The “Gowanus Transformations: Celebrating 150 Years of Manufacturing” exhibition opens this week at the Brooklyn Historical Society. It’s curated by Christine Mackellar, Margaret Maugenest, Friends and Residents of the Greater Gowanus (FROGG) and Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corp. and South Brooklyn Local Development Corp and “focuses on a group of diverse businesses that demonstrate the broad scope of ingenuity and creativity thriving in the Gowanus in the 21st century, including: a potter, a stained glass business, a bicycle manufacturer, a full service special effects company, a cabinet maker, a marble company, a baker, an extrusion die manufacturer, and a clothing designer. The exhibit reveals how the Gowanus continues to provide necessary industrial spaces, and how the featured businesses utilize traditional and contemporary skills to contribute local goods and services.” The exhibition runs from May 9 through August 24 and the opening reception is on Thursday (May 8) from 5:30PM-7:30PM. There will be a Gowanus Walking tour with the curators on Saturday, June 21 from 2PM-4PM. The Historical Society is located at 128 Pierrepont Street. For more, click here and scroll down.