| Brooklyn Museum | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1895 |
| Architect: | McKim, Mead & White; French,Daniel Chester |
| Architectural style(s): | Beaux-Arts |
| Added to NRHP: | August 22, 1977 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 77000944 [1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Brooklyn Museum, located at 200 Eastern Parkway, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, is the second largest art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. McKim Mead and White was a prominent architectural firm in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century Beaux Arts architecture denotes the academic classical Architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays This article refers to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn New York there is also an Eastern Parkway in Louisville Kentucky, also designed by the firm of Frederick The City of New York In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually Visual art. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Arnold L. Lehman is the museum's Director.
Opened in 1897, the Brooklyn Museum building is a steel frame structure—built to the standards of classical masonry—designed by the famous architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White and built by the Carlin Construction Company. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation McKim Mead and White was a prominent architectural firm in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century Daniel Chester French, the noted sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial, was the sculptor of two allegorical figures, Brooklyn and Manhattan (carved in 1916, and relocated here in 1963), and of the figures on the pediment. Daniel Chester French ( April 20 1850 &ndash October 7 1931) was an American sculptor. The Lincoln Memorial is a United States Presidential memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
One of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes more than one-and-a-half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and the art of many other cultures. Housed in a 560,000 square foot (52,000 m²), Beaux-Arts building, approximately 500,000 patrons visit the museum each year. Beaux Arts architecture denotes the academic classical Architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. Located in Central Brooklyn, the museum is a half-hour from midtown Manhattan and about 15 minutes from downtown Brooklyn. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York It is serviced by the Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum subway station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line (2 3 4), and the nearby Botanic Garden station of the Franklin Avenue Shuttle. Eastern Parkway&ndashBrooklyn Museum is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency The Eastern Parkway Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Downtown Brooklyn south along Flatbush The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The 3 Seventh Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Franklin Avenue–Botanic Garden is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Eastern Parkway Line and the BMT Franklin Avenue The Franklin Avenue Shuttle is a shuttle service of the New York City Subway operating in Brooklyn.
The Museum is located on Eastern Parkway, at Washington Avenue. This article refers to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn New York there is also an Eastern Parkway in Louisville Kentucky, also designed by the firm of Frederick It is co-located with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Mount Prospect Park, and the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG is a world-renowned Botanic garden in Brooklyn New York USA located near the neighborhoods Prospect Heights, Crown Heights Mount Prospect Park is a 779 Acre (32 Hectare) Park in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL is the Public library system of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The museum is well-known for its expansive collections of 17th, 18th, and 19th century paintings, throughout a wide range of schools of art. Major benefactors include Frank Lusk Babbott. Frank Lusk Babbott ( 14 August 1854 - 1933 was a multimillionaire jute merchant art collector patron and philanthropist
Contemporary artists have also been showcased in various exhibitions, such as the work of Patrick Kelly, Chuck Close, Denis Peterson, Ron Mueck, Takashi Murakami, Kiki Smith, Jim Dine, Robert Rauschenberg, Sylvia Sleigh, and William Wegman. Patrick Kelly may refer to the following people Patrick Kelly (US Army officer (c Chuck Thomas Close (born July 5, 1940, Monroe Washington) is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a Photorealist, through Denis Peterson (1944 NYC is an American hyperrealist painter whose early photorealist works were exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum Ron Mueck (born 1958 is an Australian hyperrealist sculptor working in Great Britain. is a prolific contemporary Japanese artist who works in both Fine arts media such as painting as well as digital and commercial media Kiki Smith (born January 18, 1954, in Nuremberg, Germany) is an American artist classified as a Feminist artist a Jim Dine (born June 16, 1935) is an American Pop artist He is sometimes considered to be a part of the Neo-Dada movement Sylvia Sleigh (professional name for Sylvia Sleigh Alloway, 1916 Llandudno, Gwynedd, Wales) is a naturalised American realist painter
The Brooklyn Museum exhibits collections that seek to embody the rich artistic heritage of world cultures. The museum sits at the border of the Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, and Flatbush neighborhoods. Prospect Heights is a Neighborhood in the northwest of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Flatbush is a community of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City, consisting of several neighborhoods It is near Brooklyn's Prospect Park. Prospect Park is a 585 acre (24 km² public Park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn located between Park Slope,
In 2002, the museum purchased the work The Dinner Party by feminist artist Judy Chicago, funded by a gift from The Elizabeth A. For other works with this title see Dinner Party The Dinner Party is an installation artwork by Feminist artist Judy Chicago Judy Chicago (born Judy Cohen on July 20, 1939) is a Feminist artist author and educator Sackler Foundation. Its permanent exhibition began in 2007, in the museum's Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. The Elizabeth A Sackler Center for Feminist Art is on the fourth floor of the Brooklyn Museum, New York.
The Brooklyn Museum changed its name to Brooklyn Museum of Art in 1997. On March 12, 2004, the museum announced that it would revert to its previous name. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
In 2005, the museum was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. The City of New York The Carnegie Corporation of New York is a nonprofit organization in the United States. Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City. [1] [2]
In 2000, the Brooklyn Museum started a special teen program known as the Student Museum Apprentice Program in which the museum hires teens ages 13-17, to give tours in the museum's galleries during the summer, assist with the museum's weekend family programs throughout the year, participate in talks with museum curators, serve as a teen advisory board to the museum, and help plan teen events.
Every first Saturday of every month the Brooklyn Museum stays open late with free family events, which include arts and crafts, live music and a dance party.
See also
- Education in New York City
- Floyd Abrams and the Brooklyn Museum case
- List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City
- Sensation exhibition
 The Burghers of Calais - the entrance to the Brooklyn Museum |
 A Senet game from the tomb of Amenhotep III |
References
- ^ National Register Information System. Education in New York City is provided by a vast number of public and private institutions This page contains a list and short descriptions of Floyd Abrams' most influential and famous cases New York City is home to hundreds of cultural institutions and historic sites many of which are internationally known Sensation was an Exhibition of Young British Artists which first took place 18 September &ndash 28 December 1997 at the Royal Academy of Art in London Senet (or senat) a board game from predynastic and ancient Egypt, is the oldest board game whose ancient existence has been confirmed dating Amenhotep III (sometimes read as Amenophis III meaning Amun is Satisfied was the ninth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
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