Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:200 Eastern Pkwy.
Brooklyn, New York
Tel:
(718) 638-5000
Enjoy and indulge in a melting pot of the rich artistic heritage of the many cultures of the world. The Brooklyn Museum is the second largest art museum in New York City and has diverse collections, from feminist to ancient Egyptian art, sure to satisfy the pickiest of art lovers.
The building which houses the museum is built to the standards of classical masonry. The museum's pediment has 2 figures named Brooklyn and Manhattan, two allegorical figures built by Daniel Chester French, the noted sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial. The collection at the Brooklyn Museum includes more than one-and-a-half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art. . The Museum boasts works by Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, and Pablo Picasso as well as twelve bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin. The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art features Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party, a key icon of 1970s feminist art and a milestone in twentieth-century art. Kids will love the 28 American period rooms representing the year 1675 to 1928. It includes the Moorish-style smoking room from John D. Rockefeller's 54th St. mansion. The museum boasts special activities for children such as Arty Facts, the Brooklyn Museum's popular weekly program where young kids can explore the galleries, enjoy a family activity, and make their own art.
Hungry? Grab a bite to eat at the Museum Café and soak in what you've seen. Both the Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum subway station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line (2 3 4) and the nearby Botanic Garden station of the Franklin Avenue Shuttle take you to the Museum. The Museum is part of a complex of nineteenth-century parks and gardens that also includes Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the Prospect Park Zoo, so be sure to set aside a day to enjoy.
From Brooklyn Museum - New York:
The Brooklyn Museum, housed in a 560,000-square-foot, Beaux-Arts building, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the country. Its world-renowned permanent collections range from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and represent a wide range of cultures. Only a 30-minute subway ride from midtown Manhattan, with its own newly renovated subway station, the Museum is part of a complex of nineteenth-century parks and gardens that also includes Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the Prospect Park Zoo.