Everything about The Brooklyn Museum totally explained
The
Brooklyn Museum, located at 200
Eastern Parkway, in the
New York City borough of
Brooklyn, is the second largest
art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the
United States. Arnold L. Lehman is the museum's Director.
Opened in 1897, the Brooklyn Museum building is a steel frame structure—built to the standards of classical masonry—designed by the famous
architectural firm of
McKim, Mead, and White and built by the Carlin Construction Company.
Daniel Chester French, the noted sculptor of the
Lincoln Memorial, was the sculptor of two allegorical figures,
Brooklyn and
Manhattan (carved in 1916, and relocated here in 1963), and of the figures on the pediment.
One of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes more than one-and-a-half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and the art of many other cultures. Housed in a 560,000 square foot (52,000 m²),
Beaux-Arts building, approximately 500,000 patrons visit the museum each year. Located in Central Brooklyn, the museum is a half-hour from midtown
Manhattan and about 15 minutes from downtown Brooklyn. It is serviced by the
Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum subway station on the
IRT Eastern Parkway Line, and the nearby
Botanic Garden station of the
Franklin Avenue Shuttle.
The Museum is located on
Eastern Parkway, at
Washington Avenue. It is co-located with the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden,
Mount Prospect Park, and the Central Branch of the
Brooklyn Public Library. The museum is well-known for its expansive collections of 17th, 18th, and 19th century paintings, throughout a wide range of schools of art. Major benefactors include
Frank Lusk Babbott.
Contemporary artists have also been showcased in various exhibitions, such as the work of
Patrick Kelly,
Chuck Close,
Denis Peterson,
Ron Mueck,
Takashi Murakami,
Kiki Smith,
Jim Dine,
Robert Rauschenberg,
Sylvia Sleigh, and
William Wegman.
The Brooklyn Museum exhibits collections that seek to embody the rich artistic heritage of world cultures. The museum sits at the border of the
Prospect Heights,
Crown Heights, and
Flatbush neighborhoods. It is near Brooklyn's
Prospect Park.
In 2002, the museum purchased the work
The Dinner Party by feminist artist
Judy Chicago, funded by a gift from The Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation. Its permanent exhibition began in 2007, in the museum's
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art.
The Brooklyn Museum changed its name to
Brooklyn Museum of Art in 1997. On
March 12,
2004, the museum announced that it would revert to its previous name.
In 2005, the museum was among 406
New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the
Carnegie Corporation, made possible through a donation by New York City mayor
Michael Bloomberg.
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In 2000, the Brooklyn Museum started a special teen program known as the Student Museum Apprentice Program in which the museum hires teens ages 13-17, to give tours in the museum's galleries during the summer, assist with the museum's weekend family programs throughout the year, participate in talks with museum curators, serve as a teen advisory board to the museum, and help plan teen events.
Every first Saturday of every month the Brooklyn Museum stays open late with free family events, which include arts and crafts, live music and a dance party.
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