Brooklyn Museum.
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The Best Museums in New York City
Less stuffy than its Manhattan counterparts, the Brooklyn Museum has an excellent, wide-ranging collection with particular strengths in Egyptian art, American painting, and feminist art (Judy Chicago’
Go for: A world-class collection with a Brooklyn point of view.
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The Crown Heights Guide
One of the city's largest and most important art museums, right at the edge of the neighborhood.
Go for: World-class art collections, especially the Egyptian and feminist wings.
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Free and Pay-What-You-Wish Museum Hours in New York, Verified for 2026
General admission is a suggested contribution when you buy at the admissions desk.
Go for: a First Saturday with music in the Beaux-Arts Court.
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The Park Slope Guide
Just across Grand Army Plaza from the park, this is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the country.
Go for: World-class art exhibitions just steps from the park.
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The Prospect Heights Guide
The city’s third-largest museum is a major cultural anchor for the neighborhood and the borough.
Go for: World-class art exhibitions, from ancient to contemporary.
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The Best Rainy Day Things to Do in New York City
The Brooklyn Museum is big enough to get lost in for hours, which is exactly what a rainy day calls for.
Go for: The sheer variety, from Judy Chicago's "The Dinner Party" to a world-class collection of American painting.
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Things to Do in New York at Night (That Aren't Just Bars)
The Brooklyn Museum's popular First Saturdays event keeps the museum's doors open late, usually until 11 p.m., on the first Saturday of each month (except September).
Go for: A free night of art, music, and performance in a world-class museum.