Brooklyn Museum (includes Brooklyn Botanic Garden)

718-638-5000
www.brooklynmuseum.org

Description

Discover your world at the Brooklyn Museum! Housed in a 560,000-square-foot, Beaux-Arts building, this visitor-friendly art museum is one of the oldest and largest in the country. Adult and family audiences are encouraged to make personal connections with their world-renowned permanent collections which range from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and represent a wide range of cultures. An exciting array of special exhibitions complements the long-term installations. Only a 30-minute subway ride from midtown Manhattan, with its own newly renovated subway station, the vibrant Museum is part of a complex of nineteenth-century parks and gardens that also includes the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Cost without the card:

Adult $13.00, Child $

Hours:

Wednesday-Friday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm;
Saturday-Sunday, 11:00 am-6:00 pm

Closed

Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. All holiday hours are subject to change without notice.

Driving:

From Brooklyn Bridge: Left at Tillary; right on Flatbush Ave to Grand Army Plaza; 2/3 around Plaza; turn right onto Eastern Parkway. Museum is on Eastern Parkway and Washington Ave.; Manhattan Bridge enters directly onto Flatbush Ave.

Public Transportation:

By Subway: Take 2 or 3 train to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum. Transfers to the 2 and 3 are available from the 4 and 5 (at Nevins Street) and the B, D, Q, N, R, and LIRR (at Atlantic/Pacific St).