Brooklyn Museum

Activity Overview

The Brooklyn Museum is one of the largest art museums in New York City. Located near the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in a beautiful Beaux-Arts style building that was constructed in 1895, it was originally designed to be the largest art museum in the entire world. Today, its collections contain approximately 1.5 million pieces of art, including European paintings, contemporary art, and fascinating artifacts from Ancient Egypt. Whether you spend an hour or the entire day there, something in the Brooklyn Museum's vast collections is sure to catch the eye of every member of your family.

Things to Do

• Explore the collections - if your children are fascinated by Ancient Egypt, make sure to stop by The Mummy Chamber, an exhibit featuring mummies, scrolls, and canopic jars that were used to hold organs, as well as figurines and gold jewelry placed inside tombs for use in the afterlife.
• Don't miss the Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, which features a number of impressive sculptures of humans, animals, and other fantastic creatures that have been rescued from New York City demolition sites over the past several decades.
• Attend one of the museum's Target First Saturday events, when it opens for free between 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. and features special events such as hands-on art activities, film screenings, and live music, theater, and dance performances.

Brooklyn Museum Insider Tips

• If your kids love art, then the Brooklyn Museum is a great attraction where you can spend hours looking at art of all kinds at a low cost - visitors under the age of 19 always get in for free, so you'll only have to pay the adult admission price.
• Visit the museum's Youth and Family Programs page to learn about exciting art classes and other family-friendly special events that will encourage your little ones to use their creative skills and imaginations.
• Check out the museum's Teen Programs page - the museum provides online activities for older children as well as a "Teen Guide to Art" that they can either print at home or pick up at the visitor desk for a more enriching visit.