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…
Read MoreArt handlers installing Miguel Luciano’s Platano Pride and Miguel Luciano himself. Over the past few months of teaching university students in Infinite Island, I…
Read MoreAs an educational programmer I am always on the lookout for organizations with which we can collaborate to bring innovative and diverse programs to the…
Read MoreInfinite Island opened nearly three weeks ago at the Brooklyn Museum, and thousands of people have already visited the exhibition. We’ve been getting great feedback…
Read MoreArtist 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…
Read MoreOnly two days left until Infinite Island opens here at the Brooklyn Museum! I have enjoyed regaling you with descriptions of huge, complicated installations, and…
Read MoreScreenshot from the Infinite Island comment kiosks. In preparation for the opening of Infinite Island this Friday, we’ve just finished installing our comment kiosks. For…
Read MoreContemporary art often employs cutting-edge techniques, technologies, and materials, and our Infinite Island artists are proof in point. I would love to share some of…
Read MoreWe are well into August, and things are really heating up here at the Brooklyn Museum. Six artists will be coming to the Museum this…
Read MoreLike most New Yorkers I was stuck in/on the subway for nearly three hours yesterday! Being from California, I’ve missed having a car, but I’ve…
Read MoreWe are now exactly one month from the opening of Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art, and activity in the galleries is already well underway. The…
Read MoreWith the Fall season fast approaching Museum staff are deep into preparations for Infinite Island:Contemporary Caribbean Art curated by Tumelo Mosaka, Assistant Curator of Contemporary…
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Let’s Hear It: Part II
Just what are “interpretive materials”? I’m often asked this question and usually have a hard time reducing my answer to one or even five things,…
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