THE OUTER BOROUGHS - Rough Guide to New York City - page 279

THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM
200 Eastern Parkway, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Subway #2, #3 to Eastern Parkway. 718 638 5000,
www.brooklynmuseum.org . Wed & Fri-Sun 11am-6pm, Thurs 11am-10pm, first Sat of every month
11am-11pm. Suggested donation $12. MAP
One of the largest museums in the country, the Brooklyn Museum boasts 1.5 million ob-
jects and five floors of exhibits in its McKim, Mead and White-designed Neoclassical home.
A changing selection of Rodin sculptures greets you inside the door, while another exhibi-
tion showcases some detailed African carvings. The third floor holds arguably the museum's
crown jewel in its delicately carved “Brooklyn Brown Head”, one of 1200 pieces in the An-
cient Egyptian Art section. A flight up, Judy Chicago's Dinner Party installation marks an
important moment in feminist art, while the fifth floor tops things off with the big-name-
driven but uneven “American Identity” exhibit. The Visible Storage Study Center on the
same level is packed with Tiffany lamps, antique furniture and paintings that the museum
doesn't have room to display elsewhere.
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN
Entrance on Eastern Parkway, next to Brookyn Museum. Subway #2, #3 to Eastern Parkway; B, Q, S to Pro-
spect Park. 718 623 7200, www.bbg.org . Mid-March to Oct Tues-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm,
Nov to mid-March Tues-Fri 8am-4.30pm, Sat & Sun 10am-4.30pm. $10, children under 12 free. MAP
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of the most enticing park spaces in the city and a re-
laxing place to unwind after a couple of hours in the museum next door. Though smaller, it
is more immediately likeable than its more celebrated cousin in the Bronx . Some 12,000
plants from around the world occupy 52 acres of manicured terrain. Highlights are mostly
seasonal, but include the Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, Cherry Esplanade and Celebrity
Path, honouring Brooklyn's famous sons and daughters.