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How did HBO discover the Bird Lady
Madeleine Cody, a research associate for Egyptian, classical, and ancient Middle Eastern art, explained in a blog post on the Brooklyn Museum’s site: The script for Episode 1 of Season 2 (of vampire drama True Blood) called for “a primitive piece of art; like a dancing girl” to be placed on the character Maryann’s coffee table.... »
Female mummy actually male, CT Scan reveals
One of four ancient Egyptian mummies thought for centuries to be a woman is actually a man. North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset examined the mummies belonging to the Brooklyn Museum on Tuesday. A CAT scan revealed that one of the mummies, named “Lady Hor,” was actually a man. Researchers conducted the scans with hopes of... »
Economic reality of the Brooklyn Museum
Image via Wikipedia For the fiscal year 2009, which began on July 1, 2008, the annual operating budget of the Brooklyn Museum is $29 million. Since FY 2008, City operating support to the Brooklyn Museum has been reduced by 32%. The value of these reductions in FY 08, FY 09 and those currently proposed in... »
Retired curator Virginia Burton dies at 90
Image via Wikipedia The only child of a dentist and his wife, Ms. Lucille Virginia Burton was born in St. Louis but moved to Richmond as a child. After graduating from Barnard College, she worked in public relations for the Metropolitan Museum and eventually landed a position in the Egyptology department of the Brooklyn Museum. She returned... »
Arcade Online Catalog of Three NYC Museums' Libraries Debuts
Arcade, the online shared catalogue of more than 800,000 records from the libraries of the Frick Collection, the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, debuted on February 20, 2009. Art collection and exhibition catalogues, monographs, periodicals, rare books, photographs, artist files, auction sale publications, archival materials, digital information and other e-resources comprise Arcade.... »
Review – To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum
For ancient Egyptians, death was the easy part. Gaining eternity was, regardless of rank, a journey that makes Dante’s Inferno look like a walk in the park. And though they could not buy their way into the afterlife, those with means definitely had a strong advantage. That is the context of “To Live Forever:... »
