#BrooklynMuseum discovered from across the pond

The Brooklyn museum has been partnering with our Wiki world and, with the recent news of their contribution to Commons, I wanted to learn more about what this museum is about. Yesterday, I included a link to their object of the month. Today I had another look and found a video where the curator of the Egyptian department explains why he likes this object.

I looked at youtube for more material from the Brooklyn museum and I found this gem..



I love their attitude and their witty way of showing not only the value of art, but even more that the art at the museum is there for people to enjoy. I hope that the material that becomes available will find its place in Wikipedia articles and I hope that one day they will find me at their doorstep for a visit.
Thanks,
       GerardM

#BrooklynMuseum finds its way to work with #Wikimedia

Wonderful breaking news; the Brooklyn Museum is the latest museum to share much of its collection with us at Commons. A start has been made with the upload of the files, the progress of the BrooklynMuseumBot is there for you to follow.

Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta, on view in the Egyptian Galleries. (object of the month)

The novelty in this new project is that the content is shared both at Commons and at the Internet Archive. As a consequence of different licensing requirements, the IA will get material that is available under a non-commercial license.

I hope that this wonderful news will set the tone at the Denver conference. Congratulations to everyone who made this possible.
Thanks,
      GerardM