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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy Phone: ☎ +1 718 638-5000About
Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy (at Washington Ave; Subway: 2/3 trains to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum), ☎ +1 718 638-5000, [5]. W 11AM-6PM, Th-F 11AM-10PM, Sa-Su 11AM-6PM (11AM-11PM on the first Sa of the month). Housed in a 560,000-square-foot, Beaux-Arts building, the Brooklyn is the 2nd largest art museum in New York City and one of the largest in the USA. Its world-renowned permanent collections include more than one million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and represent a wide range of cultures. Only a 30-minute subway ride from midtown Manhattan, with its own newly renovated subway station, the museum is part of a complex of 19th century parks and gardens that also includes Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the Prospect Park Zoo. On the first Saturday of each month, the museum is open until 11PM with free admission and special events. Suggested contribution $10 adults, $6 students and seniors, free for children under 12 (free for all on the first Sa 5PM-11PM).
