Organization: THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Mission: THE MISSION OF THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM IS TO CREATE INSPIRING ENCOUNTERS WITH ART THAT EXPAND THE WAYS WE SEE OURSELVES, THE WORLD AND ITS POSSIBILITIES.
Activities: CURATORIAL AND EDUCATIONAL CURATORIAL - THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM STUDIES, PRESERVES AND EXHIBITS A VAST AND COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION THAT SPANS NEARLY 5,000 YEARS OF HISTORY AND REPRESENTS CULTURES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS PRESENT THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS OF ARTS OF THE AMERICAS AND EUROPE; ARTS OF ANCIENT EGYPT, AFRICA, ASIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST; CONTEMPORARY, AND FEMINIST ART. SEVERAL OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE AMONG THE HIGHEST QUALITY IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING ITS AMERICAN AND EGYPTIAN ART COLLECTIONS. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS BROOKLYN MUSEUM PIONEERS THE PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE VISUAL AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF WORLD CULTURES. A WELL-ROUNDED SELECTION OF EXHIBITIONS REINFORCES THE MUSEUM'S LEADERSHIP IN ARTS SCHOLARSHIP. IN FY20, 8 SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS DEVELOPED AND EXTENDED THE CULTURAL AND ART HISTORICAL THEMES OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. THESE EXHIBITIONS ATTRACTED ROBUST PUBLIC ATTENTION AND ENGAGED AUDIENCES OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND AGES IN THE VISUAL ARTS.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND INFORMATION IN FY20, OVER 371,777 VISITORS EXPLORED OUR EXTRAORDINARY PERMANENT COLLECTIONS, ATTENDED SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND PARTICIPATED IN OUR PUBLIC PROGRAMS.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security