Brooklyn Museum
Art museum in Brooklyn
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| 2024 | The special edition of One Hundred Famous Views of Edo was displayed again. |
| September 2023 | The museum hosted 'It's Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby', a controversial exhibition curated by Hannah Gadsby coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Picasso's death. |
| June 2023 | The museum hosted 'It's Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby', a controversial exhibition coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Picasso's death. |
| 2022 | The Association of Art Museum Directors provided a temporary two-year window allowing museums to sell artworks to address financial challenges caused by the pandemic. |
| 2021 | Received $50 million from the New York City government, the largest gift in the museum's history, to be used for renovations. |
| November 2020 | The museum presented a virtual exhibition 'The Queen and the Crown', displaying costumes from The Crown and The Queen's Gambit television series. |
| October 2020 | The museum conducted a significant art sale of 12 works by notable artists including Lucas Cranach the Elder, Gustave Courbet, and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot to raise funds for its endowment during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| October 2020 | Museum reopened after being closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| June 2020 | During the George Floyd protests, the museum participated in the Open Your Lobby initiative, providing protesters with shelter and resources. |
| 2019 | The museum reopened its Japanese and Chinese art exhibits. |
| 2019 | The Brooklyn Museum's Chinese-art gallery reopened. |
| 2019 | Chinese-art gallery reopened. |
| 2018 | The museum hosted the final stop of the touring David Bowie Is exhibit, which had begun in London in 2013. |
| 2017 | Museum attendance increased to 465,000 visitors, and implemented a 'pay what you want' admission policy, with half of patrons paying no admission. |
| 2017 | Brooklyn Museum reinstalled its Korean art section, expanding its Asian art collection. |
| September 17 2017 | Conclusion of the Brooklyn Museum exhibition that began on April 21, 2017, showcasing curated works and publications. |
| April 21 2017 | Brooklyn Museum hosted an exhibition that ran from April 21 to September 17, 2017, featuring multiple published works related to the exhibition. |
| 2016 | Restaurant Saul changed its name to The Norm. |
| September 1 2015 | Anne Pasternak assumes the position of director of the Brooklyn Museum. |
| May 2015 | Anne Pasternak is named the museum's next director. |
| 2014 | Final mentioned renovation of the museum's library and archive facilities, likely further enhancing the space for research, preservation, and public access. |
| 2014 | The director's position is formally renamed to the Shelby White and Leon Levy Director of the Brooklyn Museum after a $5 million endowment donation. |
| September 2014 | Lehman announces his intention to retire the next year. |
| October 2013 | The upscale restaurant Saul opened within the Brooklyn Museum. |
| 2012 | A museum shop opened, followed later by a new cafe. |
| 2011 | The museum's main lobby underwent a significant renovation, being redesigned as a double-height central gallery surrounded by columns. |
| 2011 | The museum's Great Hall was extensively renovated and reopened. The African art gallery was also relocated and reopened on the first floor. |
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