “Hello My Name is” tags and mulling…

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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
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Event, Libraries & Archives

Click! updates on the way…

I’ll be posting a Click! update later today after we crunch some numbers. We won’t be posting any results until the exhibition opens on June…

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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Click Exhibition, Event, Photography, Technology

TXTual Healing @ FSAT

I’m happy to mention that Brooklyn-based artist Paul Notzold will be bringing TXTual Healing to our upcoming Target First Saturday on May 3rd. I’ve long…

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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
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Event, Technology

Pia Lindman’s Soapbox Event

Free speech: some of us utilize it more than others, babbling faster than the speed of light. While others, meek as mice, prefer to keep our words to…

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Monday, April 28th, 2008
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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

What is a book?

On April 5th we had our second talk in a series of discussions to commemorate the 185th anniversary of the founding of the Library. The…

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Monday, April 21st, 2008
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Event, Libraries & Archives

Cosplay Costume Contest Winner!

Photos by Leah Golubchick I am excited to announce Dawn Mostow as the winner of our Cosplay Costume Contest that was held at Target First…

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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
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Event

Love and Pop Symposium

This Saturday, April 12, to celebrate our two exhibits of Japanese art we will host an academic symposium entitled “Love and Pop: Contemporary Visual Cultures…

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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Event

The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center’s First Year Anniversary

The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art celebrated its one year anniversary on March 15th, 2007 during Women’s History with some truly amazing and…

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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Click! Get the word out…

One of the biggest challenges we face with an exhibition like Click! is getting the word out. Click! depends on two types of participation, initial…

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Friday, March 7th, 2008
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Click Exhibition, Event, Photography, Technology

Guerrilla Girls Video Uploaded!

The video of the Guerrilla Girls performing and accepting their award at the Brooklyn Museum’s fifth annual Women in the Arts event on November 9th,…

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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

V-Day 2008!

Sure, chocolate covered strawberries and steamy kisses are nice. And I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a sucker for those sugary treats with…

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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Sending off Infinite Island…

One of my favorite parts of my job as a museum educator and public programmer is witnessing the conversations that visitors have in the galleries…

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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
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Event

Italian Artists in New York

Two weeks ago, while the City was getting ready for the New York City Marathon, an event that gathers many people from Europe, I visited…

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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Exploring Popular Culture in the Caribbean Through Music

  Art handlers installing Miguel Luciano’s Platano Pride and Miguel Luciano himself. Over the past few months of teaching university students in Infinite Island, I…

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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Event

Much More Than Meat Joy

(Carolee Schneemann, still from Fuses, 1965. Courtesy of the Artist.) This month there are a fantastic crop of programs showcasing the work of Carolee Schneemann,…

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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

The Guerrilla Girls are honored by Women in the Arts 2007

In 2002, the Brooklyn Museum’s Community Committee established a tremendous award to celebrate women artists, patrons, curators, collectors, and critics whose contributions have had a…

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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Resisting Images: Women and Gender Studies Film Series 2007-2008

Information for those who are interested in women making film and video art. Rutgers University is running Resisting Images: Women in Film, Women’s and Gender…

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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Women in Modernism Colloquium

Women in Modernism Colloquium at The Museum of Modern Art October 25, 2007 Do you still believe there is such a thing as all men’s…

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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Art:21 @ Brooklyn Museum

As an educational programmer I am always on the lookout for organizations with which we can collaborate to bring innovative and diverse programs to the…

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Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
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Contemporary Art, Event

Feminist Symposium: “The F Word”

The F Word is an all-day symposium being held Friday, October 26 at the Alexander Library Teleconference Room. Registration is required, free and open to…

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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Visualizing Caribbean Art and Culture in the Twenty-first Century

Artist Steve Ouditt installing his Infinite Island work, “Excerpts From the Propagandist’s Diary of L. Padre Grande,” 2007. What happens after an exhibition opens? Even…

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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
Contemporary Art, Event

Video from the Art Parade

Following up from this earlier post, here’s our video from the Dietch Art Parade! Many thanks to Tiny Masters of Today for allowing us to…

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Friday, September 14th, 2007
Event

We had a blast at the Deitch Art Parade!

We had a fabulous time at the Art Parade! Many thanks Robert and Dawn at Jet Set Salon for transforming my hair into the Brooklyn…

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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Event

We’re going to the Art Parade!

For the first time, we are going to be in The Art Parade this weekend, so stop by and say hello! Pics will be posted…

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Friday, September 7th, 2007
Event

Carnival in Brooklyn 2007!

Photo courtesy Clay Williams It’s that time of year again! First, a quick reminder that there will be no Target First Saturday in September due…

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Thursday, August 30th, 2007
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Event

August Programs for EASCFA

First Saturday Events – Saturday, August 4 7:00 p.m. Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor Film screening In The Time of…

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Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

The Future of Feminist Art

Thank you Panelists! On Saturday, July 21st, a panel discussion was held in the Forum of the Center on The Future of Feminist Art. Four…

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Friday, July 27th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

July Programs — Please Join Us!

Film Screening as part of Brooklyn Museum Summer Movie Series Sunday, July 15 3:00 p.m. Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor…

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Friday, July 13th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Lecture on the “Lost Feminine” with Craig Barnes, June 30th

Please join us for an installment of The Dinner Party Lecture Series: Craig Barnes–In Search of the Lost Feminine Saturday, June 30th, 2007, 2-4 p.m….

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Tuesday, June 12th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

FAITH RINGGOLD LECTURE THIS SATURDAY!

This Saturday, June 2, 2007 2–4 p.m. Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd floor Come hear Feminist icon, Faith Ringgold discuss her groundbreaking work…

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Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

BrooklyNites April 18th 5-9 p.m.

In conjunction with the opening of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art and its inaugural exhibitions, Global Feminisms and Pharaohs, Queens, and Goddesses,…

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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Feminisms Without Borders Symposium

Thanks to everyone for making the Feminisms Without Borders Symposium such a great success! The speakers presented fantastic lectures that incited much dialogue and debate…

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Friday, April 6th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Target First Saturday April 7, 2007

Join us April 7th from 5-11pm and celebrate the opening of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art!

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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Opening Events!

Sorry we’ve been posting less than usual—we’ve been swamped getting everything ready for the opening weekend. We’ve got a lot to mention! We’ve got a…

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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

Symposium: Feminisms Without Borders

We’re hosting the Feminisms Without Borders Symposium. Advanced tickets are now available at the Museum’s Visitor Center in the lobby. Saturday, March 31, 10 a.m….

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Friday, March 9th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

NYU Arts in Society Symposium

As part of New York University’s International Symposium on the Arts in Society, Linda Nochlin and Maura Reilly will be speaking together about Global Feminisms…

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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution

If you are in Los Angeles, be sure to catch MoCA-LA‘s exhibition WACK!: Art and the Feminist Revolution, which opens March 4, 2007 and runs…

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Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

The Feminist Future: Theory and Practice in the Visual Arts

Linda Nochlin, co-curator of the Center’s inaugural exhibition Global Feminisms, will be a respondent at this upcoming MoMA symposium: The Feminist Future: Theory and Practice…

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Monday, January 22nd, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event

SAVE THE DATE! Feminist Art Parade – May 19, 2007 12-6 pm

  Put on your dancing shoes, your hiking boots, your sandals, your sneakers. Stand up and be counted, show your support and gratitude for groundbreaking…

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Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Event
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