One of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes over 1.5 million items, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and represents most cultures. Housed in a 560,000 sq-ft Beaux-Arts building. Located in Central Brooklyn, a half-hour from midtown Manhattan with its own subway stop, the Museum is set on Eastern Parkway and one block from Grand Army Plaza in a complex of 19th-century parks and gardens that also contains Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the Wildlife Center.
