Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum Review

The Brooklyn Museum has long stood in the shadow of Manhattan's Metropolitan. With more than 1 million pieces in its permanent collection, from Rodin sculptures to Andean textiles and Assyrian wall reliefs, the city's second-largest art museum now has a welcoming new design, more populist shows, and neighborhood events. The city is finally starting to appreciate this hidden gem.

Along with changing exhibitions, highlights include Egyptian art, one of the best collections of its kind in the world; African and pre-Columbian art; and Native American art. Seek out the museum's works by Georgia O'Keeffe, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, George Bellows, Thomas Eakins, and Milton Avery—all stunners. Also check out the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, which hosts traveling exhibits in addition to serving as the permanent home to Judy Chicago's installation The Dinner Party (1974-79). On the first Saturday of each month the museum throws an extremely popular free evening of art, music, dancing, film screenings, and readings, starting at 5 pm.