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Resurrected Abelam Bark Painting Returned to View

When you look up at the large, towering Abelam bark painting in our exhibition Connecting Cultures, you wouldn’t guess that it had been bedridden for…

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Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
Arts of the Pacific Islands, Conservation, Newly on View
Mummy Mask of a Man Consisting of the Face Only

A New Addition from our Old Collection

Every museum strives to enrich its collection even further, but acquiring new objects is not always possible. Luckily, our storerooms have much to offer and…

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Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Egyptian Art, Newly on View
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Meet Another Charming Lady

All of us were a little sad to see “Bird Lady” go, even if it is only for a brief period of time, but we…

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Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Egyptian Art, Newly on View
Smartglass case

Advances in Exhibition Casework

In my last post, I discussed the wall murals and the state-of-the-art photo enlargements in Connecting Cultures. Today, I’d like to talk about a few…

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Design, Newly on View
Sanson Atlas Table of Contents

Connecting Cultures Through Books!

The presence of three books in the new Connecting Cultures installation  gives me a welcome opportunity to talk about these key works that are in the…

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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Libraries & Archives, Newly on View
Egyptian Eye

The Big Picture(s)

As Kevin mentioned in his last post, Connecting Cultures is presented in thematic sections: Places, People, and Things, in addition to an Introductory Center. Since…

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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Design, Newly on View
Arnold Lehman at the Connecting Cultures Desk

Say Hello

Yesterday, Arnold Lehman, our Director, initiated a new initiative that coincides with the opening of the installation Connecting Cultures: A World in Brooklyn. He was…

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Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Newly on View
Nick Cave's Soundsuit, 2008

Shifting the Paradigm in Connecting Cultures

Connecting Cultures, a new installation that includes works from the Brooklyn Museum’s many diverse collections, has now opened on the first floor in the Great…

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Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Newly on View
View of American Identities galleries with works by Feke and Williams

The British Are Coming!

This portrait by the British painter Thomas Hudson has just been added to American Identities, the installation of the Museum’s world-renowned collections of American art….

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Thursday, May 12th, 2011
American Art, Luce Visible Storage, Newly on View
Black Lincoln for Dooky Chase by Skylar Fein

Skylar Fein and Abraham Lincoln: a look into Brooklyn’s collections

With the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War it is a good moment to look back through time and how Americans have been depicted…

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Monday, April 18th, 2011
Contemporary Art, Libraries & Archives, Newly on View

Hank Willis Thomas on View

Last year I blogged about a great new acquisition, Hank Willis Thomas’ “Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America.” I am thrilled that we have…

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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Contemporary Art, Newly on View, Photography

Lulua Mother and Child Figure Returns to View

One of the African collection’s most famous, signature objects has recently returned to view in the first-floor galleries, after well over a year’s worth of…

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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Arts of Africa, Newly on View

Elephant Mask on View

Once permanent installations are set into place, the opportunities for placing previously unseen works on view are rather rare—even with a collection as deep (with…

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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Arts of Africa, Newly on View

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

The Installation of Reception

Through the generosity of Beth Rudin DeWoody, the Museum recently acquired a multiple component installation piece made by the artist Vadis Turner, which will be…

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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Conservation, Newly on View, Recent Acquisitions

Beautiful Asian Landscapes on View for 2009

Museums are full of small-scale changes of exhibition that are worth seeing but easily missed because they don’t get any publicity. Sometimes it’s as simple…

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Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Arts of Asia, Newly on View, Rarely on View

Italian Design on Display

Newly on view on our 4th floor: Italian Post-World War II Design The Brooklyn Museum has been at the forefront of collecting Italian twentieth century…

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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
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Decorative Arts, Newly on View

Kehinde Wiley Here and Around Town

Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977). Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps, 2005. Oil on canvas. Collection of Suzi and Andrew B. Cohen, L2005.6. Photo…

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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Contemporary Art, Newly on View

Petah Coyne – New Installation on 5th Floor

New on view on the 5th floor is an installation of works by Petah Coyne from the collection. These works are individual pieces that have…

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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Contemporary Art, Newly on View

Steeplechase, Luna Park, and Dreamland

The history of Coney Island from the 1890s and through the first decade of the 20th century is very much the history of three successful…

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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
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American Art, Luce Visible Storage, Newly on View, Photography

Coney Island & Entertainment

Coney Island has a long history as a place for entertainment. Even before the creation of the three great amusement parks around 1900, the area…

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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
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American Art, Luce Visible Storage, Newly on View, Photography

Newly on View: Herald Tribune Owls

The next time you enter the Grand Lobby of the museum, make sure you cast your eyes upwards. In one of the openings in the…

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Friday, December 14th, 2007
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American Art, Conservation, Newly on View

Goodbye Coney Island?

Last week we finished the installation of the small photography show Goodbye Coney Island? in the Luce Alcove on the fifth floor of the Museum….

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Monday, December 10th, 2007
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American Art, Luce Visible Storage, Newly on View, Photography

Purchasing a Major Work of Art for the Collection – part VI

The search for an object to purchase in honor of the soon-to-be-retired Curator of Asian Art began more than eight months before I arrived at…

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Friday, October 5th, 2007
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Arts of Asia, Newly on View, Recent Acquisitions

Purchasing a Major Work of Art for the Collection – part V

Armed with the “wish list” and approximate budget I described in my previous entries, the team of curators and trustees who were interested in finding…

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Monday, September 17th, 2007
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Arts of Asia, Newly on View, Recent Acquisitions

Purchasing a Major Work of Art for the Collection – part IV

I have been discussing the process of acquiring a new masterpiece for the collection, and in my first installment, I introduced the object, a bronze…

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Friday, September 7th, 2007
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Arts of Asia, Newly on View, Recent Acquisitions

Purchasing a Major Work of Art for the Collection – part III

Last time I wrote about how we happened to have the money and the initiative to look for a major new acquisition for the Asian…

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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
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Arts of Asia, Newly on View, Recent Acquisitions

Purchasing a Major Work of Art for the Collection – part II

In my previous entry, I introduced a wonderful object, an Indian bronze of Shiva from the tenth century. I am tracing the way that this…

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Friday, August 17th, 2007
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Arts of Asia, Newly on View, Recent Acquisitions

Purchasing a major work of art for the collection

I have been an art museum curator for almost eight years now, and I can tell you that the one aspect of my job that…

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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
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Arts of Asia, Newly on View, Recent Acquisitions

Earlier this week, we installed two striking new photographs in the Museum’s American Identities galleries on the fifth floor, Soldier Claxton and Soldier Mickelson. They…

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Friday, July 20th, 2007
Contemporary Art, Newly on View, Photography, Recent Acquisitions
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