The Brooklyn Museum holds a comprehensive permanent collection that includes ancient Egyptian masterpieces, African art, European painting, decorative arts, period rooms, , and contemporary and feminist art. The collection also includes American art, Classical and Ancient Near Eastern art, and art of the Pacific Islands.
The Museum mounts exhibitions of traditional and historical works, as well as today's most important artists and artistic practices and ideas.
Exhibitions & Dates
The Obama Portraits - from the National Portrait Gallery
Aug 27 2021 - Oct 24 2021
A five-city tour of the portraits by artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald
Climate in Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas
Feb 14 2020 - Jun 20 2021
Sixty-plus works spanning 2,800 years and cultures throughout the Americas