Labor unions

Scope and Contents This artifical collection contains information on Brooklyn Museum staff events, activities, and demonstrations outside of work, or loosely related to work. It continues to expand and grow. Of special interest is the 1936 newsletter and press release that were created by the Communist Party Unit of the Brooklyn Museum which advocated for the Museum to pay for guards uniforms, as well as for staff to join anti-war and anti-fascist organizations. The newsletter was called Museum...

Scope and Contents The records of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art currently document the exhibitions, permanent gallery installations, Museum Spotlights, and administrative files created by the curatorial staff. The records currently span 2016-2024, but the collection will be expanding with additional records transfers sometime in the future. The collection includes research on artists/exhibitions, checklists, label copy and didactics, exhibition layouts, meeting minutes,...