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Long Term Installations

Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
(at Washington Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY  11238
Tel: (718) 638-5000
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Dates

Ongoing

Hours

Wed, Fri – Sun: 11 am – 6 pm
Thurs: 11 am – 10 pm

11 am-11 pm first Saturday of every month except September
The Brooklyn Museum has amassed one of the largest and most diverse collections in the United States. Its vast holdings range from the ancient to the contemporary and encompass virtually all the world's principal cultures, reflecting the institution's long history of acquiring Western and non-Western art. In addition to special exhibitions, there are 16 longterm installations on view, including a sculpture garden and a visible storage/study center with some 2,000 objects.
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Brooklyn Museum

Representing many of the world's great cultures, the collection of the Brooklyn Museum comprises 1.5 million artworks. The magnificent six-story, 450,000-square-foot Beaux-Arts building was designed in 1893 by the renowned firm of McKim, Mead & White.
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Brooklyn Museum Listings

  • Aesthetic Ambitions: Edward Lycett and Brooklyn's Faience Manufacturing Company

    Thurs, May 3, 2012 – Sat, June 16, 2012 Among the ceramics on view are 39 Faience pieces, including a number of large-scale vases. Also on view are Lycett’s formula books, family photographs, and other ephemera; rare examples of ceramic works by his three sons; and other Brooklyn-made ceramics from the museum’s collection.

  • First Saturdays

    Ongoing A party atmosphere reigns on the first Saturday of the month at one of the country’s oldest and largest art museums. Patrons of all ages can view the world-renowned permanent collections and special exhibits or attend the evening’s events, which include films, performances and a dance party.

  • The Mummy Chamber

    Ongoing Two mummies, a 24-foot scroll, figurines and canopic jars used to store vital organs are part of the objects on view from the Brooklyn Museum’s world-famous holdings.

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