Box 106

Abstract From the Collection: The Brooklyn Museum Education Division records documents the varied activities of the Education department between 1930 and 2024. The collection is divided into series based on internal divisions between departments including Youth and Family; School Services; Adult Learning; Tenn Programs, Public Programming; and Community Services. Several departments overlap in activties and execution. This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, exhibition development and...

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This sub series contains information on installations and reinstallation in permanent gallery spaces; activations which are small exhibits set within permanent gallery spaces and various permanent gallery activties for youth and families. Types of material include didactic information, label copy, correspondence, audio guide scripts, and other materials.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub series contains information on installations and reinstallation in permanent gallery spaces; activations which are small exhibits set within permanent gallery spaces and various permanent gallery activties for youth and families. Types of material include didactic information, label copy, correspondence, audio guide scripts, and other materials.

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Complimenting the curatorial exhibition files, the Education exhibit files often contain correspondence, didactic information, label copy, and programming documentation.

There are several exhibits listed firstthat were either cancelled or never produced/shown. There are 2 that are unclear if they were shown, or were developed differently.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is divided into 2 sub series, one for Gallery intallations and one for Exhibits. Gallery installations and activiations are smaller than most exhibits, and usually are comprised of only collection items. Exhibits can be travelling or created by the Brooklyn Museum and are often larger in scope. There is a small amount of general files, or files that have both that are listed below these two series. Complimenting the curatorial exhibition and permaneny gallery...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Adult Programming and Public Programming Series consists of records related to various public programs organized by the Brooklyn Museum Education Department, including Museum exhibition-focused programming, First Saturdays, music and film festivals, and many more. The series is divided into multiple sub-series, which are arranged chronologically, each reflecting different types of programming and administrative activities undertaken by the institution. Additionally, there is a small...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Brooklyn Museum has a long and varied history of providing innovative and thoughful adult and public programming. Programming has included music, concerts, film series, lectures, panels, workshops, and seminars. The Adult and Public Programming has worked with various other Brooklyn Museum departments like conservation, the libraries and archives, and all curatorial departments to create unique programming. A few examples of programming include: West Indian American Day...

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This series includes workshops, research, lesson plans, roundtables, and a publication on special education collaborations with the Brooklyn Museum called Museum Muses.

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Pre-visit kits were active in the late 1970s through early 1980s. Teachers could use the themed kits in their classroom before coming to the Museum to help situate students to what they would be viewing. Kits were themed on specific artworks or galleries that alos connected to curriculm. The kits inlcude: Landscape; Native Americans; Archaeology; and Pick a Pattern, Pick a Shape. This series also contains a small amount of material on pre-visit kits from the 1990s.