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Brooklyn MuseumvsThe Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Both are praised by expert writers. Overall, Brooklyn Museum scores marginally better than The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Brooklyn Museum has a TripExpert Score of 93 with accolades from 9 reviewers including Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and Frommer's.
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200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238
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Fodor's "Although it may be overshadowed by the big name museums in Manhattan, the Brooklyn Museum, with more than 1 million pieces in its permanent collection." Full review
Concierge "This Beaux Arts building houses the second-largest permanent collection in the city, with more than a million objects."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This encyclopedic museum is housed in a five-story, 560,000-sq-ft beaux arts building designed by McKim, Mead & White." Full review
Travel + Leisure "With a mission to bridge the artistic heritage of world cultures, this 560,000-square-foot museum built in grand Beaux-Arts style houses a large, diverse collection of 1.5 million works." Full review
Time Out "Brooklyn’s premier institution is a less-crowded alternative to Manhattan’s bigger-name spaces." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Housed in a monumental Beaux-Arts building, this is New York's second-largest art museum besides the Met, and well worth a visit if you're in the borough. The collection contains a..." Full review
Not For Tourists "Breathtakingly beautiful building, excellent collection."
Where "More than 1 million objects make up the multiple permanent collections of this internationally recognized museum." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Brooklyn Museum is the third largest museum in New York City, and one of its great institutions...it sits on the edge of Prospect Park, perfect for spontaneous walk-ins." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Brooklyn Museum is very Brooklyn in its collections, from a well-preserved section of the Egyptian "Book of the Dead" to a floor dedicated to feminist and protest art"
Brooklyn Travel Guide
March 1, 2021
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Fodor's Concierge
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11 West 53 Street, New York City, NY
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Fodor's "Art enthusiasts and novices alike are often awestruck by the masterpieces before them here, including Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and van Gogh's Starry Night." Full review
Concierge "The world's preeminent museum for modern art reopened in November 2004 on its original site in a new building designed by architect Yoshio Taniguchi."
Frommer's "This is where you’ll find van Gogh’s Starry Night, Cezanne’s Bather, Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, and the great sculpture by Rodin, Monument to Balzac." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Founded in 1929, MoMA is one of NYC’s most popular museums, home to more than 100,000 pieces of modern artwork, most by A-listers." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The hullabaloo over MoMA's $600 million makeover in 2005 (and $20 admission fee) has overshadowed how impressive its collection truly is." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The masterpieces in the permanent collection are too numerous to mention." Full review
Afar Magazine "From 4-8 PM every Friday, the MoMA offers free admission! See "Starry Night", Jackson Polluck, and exhibits on such topics as urban planning, the power of typography, and more." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"One of the world's preeminent cultural institutions, the MoMA offers an unparalleled overview of the modern visual arts." Full review
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On the Grid "MoMA is a thing of beauty. The collection is stunning and extensive. One could easily get lost in exploring the building alone. " Full review
Where "One of the world’s greatest repositories of 20th-century art contains masterpieces by van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse, a sculpture garden and an extensive film collection." Full review
