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Designed by New York architects McKim, Mead & White, the Brooklyn Museum aimed to be the largest cultural edifice in the world. While only one-sixth of it was completed, the museum today is one of the most influential cultural institutions in the United States and is home to a permanent encyclopedic collection of over one million pieces. The museum houses one of the finest and most extensive art collections in the country, including a unique selection of Native American art from the Southwest, American period rooms, exquisite pieces of ancient Egyptian, Islamic, and African art, and essential American and European paintings. Innovative, cutting-edge exhibitions and programs showcase a contemporary view of historical and traditional as well as modern works, and offer engagement with some of today’s most important artists and ideas.

200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052, Phone: 718-638-5000

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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