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BAM Fisher: September 2012 opening and differently dated ribbon-cutting record

BAM opened its Fisher building at 321 Ashland Place in Brooklyn in September 2012.

Place321 Ashland Place, Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Claim period2012-06-14 – 2012-09-30

Source record5 inspected references

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What the evidence establishes

CLAIM 01

BAM opened its Fisher building at 321 Ashland Place in Brooklyn in September 2012.

Scope: Fort Greene, Brooklyn · 2012-09-01 – 2012-09-30

Assessment: SUPPORTED

The institution’s history and explicit completed-opening report agree with the contemporary critic’s operating-venue account. The city’s separately labeled ribbon-cutting day is preserved without collapsing it into first use.

Review status: SOURCE_CHECKED_AI_REVIEW. This is not an independently certified universal verdict.

What is not established: BAM’s September 5 opening and DCLA’s September 6 ribbon cutting may be different milestones. Their relationship, exact first public use, cost scopes and certification timing remain unresolved.

Limits and open questions

BAM’s September 5 opening and DCLA’s September 6 ribbon cutting may be different milestones. Their relationship, exact first public use, cost scopes and certification timing remain unresolved.

Official opening and ribbon-cutting dates differ by one day; release and city cost figures have unverified scope. The actual referenced BAM page is unavailable.

Original sources

The source date is not always the event date. Links point to the publishing organizations.

BAM annual report dates its opening celebration to September 5Brooklyn Academy of Music · Date not established
The reporting period and later event statement are kept separate.
DCLA lists the Fisher ribbon cutting on September 6NYC Department of Cultural Affairs · Date not established
The entry is a ceremonial record rather than a first-use certificate.
Contemporary critic describes performances in the operating Fisher spaceHyperallergic · 2012-10-17
The critic links BAM’s facility information.
BAM dates the Fisher building opening to September 2012Brooklyn Academy of Music · Date not established
The living facility page distinguishes historic opening from current rental availability.
WNYC describes the June unveiling and previews September openingWNYC · 2012-06-14
The future opening date is not treated as a completed outcome.

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BAM Fisher: September 2012 opening and differently dated ribbon-cutting record

What the evidence establishes

BAM opened its Fisher building at 321 Ashland Place in Brooklyn in September 2012.

Limits and open questions

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