Brooklyn Museums

Inspiring

1. Takashi Murakami…

card.  Tip: The book that you can buy in the gift shop is a great piece that summarizes the exhibit, as well as gives you more insight into the inspirations and process of Murakami... but the gift shop...

2. Lower East Side…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

the American Dream and the struggles endured in its pursuit.  The museum isn't a downer either.  It's a very inspirational experience.    97 Orchard Street was home to an estimated 7,000 people from more...

3. New York Transit…

the ceiling that inspired the term 'straphangers' - a section devoted to buses and trolleys, a display explaining the evolution of the turnstile, and a comprehensive look at the effort and ingenuity...

4. Brooklyn Museum

at the Guggenheim, but it's monstrous in its own right, and has plenty of amazing artwork to satiate your appetite for inspiration. It seldom has the super-super famous artwork that you're sick of seeing in every...

5. South Street Seaport

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Financial District

hours despite its short distance.  The views are some of the best in the city and may inspire a walk to Brooklyn.    I think it's much better with out the Fishmarket.  The Fish Market is gone and took...

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Creative

1. Children's Museum of…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

Established in 1988, this is a place where children between the ages of two and ten are encouraged to be wildly creative at spaces stocked with drawing, sculpting, and materials for making costumes...

2. Takashi Murakami…

to airplane.  Lets just say, that there was not a lot of clothing, nor were some of the poses really PG-13 - but, this is art.  Step further into the world of Murakami and creativity and the imagination...

3. Museum of Chinese in…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Civic Center

location!) With exhibits like, "Have You Eaten Yet?" (an exhibit on the Chinese restaurant which is now touring nationally!) MoCA professionally and creatively explores different facets of Chinese American...

4. Micro Museum

"This is NOT a museum of small objects" reads the sign on this small Smith Street storefront.  The Micro Museum IS, however, an arts incubator for mixed media creativity and community leadership...

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