The Brooklyn Museum
We found the Brooklyn Museum to be quite a piece of art. As you all well know, Brooklyn is not exactly the prettiest place in New York City. It is mostly a place for living, not a place for art seeing, but the Brooklyn museum inside and out doesn’t fit that stereotype. We were shocked when we stepped out of the dirty, creepy subway and saw such a beautiful building. Then, when we walked inside, the first thing we saw was a couple taking wedding photos. That pretty much says it all. If it’s pretty enough to take wedding pictures in front of and inside of, it’s got to be quite magnificent.
The Brooklyn Museum has got to be one of the prettiest buildings we’ve ever seen. Full of all different kinds of art starting with Egyptian Art, Pre-Columbian Art, African Art, and Native American Art, all the way down to modern art, the museum touches on all different time periods of art. It’s wide variety of art is what makes it so appealing. (Well that and the fact that it’s the second biggest museum in the country)
Location
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum
Visit
Wednesday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Thursday–Friday: 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
| Suggested Contribution: | $10 |
| Students with Valid ID: | $6 |
| Adults 62 and over: | $6 |
| Members: | Free |
| Children under 12: | Free |
The Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded on April 13, 1870. It is located on 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street near Central Park along Fifth Avenue from 80th to 84th Streets. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and finest art museums. It housed more than two million artworks dated from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe. Its mission is “to collect, preserve, study, exhibit, and stimulate appreciation for and advance knowledge of works of art that collectively represent the broadest spectrum of human achievement at the highest level of quality, all in the service of the public and in accordance with the highest professional standards.”
Office Hours:
Monday: Closed (Except Holiday Mondays)
Tuesday–Thursday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Directions:
From East Side of Manhattan:
By Subway: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk three blocks west to Fifth Avenue. This walk is about a half mile and takes approximately ten minutes.
By Bus: Take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue (from uptown locations) to 82nd Street or along Madison Avenue (from downtown locations) to 83rd Street.
From West Side of Manhattan:
Take the 1 train to 86th Street, then the M86 crosstown bus across Central Park to Fifth Avenue; OR take the C train to 81st Street, then the M79 bus (free transfer) across Central Park to Fifth Avenue.
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MoMA
“Founded in 1929 as an educational institution, The Museum of Modern Art is dedicated to being the foremost museum of modern art in the world. The Museum of Modern Art manifests this commitment by establishing, preserving, and documenting a permanent collection of the highest order that reflects the vitality, complexity and unfolding patterns of modern and contemporary art; by presenting exhibitions and educational programs of unparalleled significance; by sustaining a library, archives, and conservation laboratory that are recognized as international centers of research; and by supporting scholarship and publications of preeminent intellectual merit. Central to The Museum of Modern Art’s mission is the encouragement of an ever-deeper understanding and enjoyment of modern and contemporary art by the diverse local, national, and international audiences that it serves.”
Hours:
Su,M,W,Th,Sa: 10:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday:Closed
Friday: 10:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Address: MoMA is located in midtown Manhattan, New York City, at 11 West Fifty-third Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
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