Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum is an entire vibe. I have been visiting the museum since I was a kid—the collections and varied exhibits are fun, modern, and they host many community programs such as arts for teens, poetry slams and the infamous First Saturdays. Every first Saturday entrance is free and there is a huge party at museum. If your ever in town check it out!

A few months ago I went to the Dior exhibit and it was awesome!

My first time at the Brooklyn Museum. It is smaller than the MET but it is still grand. This museum has well known artists, artifact’s, modern art, and more. They have a restaurant on site as well as a small cafeteria. This museum also has parking available but you may be able to find street parking. Also this museum currently requires you to be masked.

We went on a Thursday afternoon and it was the perfect time to go! There was barely anybody there so it felt like we had the museum to ourselves. They have a cafe and restaurant, we went to the cafe and had a wrap which was good. We wanted a sandwich but some of the lettuce looked a little sketchy. Overall the museum was very clean, well organized, and fairly easy to navigate. We should have grabbed a map, I didn’t see any anywhere.. however the staff was very helpful and answered any questions we had. They had some incredible oil paintings here, a plethora of Buddha statues and on the 5th floor they have a room where they keep past items in storage which is pretty cool. We spent about 2 1/2 hours here and saw almost all of the exhibits. (We didn’t pay for the other limited exhibits) They have a couple interactive pieces which were interesting but I kind of wish they had more! The one where we could write in the books was our favorite. I knocked a star down because with the location and the way it’s presented I wished they had a bit more exhibits and art pieces directed towards the youth or maybe more engaging information that captures our attention? The way info is presented is just very blunt.

An overall amazing experience. I've been here years ago and I love the fact that everything always change. They provide exhibits on things happening now from amazing artist from all over. A lot of walking will happen and you will also need to present you vaccination card for entry. Make sure you are wearing proper footwear and expect that they are following safety protocols. Absolutely amazing and educating experience. Definitely would recommend taking the trip.

ON THE MUSEUM’S FIFTH FLOOR, just off yet more solemnly sober portraits of wealthy colonialists, is one of America’s oddest museum features: a heavy sampling of the Brooklyn Museum’s hidden collections and artifacts. It’s some of the stuff that cannot fit on the institution’s walls and display cases, and includes formal art, as well as more mundane objects such as a dozen old-school alarm and wall clocks. The items are professionally lit and arranged but are stacked high to evoke the cramped feelings of a rich uncle’s attic or a warehouse on Indiana Jones’ to-do list. The curators had fun with this space, and it shows!