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WikiLink (QR Redux)
You may remember my blog post a while back, QR in the New Year? In it, I talked about our QR code testing and reported on some rather alarming #fails that we were seeing like five to ten fold drops in...
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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 the first Brooklyn Museum staff...
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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 the artwork was curated...
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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 Library collection. This is the first of a series...
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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 other firsts that make this a cutting edge Museum...
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Inquiring Minds
Over the summer months you may notice an increased number of staff stationed in the museum lobby. One of these staff members may approach you, asking questions. “How nosy,” you might think to yourself....
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Connecting with Conservation
If you’ve been through Connecting Cultures, you’ve probably wondered at the number of diverse objects. You may not be aware, however, of the planning and activity that goes into an installation of...
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Exhibiting Architecture in a Salon
Yesterday conservator Kerith Koss introduced readers to a late 16th- or early 17th-century Ottoman tile panel (39.407.1-.54), is currently on view in Connecting Cultures: A World in Brooklyn, and today...
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Inquiring Minds… Learn As They Go
You may recall my previous post, which introduced our two-part visitor study about the Connecting Cultures installation. Well, we are a little better than half-way through our study and we have learned...
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Armed with Input
As you may recall, we kicked-off a visitor study about Connecting Cultures back in May with an updated approach based on a bit of trial-and-error in July. We wrapped up the study in August and it’s...
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