Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
A museum inside New York
You can stay in New York
Brooklyn Museum is inside New York, which has 419,175 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1897
Brooklyn Museum dates from 1897. About ↓
A day trip from Hempstead
Hempstead is about 19 miles east (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓
An airport 9 miles away
LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 9 miles from Brooklyn Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in New York. Green months are the mild ones.
Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet (52,000 m2), the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 500,000 objects. Located near the Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Flatbush, and Park Slope neighborhoods of Brooklyn, the museum's Beaux-Arts building was designed by McKim, Mead & White.
The Brooklyn Museum was founded in 1823 as the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library and merged with the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences in 1843. The museum was conceived as an institution focused on a broad public. The Brooklyn Museum's current building dates to 1897 and has been expanded several times since then. The museum initially struggled to maintain its building and collection, but it was revitalized in the late 20th century following major renovations.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1897
- Opened
- 1895
- Area
- 13 acres
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1977) · New York City Landmark (1966)
- Wikipedia readers
- 51K a year
Stay in New York, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Brooklyn Museum | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | in town | 419,175 | 8,483,844 | $778K | D |
| Jersey City | 6 mi northwest | 10,220 | 294,078 | $567K | C− |
| Hoboken | 6 mi northwest | 4,648 | 58,668 | $895K | C+ |
| Weehawken Township | 7 mi north | 728 | 17,295 | $889K | B− |
| Union City | 8 mi northwest | 1,497 | 66,463 | $472K | — |
| Bayonne | 8 mi west | 1,480 | 71,553 | $460K | — |
| West New York | 8 mi north | 879 | 52,004 | $466K | C+ |
| Guttenberg | 9 mi north | 102 | 11,754 | $379K | B− |
| North Bergen Township | 9 mi north | 2,265 | 61,250 | $474K | B+ |
| Secaucus | 9 mi northwest | 2,016 | 21,778 | $572K | C− |
| Kearny | 10 mi northwest | 1,073 | 40,614 | $459K | — |
| Cliffside Park | 11 mi north | 226 | 25,781 | $588K | A− |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Brooklyn Museum
Other well-known places within 8 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw18 mi🌸 GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi🏛 MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw37 mi🏛 MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw47 mi🏖 BeachConey Island
Big draw56 mi🏛 MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a year
Big draw66 mi🌸 GardenHigh Line5.0M visitors a year
Big draw78 mi🏛 MuseumAmerican Museum of Natural History5.0M visitors a year
Big draw87 mi🏛 MuseumUSS IntrepidPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Museum of Natural History: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Intrepid: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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Visiting Brooklyn Museum
Is Brooklyn Museum in New York?
Yes. It’s inside New York, NY.
When is the best time to visit Brooklyn Museum?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
How far is Brooklyn Museum from Newark and Hempstead?
About 12 miles west of Newark and about 19 miles east of Hempstead, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Brooklyn Museum?
LaGuardia (LGA), about 9 miles away.
Where should I stay near Brooklyn Museum?
New York (in town, 419,175 hotel and restaurant jobs), Jersey City (6 mi, 10,220 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Hoboken (6 mi, 4,648 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in New York
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