Happenings at the Brooklyn Museum Shop

Since the completion of our design of the <a href="http://shop.brooklynmuseum.org/">Brooklyn Museum Shop</a> in Brooklyn, NY back in 2012, the shop has won awards, has had increased sales and grand exposure with articles in such publications as the <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2012/04/brooklyn-museum-shop-opens-for-business.html?q=new+york+times">New York Times</a>,  <a href="http://www.timeout.com/newyork/museums/brooklyn-museum">Time-Out</a> and <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/stores/brooklyn-museum-shop/">New York Magazine</a>, as well as an exciting line of featured exhibits and artists.  Check out what's happening these days at the shop...<br /><blockquote style="font-family: Calibri;" type="cite"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGr1wnhYMKKAj6_EEYBb9OXB4SxWTsOiKggiEACo8XrXKzCyex_aDgcnUw6aqdhzTDlIrd-1V3SpO0TNLHiDBguHjfH6VVHdae7rcMKIAjzpkH2MzW5H1y_KFrcTsD7PyPI6yq7iZR0Ff/s1600/Mailchimp_Shop201309_banner_690x400.jpg" /></div><center><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="templateFooter" style="background-color: white; border-top-width: 0px; width: 690px;"><tbody><tr><td class="footerContent" style="padding: 0px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="backgroundTable" style="height: 100%px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 680px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templatePreheader" style="width: 690px;"><tbody><tr><td class="preheaderContent" valign="bottom"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom" width="50%"><div style="text-align: left;"><h1 style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Our Museum Shop Welcomes Richard Aste and Hermes Mallea</h1></div></td><td class="top_links" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 30px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 14px; text-align: right;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="std_preheader_links"><br /><br /><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; border: none; padding-bottom: 10px; width: 680px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><br /></td></tr><tr><td align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="bodyContent" id="templateBody" valign="top" width="100%"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="primary_content" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-left-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 5px; border-right-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 5px 10px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td cellpadding="10" valign="top"><img alt="" border="0" height="80" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/edf19d80b54c0a60a1b913610/images/quote1b.jpg" style="border-style: none; display: inline; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; height: 80px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; width: 80px;" width="80" /></td><td align="left" cellpadding="10" valign="center"><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75em; width: 510px;"><h3 style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.75em; margin: 15px 10px 10px;">An Old World empire and its caste-like social hierarchy underscores the social inequity endured by Spanish Americans in the New World. Colonial elites of all heritages amassed unprecedented fortunes leading to opulent displays of luxury goods and showcasing their purchasing power <a href="http://brooklynmuseum.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=edf19d80b54c0a60a1b913610&id=f7c26bf798&e=12b8980134" style="color: #0088bb; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_self"><em>Behind Closed Doors</em></a>.  —Richard Aste, Curator of European Art</h3></div></td><td align="right" cellpadding="5" valign="bottom"><img alt="" border="0" height="80" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/edf19d80b54c0a60a1b913610/images/quote2b.jpg" style="border-style: none; display: inline; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; height: 80px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; width: 80px;" width="80" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="secondary_content" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-left-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 5px; border-right-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 5px; margin: 10px 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr class="secondary_content1"><td cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" valign="top"><a href="http://brooklynmuseum.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=edf19d80b54c0a60a1b913610&id=9970279cb4&e=12b8980134" style="color: #0088bb; text-decoration: none !important;"><img alt="" border="0" height="260" id="secondary_content_image1" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/edf19d80b54c0a60a1b913610/images/Mailchimp_Shop201309_BCD_260x260.jpg" style="border-style: none; display: inline; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; height: 260px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; max-height: 260px; max-width: 260px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; width: 260px;" width="260" /></a></td><td style="text-align: left !important;" valign="top"><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><h1 style="font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 27px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em>Behind Closed Doors </em>Event<em></em></h1><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px; padding: 0px;">Thursday, September 19, 7 p.m.<br />The Museum Shop, 1st Floor<br /><br />Richard Aste will be on hand for the Members Preview for the exhibition <em>Behind Closed Doors: Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492–1898</em>, signing copies of the accompanying catalog. <a href="http://brooklynmuseum.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edf19d80b54c0a60a1b913610&id=f74defeb1b&e=12b8980134" style="color: #0088bb; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_self">Read more</a>.</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="secondary_content" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-left-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 5px; border-right-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 5px; margin: 10px 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr class="secondary_content2"><td cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" valign="top"><a href="http://brooklynmuseum.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=edf19d80b54c0a60a1b913610&id=8db231b9d5&e=12b8980134" style="color: #0088bb; text-decoration: none !important;"><img alt="" border="0" height="260" id="secondary_content_image2" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/edf19d80b54c0a60a1b913610/images/GreatHousesofHavana_cover_web_260x260.jpg" style="border-style: none; display: inline; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; height: 260px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; max-height: 260px; max-width: 260px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; width: 260px;" width="260" /></a></td><td style="text-align: left !important;" valign="top"><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><h2 style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 22px;"><em>Great Houses of Havana</em></span></h2><div style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px; padding: 0px;">Aste will be joined by Hermes Mallea, author of <em>Great Houses of Havana</em>, which traces the evolution of the Cuban home from the classic, Spanish colonial courtyard house to the “Tropical Modernist” villas of the 1950s. <a href="http://brooklynmuseum.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=edf19d80b54c0a60a1b913610&id=edd0381685&e=12b8980134" style="color: #0088bb; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_self">Read more.</a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></center></blockquote>

Happenings at the Brooklyn Museum Shop

Since the completion of our design of the Brooklyn Museum Shop in Brooklyn, NY back in 2012, the shop has won awards, has had increased sal...

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