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Renovations on Carroll Gardens Library drag on
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (450+ words) CARROLL GARDENS " The completion date for renovations on the historic Carroll Gardens Library, originally scheduled for July 2025, has been delayed until summer 2026 due to unexpected construction challenges, Brooklyn Public Library explained in their "Winter 2026" update." The library, at 396 Clinton St....
Brooklyn Museum to assess removing overpainting from erotic Gauguin panel
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (209+ words) PROSPECT HEIGHTS " THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM will examine whether it can reverse a 1954 act of self-censorship on a Paul Gauguin painted relief panel, "Te Fare Amu," after the work was donated as part of a 29-piece gift from the Henry and…...
Cartoon Sketchbook: March 4
1+ week, 1+ day ago (11+ words) Cartoon Sketchbook: March 4Brooklyn Eagle Email (will not be published) (required)...
‘White Picket Chair’ turns stainless steel fencing into furniture
1+ week, 2+ day ago (214+ words) BROOKLYN " FURNITURE DESIGNER HAN SEUNGMIN recently created " White Picket Chair" " an art piece from the same modular stainless-steel pockets and finials used in the shiny fences and guardrails commonly found in immigrant and middle-class neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens. "White…...
✰PREMIUM Artists and writers are often hesitant to disclose they’ve collaborated with AI, and those fears may be justified
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (1012+ words) Generative artificial intelligence has become a routine part of creative work. The appeal is understandable. Emerging research shows that generative AI can support the creative process and, at times, produce outputs that people prefer to work made by humans alone....
Philanthropist Iris Cantor, major Brooklyn Museum donor, dies at 95
2+ week, 2+ day ago (171+ words) BROOKLYN " IRIS CANTOR, a Brooklyn-born philanthropist whose donations reshaped major museums including the Brooklyn Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, died Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, ArtNews reports. She was 95, according to her foundation. Cantor, who helped steward the…...
Brooklyn Public Library opens ‘Printing Black America’ exhibition
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (170+ words) Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) illuminates Black history with "Printing Black America," an exhibition portraying Black life. Brooklyn Public Library opens "Printing Black America" exhibition GRAND ARMY PLAZA " Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) illuminates Black history with "Printing Black America," an exhibition…...
The Brooklyn Museum appoints Robert Wiesenberger as new senior curator of contemporary art
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (696+ words) PROSPECT HEIGHTS " The Brooklyn Museum is pleased to announce that Robert Wiesenberger has been appointed Barbara and John Vogelstein senior curator of contemporary art. He joins the Museum from his previous position as curator of contemporary projects at the Clark…...
✰PREMIUM Groundbreaking and history making: Brooklyn Public Library begins work on new Canarsie Library
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (598+ words) CANARSIE " After years of planning and community engagement, a large crowd wearing white hard hats and fluorescent vests assembled excitedly at 1580 Rockaway Parkway on Friday to break ground for a new state-of-the-art library in Canarsie. "We begin a new chapter…...
New Pratt exhibit explores architectural sketches
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (164+ words) New Pratt exhibit explores architectural sketches'Brooklyn Eagle New Pratt exhibit explores architectural sketches FORT GREENE " THE PRATT INSTITUTE'S School of Architecture is set to open a new exhibition of contemporary architectural sketches this week, exploring how the discipline is evolving…...