Join us for a closer look at incredible drawings of the Brooklyn Bridge from the New York Municipal Archives!

We are pleased to offer a special opportunity for The Drawing Foundation’s members to look at and discuss an installation of drawings related to the Brooklyn Bridge.

The result of a multiyear effort to preserve the Brooklyn Bridge’s design and construction drawings, this project offered an extraordinary opportunity for collaboration between The Met and the New York City Municipal Archives. Join curator Elena Carrara and the head of scientific research Marco Leona to take a closer look at these rarely-seen drawings of this quintessential New York City landmark.

Elena Carrara, an art historian, is the first Associate Research Curator in the Department of Scientific Research, where she oversees outreach and collaboration with external partners.

Marco Leona is the David H. Koch Scientist in Charge of the Department of Scientific Research at the Met.

The special installation is made possible by the Mellon Foundation.
The Scientific Research Partnerships program is supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Image: John A. Roebling, Presentation drawing for the East River Bridge (detail), 1867. Pen, ink, and watercolor on paper. NYC Municipal Archives, no. 149A