Best Museums in Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Museum is New York City’s 3rd largest museum in terms of physical size with an area of 560,000 square feet. It consists of an art collection with roughly 1.5 million.

The Brooklyn Museum has collections that seek to represent the rich artistic heritage of different cultures around the world.
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The museum is famous for its extensive collections of:

• Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Near Eastern Ar
• American Art
• Arts of Africa
• Selections from the African collection
• Arts of the Pacific Islands
• Arts of the Islamic World
• Selections from the Islamic World Collection
• Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
• European art

It has a collection of 17th-, 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century decorative arts, paintings, and, sculptures. The museum’s major special exhibitions in the recent years include Killer Heels.

It is located at 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Crown heights is perfect for your children and family. It boosts hands-on knowledge on various subjects like arts, science, nature, world culture, and good old-fashioned play.The museum is 110+ year old and was founded in 1899. The museum has a huge collection of 29,000 historic cultural objects and scientific specimen along with a variety of musical instruments from around the world.

The museum offers interactive exhibits along with hands-on science and cultural programs for the ages 6 months to 10 years.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum is located at 145 Brooklyn Avenue Brooklyn. For more information visit their website.

Coney Island Museum is well-known for representing the American popular culture. This museum is a non-profit arts organization with a variety of exhibits and programs as under:

• Coney Island Circus Sideshow
• Sideshow School
• Coney Island Film Festival
• Coney Island Film Society
• Burlesque At The Beach
• The Mermaid Parade
• Creepshow at the Freakshow
• Congress of Curious Peoples, and many more!

Apart from these, there are many special events. Existing since 1980, this museum has developed a variety of programs which includes New York City’s best loved summer programming such as the Mermaid Parade and the Coney Island Circus Sideshow. Hours may be extended for the shows in summer. You’ll find all the shows and attractions on the second floor of 1208 Surf Ave. near West 12th St.

Museum of Food and Drinks is a new kind of museum that brings the world of food to life. It has a variety of exhibits that you can touch, taste, and smell. The museum inspires public’s curiosity about food. The goal of the museum is to be a global educational resource that inspires generations of eaters of all ages and backgrounds.Each month, the museum features a different tasting. MOFD is located at 62 Bayard Street, Brooklyn, NY. For more information, visit the website.

Brooklyn Museum boasts about one of the largest collection of Bonsai.The museum has amazing displays and is a must-see place. Even if you are not a Bonsai lover just visit for the time and effort the Bonsai growers have put into growing theirs.

The exhibition include both evergreen and deciduous trees. The unique thing about the Bonsai Museum is that different trees are put on display throughout the year. Every season there is something different and new to be seen.

Bonsai Museum is located at the Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY.

This museum is a farmhouse itself. Brooklynites consider it as a unique historic landmark. It is the oldest original house in New York City and is a gem to Brooklyn. The museum room had been built in the early 1600s and is worth a visit. Parking can be done in nearby street. An incredible vegetable garden is maintained there just the same way as in the days earlier. once some incredibly fertile and productive farmland.The entry fee is nominal but the day to visit is limited to only twice a week!  So, plan accordingly. The museum has several:

• Workshops
• School Programs
• Summer Programs
• Group Visits, and, much more!

Wkckoff Farmhouse Museum is located at 5816 Clarendon Road Brooklyn NY.