Brooklyn Museum

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art museum cultural institution tourist attraction

The Brooklyn Museum is a major art museum in New York City known for its extensive and diverse collections, including significant holdings of American, Egyptian, African, and contemporary art.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art museum → cultural institution → tourist attraction →
architect	McKim, Mead & White →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts →
borough	Brooklyn →
city	New York City →
collectionSize	over 1.5 million works →
collectionType	art →
country	United States →
establishedInCentury	19th century →
floorArea	approximately 560,000 square feet →
formerName	Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences →
founded	1895 →
governingBody	Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Museum →
hasCollection	African art collection → American art collection → Asian art collection → Egyptian art collection → European art collection → Islamic art collection → contemporary art collection → feminist art collection →
hasDepartment	Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art →
hasFocus	African art → American art → Egyptian art → contemporary art →
location	Brooklyn → New York City → New York State →
name	Brooklyn Museum →
near	Brooklyn Botanic Garden → Prospect Park →
neighborhood	Prospect Heights →
notableWorkHoused	The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago →
offers	educational programs → permanent exhibitions → public events → temporary exhibitions →
openToPublic	true →
operatedBy	Brooklyn Museum administration →
publicTransitAccess	New York City Subway →
rankBySizeInUSArtMuseums	one of the largest →
region	Northeastern United States →
state	New York →
subwayStation	Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum station →
type	non-profit organization →
website	https://www.brooklynmuseum.org →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brooklyn Botanic Garden → Park Slope → Prospect Heights →	near
Brooklyn → Kings County →	contains
Eastman Johnson → Jasper Francis Cropsey →	hasWorkInCollection
Prospect Park →	adjacentTo
Tavares Strachan →	exhibitedAt
Kinetoscope ("Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences") →	firstPublicExhibitionLocation
Brooklyn Museum →	name
McKim, Mead & White ("Brooklyn Museum (original Beaux-Arts core)") →	notableWork