Waterfront — Brooklyn Historical Society DUMBO (Empire Stores)
Waterfront, a long-term exhibition on Brooklyn's waterfront history, opened January 20, 2018 at the Brooklyn Historical Society's DUMBO location inside Empire Stores in Brooklyn, New York, curated by Julie Golia and Katie Lasdow, with exhibition design by Pure+Applied and media production by batwin + robin and Potion.
| Venue | Brooklyn Historical Society DUMBO (Empire Stores) |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2018 |
| Technologies | multisensory interactives (smell, touch, audio, video) |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Pure+Applied | Exhibit Design | |
| batwin + robin productions | Content Production | Animated history video of the Brooklyn waterfront, per the firm's own site |
| Potion Design | Media Design & Software | Production firm on the exhibition's multisensory interactives, per archpaper.com |
Description
The exhibition used operable drawers referencing the waterfront's historical storage function and incorporated multisensory elements (smell, touch, audio, video) documenting dockworkers and historical imports such as cochineal, jute, and saltpeter.
Sources
- https://untappedcities.com/2018/01/22/first-major-exhibition-about-brooklyns-coastline-opens-at-nycs-brooklyn-historical-society-dumbo/
- https://waterfrontalliance.org/2018/01/19/waterfront-at-brooklyn-historical-society-dumbo/
- https://pureandappliedstudio.com/project/waterfront
- https://www.archpaper.com/2019/08/waterfront-brooklyn-coast-show/
- https://www.batwinandrobin.com/projects/brooklyn-historical-society/