Why visit
The Brooklyn Museum occupies a monumental McKim, Mead & White building at the eastern edge of Prospect Park. Its collections span ancient civilizations and contemporary practice, but the museum's identity also reflects Brooklyn itself through exhibitions that place art beside questions of power, representation and public history.
What to see
The Egyptian holdings range from Predynastic objects to material from the Roman period, including sculpture, coffins, reliefs and everyday artifacts. Galleries devoted to the Arts of Africa, the Islamic world, Asia, Europe and the Americas broaden that chronology, while the visible-storage Luce Center reveals decorative objects beyond a conventional highlights display.
Plan your visit
The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art contains Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party as the core of a wider program. Temporary exhibitions, period rooms and the landscaped plaza produce several modes of encounter inside one institution, moving from archaeological interpretation to modern identity and contemporary cultural debate.
