Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The Light Circus: Art of Nevada Neon Signs Tour Blueprint

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The Light Circus: Art of Nevada Neon Signs Tour Blueprint  October 13, 2012 – February 10, 2013 Introduction  Since 1996 Reno native Wi...
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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Did You Know :: Anne Lindberg: Modal Lines

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Did You Know :: Anne Lindberg: Modal Lines  March 24-July 15, 2012 A dapted from an interview with Sally Deskins, Janurary 12, 2012  ...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Coffin of the Lady of the House, Weretwahset, Reinscribed for Bensuipet..., Ca. 1292-1190, B.C.E.

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A typical coffin set would have included a coffin lid and a separate mummy board. In the original coffin set for Weretwahset the lid and b...

Edward Bleiberg on the Oldest Work in To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum

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Female Figure From Ma'mariya. Predynastic Period, Naqada IIa (circa 3500-3400 B.C.). Terracotta, painted.

Zahi Hawass on King Tut: The Boy King's Treasures (New Kingdom)

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Docent Note: Egyptian Cosmetics and Hygiene, To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum

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by Joan Elder Egyptian Cosmetics Cosmetics, discovered in tombs and on the bodies of both men and women, have been found dating back to ...

Tour Framework: To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum Tour Framework

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Sarcophagus Lids for Pa-di-Djehuti and Pa-di-Inpu , ca. 305-30 B.C.E. These two large stone sarcophagus lids were made for a wealthy royal ...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Docent Note: A Very Very Brief Egyptian Timeline, To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum

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by Kathleen Durham “ Egypt is a gift of the Nile .”  – Herodotus, 450 BCE Egypt is a desert country with only a tiny percentage of habit...

Docent Note: A Glossary of Terms, To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum

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by Kathleen Durham AMDUAT A New Kingdom funerary text which names the friends and allies to be found in each of the twelve hours of the nig...

Docent Note: A Partial List of Egyptian Gods, To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum

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By Kathleen Durham Note : Listed here are only gods who are mentioned in the exhibition catalog. There were hundreds of gods in ancient Eg...

To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum Introduction and Text Panels

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Introduction Two of the main ancient Egyptian cultural beliefs that have endured for thousands of years are a belief in the afterlife, and t...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

How to Cuddle with an Elephant Seal

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Docent Kate Fotopolous found this video in a search related to the Joan Myers Wondrous Cold exhibition. An entertaining look at some of the...
Friday, July 30, 2010

Did You Know? :: Jean-Michel Basquiat, "Flash in Naples," 1983

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Jean-Michel Basquiat was an artist from Brooklyn, New York. He was born December 22, 1960; he died August 12, 1988, after a short but meteor...

Did You Know? :: Pablo Picasso, "Musical Instruments and Fruit Bowl on a Pedestal," 1913

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Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso, known as P...