Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: (718) 638-5000
- Cross Street:
- Washington Avenue
- Directions:
- 2, 3 at Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum; D, Q at Prospect Park
- Hours:
- Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 11am-6pm
Editorial Review for Brooklyn Museum – by Citysearch Staff
The Scene
Unveiled in 2004, the renovated, glass-encased front entrance gives this beaux-arts structure a decidedly modern gloss. Beyond the foyer, a number of the exhibition spaces can be quite cavernous, and like the Met (its sole competitor in terms of size), this institution's five labyrinthine floors would take much more than a day to explore. The Frieda Schiff Warburg Sculpture Garden extends the experience outdoors, while the Iris and Gerald B. Cantor Auditorium hosts topically relevant lectures, concerts and films periodically.
The Collection
Of the 1.5 million objects in the collection, the non-Western artworks are the most impressive. Excellent holdings from Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the pre-Columbian Americas gain prestige from their proximity to the world-class collection of Egyptian art and antiquities. Several major exhibits--which range from surveys of contemporary artists to the repackaging of materials from the collection--are mounted yearly.
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Insider Tips
When to GoOn the first Saturday of each month (except September), the museum hosts a free party from 5pm to 11pm.
User Reviews for Brooklyn Museum
11/12/2002 Posted by sallyz
The Brooklyn Museum of Art is an extraordinary museum that is at once a world class institution with remarkable holdings that have attracted acclaim from scholars and connoisseurs. At the same time it is very much a community based organization that serves Brooklyn residents through programs like First Saturdays. It also presents a wide variety of special exhibitions.
Pros: great art, good programs, good parking
Cons: front closed, cafeteria food
05/15/2002 Posted by SimonSpelling_Citysearch
Though its profile has been steadily expanding over the past few years--a new addition to the front of the museum is currently physically expanding it too--The Brooklyn Museum is still pleasantly uncrowded compared to the Met. And it should be compared to the Met: If it were in any other city in the country, it would undoubtably be one of the chief cultural assets. There is an amazing collection of Egyptian antiquities, and the temporary exhibitions have become must-sees (whether because of controversy or artistic merit, or both).
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