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Brooklyn Museum vs The 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.

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum
8 / 10
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238
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Fodor's 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 Concierge
"This Beaux Arts building houses the second-largest permanent collection in the city, with more than a million objects."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"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 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 Time Out
"Brooklyn’s premier institution is a less-crowded alternative to Manhattan’s bigger-name spaces." Full review
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The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
8 / 10
11 West 53 Street, New York City, NY
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Fodor's 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 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 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 Lonely Planet
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"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 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
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