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Brooklyn Museum

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Brooklyn Museum is New York City’s second-largest art museum, housed in a Beaux-Arts building at 200 Eastern Parkway, just east of Prospect Park.

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Why go

  • Egyptian antiquities spanning more than 3,000 years.
  • American art by Georgia O’Keeffe, Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent.
  • French paintings by Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne.
  • A Beaux-Arts facade decorated with thirty sculptures by the Piccirilli Brothers.

Opening hours

Today11:00 – 18:00Show all
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday11:00 – 18:00
Thursday11:00 – 18:00
Friday11:00 – 18:00
Saturday11:00 – 18:00
Sunday11:00 – 18:00

Don't miss

  • The Dinner PartyJudy Chicago’s installation anchors the museum’s presentation of feminist art.Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, fourth floor.
  • The Peaceable KingdomEdward Hicks’s The Peaceable Kingdom is one of the museum’s best-known American paintings.American collection.
  • Portrait of George WashingtonGilbert Stuart’s Portrait of George Washington is a leading work in the American collection.American collection.
  • Brooklyn and ManhattanDaniel Chester French’s 1916 allegorical figures Brooklyn and Manhattan were moved beside the museum entrance in 1963.Portico at the entrance.
  • The entrance pavilionJames Polshek’s 2003–2004 renovation added the modern glass pavilion that forms the museum’s main entrance.Main entrance, Eastern Parkway.

What's inside

  • Asian art, including Indian miniatures and Islamic calligraphy, is displayed on the first floor.
  • The Luce Center for American Art is on the fifth floor.
  • The lobby became a double-height central gallery framed by 25-foot columns in 2011.
  • The facade sculptures depict Greek, Roman, Persian and Chinese subjects.
  • European holdings include late Gothic and early Italian Renaissance paintings by Lorenzo di Niccolo, Sano di Pietro and Giovanni Bellini.
  • Dutch paintings include works by Frans Hals, Gérard Dou and Thomas de Keyser.
  • Opened in January 2024, the education center contains three studios and a gallery.

Interesting facts4

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  1. McKim, Mead & White designed the museum’s 560,000-square-foot Beaux-Arts building.

    Brooklyn/Prospect Park - Wikivoyage (see)
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    Its American collection includes portraits, pastels, sculpture and prints dating from 1720 to 1945.

    Brooklyn Museum - Wikipedia

  3. The collection includes works by Mark Rothko, Edward Hopper and Norman Rockwell.

    Brooklyn Museum - Wikipedia

  4. The museum shares its city block with Central Library, Mount Prospect Park and Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

    Brooklyn Museum - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

The museum was planned as the world’s largest, but only about one fifth of the design was completed: the north wings and northeastern light court. Its later history includes a partnership to restore the Cairo Museum’s collection and a 1999 dispute over artistic freedom surrounding an exhibition from the Saatchi Collection.

  1. 1846Francis Guy's winter scene entered the collection through a bequest to Brooklyn.
  2. 1855The institution began acquiring American art and commissioned a landscape by Asher B. Durand.
  3. 1893–1927Construction proceeded in stages, producing the north wings and northeastern light court.
  4. 1897The museum opened to the public; its first exhibition featured almost 600 paintings.
  5. 1916Charles Edwin Wilbour's widow donated papyri from his collection.
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  1. 1951–1953Renovation of the Egyptian galleries began a wider museum overhaul.
  2. 1978The original building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
  3. 1986A master plan proposed expanding exhibition space from 450,000 to 830,000 square feet.
  4. 2004The museum returned to the name Brooklyn Museum after its renovation.
  5. 2012A museum shop and cafe opened.
  6. 2021The city provided $50 million to convert 40,000 square feet into gallery space.
  7. January 2024The museum expanded its education facilities.

Sources: Brooklyn Museum - Wikipedia · Brooklyn/Prospect Park - Wikivoyage (see) · Brooklyn Museum - Wikipedia · Brooklyn Museum - Wikipedia · Brooklyn Museum: how it describes itself (its o… · checked 3 Oct 2026

Where
200 Eastern Pkwy, NY, Brooklyn

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Questions and answers

When is the Brooklyn Museum open?

Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00–18:00.

How can I contact the Brooklyn Museum?

Call +1 718-638-5000.

What is near the Brooklyn Museum?

Prospect Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Prospect Park Zoo are part of the surrounding park and garden complex.

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