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Brooklyn Museum vs Whitney Museum of American Art
Brooklyn Museum and Whitney Museum of American Art are both endorsed by travel writers. On balance, Whitney Museum of American Art scores marginally higher than Brooklyn Museum. Whitney Museum of American Art is ranked #7 in New York City with positive reviews from 14 publications like Where, Concierge and Lonely Planet.
Brooklyn Museum
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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."
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Concierge
"This Beaux Arts building houses the second-largest permanent collection in the city, with more than a million objects."
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."
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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."
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Time Out
"Brooklyn’s premier institution is a less-crowded alternative to Manhattan’s bigger-name spaces."
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014
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"With its bold collection of 20th- and 21st-century contemporary American art, the Whitney presents an eclectic mix drawn from more than 19,000 works in its permanent collection."
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Concierge
"American art of the 20th and 21st centuries is on display in this contemporary building by Marcel Breuer smack in the middle of the haute shopping section of upper Madison Ave."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Houses works by 20th century masters Edward Hopper, Jasper Johns, Georgia O’Keeffe and Mark Rothko."
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Travel + Leisure
"Founded in 1930, the Whitney Museum of American Art has earned the distinction of being the first museum focusing on living American artists."
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Not For Tourists
"Always has something to talk about, like the controversial Biennial."
