Brooklyn Museum
Also known as Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, BKM, Brooklyn Museum of Art, BMA, The Brooklyn Museum
art museum in Brooklyn, New York
Key facts
- Former name
- Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn Museum of Art
- Established
- August 1823 ( 1823-08 ) (as Brooklyn Apprentices' Library )
- Location
- 200 Eastern Parkway , Brooklyn , New York
- Type
- Art museum
- Collection size
- 500,000 objects
- Public transit access
- Subway : at Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum , Bus : B45 , B48
- Website
- www .brooklynmuseum .org
- Coordinates
- 40°40′16.7″N 73°57′49.5″W / 40.671306°N 73.963750°W / 40.671306; -73.963750
- Architect
- McKim, Mead & White ; French, Daniel Chester
- Architectural style
- Beaux-Arts
- Nycl number span no
- 0155
- Added to nrhp
Article
The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet (52,000 m), the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 500,000 objects. Located near the Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Flatbush, and Park Slope neighborhoods of Brooklyn, the museum's Beaux-Arts building was designed by McKim, Mead & White.
The Brooklyn Museum was founded in 1823 as the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library and merged with the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences in 1843. The museum was conceived as an institution focused on a broad public. The Brooklyn Museum's current building dates to 1897 and has been expanded several times since then. The museum initially struggled to maintain its building and collection, but it was revitalized in the late 20th century following major renovations.
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