Photo: Philip Greenberg
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Brooklyn Historical Society Dumbo Opening

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The Brooklyn Historical Society opens its Dumbo outpost inside the new Empire Stores waterfront mall. The initial exhibition, Shifting Perspectives: Photographs of Brooklyn’s Waterfront, will be followed at year’s end by a long-term show simply called Waterfront that explores the history of the area’s workers, industries, art and social fabric.

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Brooklyn Historical Society DUMBO

55 Water St. Brooklyn, NY, 11201

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Culture & History

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