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The Brooklyn Museum is the second largest art museum in New York City. As one of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes more than one-and-a-half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art.
The Brooklyn Museum is the second largest art museum in New York City. As one of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes more than one-and-a-half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art.
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West Indian Day parade on tap for Monday
Special to amNewYorkThe beat of steel drums will lure crowds to Crown Heights Monday for the 41st annual West Indian American Day Carnival. The four-mile parade is a cultural celebration that originated in Trinidad and Tobago and celebrates Caribbean folklore and costume....Tags: Festive Event, Elections, Crown Heights, Political Candidates, Barack Obama
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See NYC on the cheap
AP Travel EditorYou don't need big bucks to enjoy the Big Apple big time. Travel like a New Yorker on the subway. Eat like a New Yorker on the street. And see the city like a New Yorker by visiting public spaces, landmarks and famous places, many of which can be enjoyed...Tags: Museum of Modern Art, Grand Central Terminal, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Festive Event, Brooklyn Bridge
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Brooklyn Museum plans fakes exhibit
Some museums might not want to admit they have fakes in their collections. Not The Brooklyn Museum: It's planning an exhibition on them.
The museum says that a third of the sculptures in its small Coptic art collection are fake. It will be displaying... -
New York real estate: Canarsie, Brooklyn
Special to amNewYorkHaving overcome some recent socioeconomic troubles, Canarsie is now a thriving, multicultural community that merits a trip to the end of the L subway line. "It's quiet and nice area," said Fiona McGregor, who works on Rockaway Parkway. Named after the...Tags: Crimes, Tourism and Leisure, Foreclosures, Subway Transportation, Schools
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Erotic artwork bares 'SoBro' culture clash
dfreedlander@am-ny.comSome creative types streaming across the Harlem River in search of the city's "next" neighborhood are starting to find their new home to still be more South Bronx than "SoBro." At least that's artist Emily Stedman's conclusion after her show, "Erotic...Tags: Mott Haven, Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), New York, Williamsburg (Bronx, New York), Long Island City
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July 10, 2008
Viewer Information: -------------------- Camp Riley For youth with physical disabilities For 2009 registration Call (877) 867-4539 Or email campriley@rileykids.org www.rileykids.org -------------------- Mold The Johnson County Health Department,...Tags: Physical Fitness, Frankfort, Theater, Mental Illness, Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Bruce Conner, 74; Bay Area artist worked in film, sculpture, assemblage
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBruce Conner, a Bay Area artist who used sculpture, drawing, film and photography to explore mortality and other cosmic mysteries, died Monday at his home in San Francisco. He was 74. The cause was complications from a liver condition, according to his...Tags: Museum of Modern Art, Ethics, Movies, Los Angeles, Guggenheim Museum
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Lawsuit over Murakami-Louis Vuitton prints
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA luxury boutique in the middle of an art exhibition was supposed to be controversial -- but not a legal matter. The temporary retail space allowed in October by the Museum of Contemporary Art has become the center of litigation, though. A class action...Tags: New York, California, Los Angeles, Arts, Metal and Mineral
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Why this actor's art shouldn't be at LACMA
Times Art CriticI'm no fan of public art museums exhibiting private collections. The negatives so far outweigh the positives that such shows hurt, rather than help, a museum's mission. The latest example is "Los Angelenos/Chicano Painters of L.A.: Selections From the...Tags: Museum of Modern Art, Jasper Johns, Minority Groups, Arts, Los Angeles
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'Imaginary' exchange of ideas at Spertus?
Museums play a crucial role in American society. They are centers of educational outreach to our communities. Their role is to challenge us, stimulate us to think and confront us with ideas and controversies that may be novel or unpopular. It is...Tags: DePaul University, Rudy Giuliani, Charity, Judaism
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Photographer of Russian underside
The Washington PostWASHINGTON — John Ranard, a documentary photographer who depicted the grim realities of life in modern Russia and who presented intimate views of boxing and his own fatal illness, died May 14 of liver cancer in New York. He was 56. Mr. Ranard was...Tags: Diseases, Death and Dying, Cancer, Photography, Washington Post Company
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New Yorkers face financial woes
dfreedlander@am-ny.comFor Amanda Green, the economic downturn has meant scaling back on shopping, finding admission-free events to attend and considering a move to -- gulp -- Brooklyn. "I confess I have thought about making the dreaded move," said the 24-year-old with a...Tags: Museum of Modern Art, Central Park
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