Brooklyn Museum: A guide to the museum and the art
A complete guide to the Brooklyn Museum: Find ticketing information and current exhibits. Plus: The best things to do nearby.
One of Kings County’s preeminent cultural attractions, the 560,000-square-foot Brooklyn Museum made history as the first American museum to exhibit African objects as artwork. In addition to the more than 4,000 items in the Egyptian holdings, museumgoers can scope pieces by masters such as Cézanne, Monet and Degas, plus an entire center devoted to feminist art. (The venue is the permanent home of Judy Chicago’s massive installation The Dinner Party.) Beyond its physical acquisitions, the spot draws crowds with its BrooklyNites Jazz music series and the perennially popular free Target First Saturdays. And don't miss the Brooklyn Museum Shop, which offers handmade wares from local designers and artisans.
Brooklyn Museum venue and ticketing information
Brooklyn Museum
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RECOMMENDED: 50 best New York attractions Brooklyn’s premier institution is a less-crowded alternative to Manhattan’s bigger-name spaces. Among the museum’s many assets is a 4,000-piece Egyptian collection, which includes a gilded-ebony statue of Amenhotep III and, on the ceiling, a large-scale
- 200 Eastern Pkwy, (at Washington Ave)
Current exhibits at the Brooklyn Museum
"African Innovations"
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- Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy, at Washington Ave
- Thu May 23 - Sun Dec 29
"Fine Lines: American Drawings from the Brooklyn Museum"
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- Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy, at Washington Ave
- Thu May 23 - Sun May 26
"LaToya Ruby Frazier: A Haunted Capital"
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- Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy, at Washington Ave
- Thu May 23 - Sun Aug 11
"Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui"
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- Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy, at Washington Ave
- Thu May 23 - Sun Aug 4
Museums and attractions near the Brooklyn Museum
Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA)
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- 80 Hanson Pl, (at South Portland Ave), 11217
Old Stone House
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- Washington Park, at 3rd St, (between Fourth and Fifth Aves)
Brooklyn Historical Society
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- 128 Pierrepont St, (at Clinton St)
Prospect Park
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- Free
- Prospect Park West to Flatbush Ave, (between Prospect Park Southwest and Ocean Ave)
Restaurants near the Brooklyn Museum
Bar Corvo
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- 791 Washington Ave, between Lincoln and St. Johns Pls
Bars near the Brooklyn Museum
Franklin Park
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- 618 St. Johns Pl, between Classon and Franklin Aves
The Way Station
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- 683 Washington Ave, between Prospect Pl and St. Marks Ave, 11238
Hotels near the Brooklyn Museum
Wythe Hotel
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- 80 Wythe Ave, at North 11th St, 11249
Nu Hotel
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- 85 Smith St, between Atlantic Ave and State St, 11201
Akwaaba Mansion
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- 347 MacDonough St, between Lewis and Stuyvesant Aves
Shopping near the Brooklyn Museum
Owl and Thistle General Store
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- 720 Franklin Ave, between Park and Sterling Pls
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