Arts & Culture in Brooklyn

BAM Fisher

Multi-venue Brooklyn destination for contemporary, cutting-edge theater, opera, dance, music & film.

Weeksville Heritage Center

Museum exploring the history of a 19th-century African American community in Brooklyn.

BAM Harvey Theater

New York Transit Museum

Housed in a 1936 subway station, this museum features interactive exhibits like vintage trains.

usagi

Calm, Japanese-inspired cafe & exhibition space featuring an art gallery, bookstore & coffee bar.

Brooklyn Children's Museum

Circa-1899 museum, billed as the world's first for kids, with 30,000+ objects & hands-on exhibits.

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Lively theater hosting a range of programming including film screenings, plays & concerts.

The Bushwick Collective

Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park

Upbeat cinema with waiters serving food & drinks during the movie, plus a bar & retro video games.

Jewish Children's Museum

Featuring interactive exhibits & mini-golf, this museum explores Jewish history & heritage.

BAM Strong

Revival of a historic 1904 venue showcasing avant-garde theater performances in a classical space.

Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg

Movies screened with global fare & craft cocktails served at patrons' seats.

Coney Art Walls

Regal UA Sheepshead Bay

Theater complex with multiple screens featuring new release films, plush seating & concession stand.

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Opulent turn-of-the-century beaux arts theater hosting concerts & other performances & events.

Williamsburg Cinemas

Glass-encased modern movie theater with stadium seating, concessions & discounted days & hours.

Theatre for a New Audience at Polonsky Shakespeare Center

Intimate, multi-level theater offering classic & contemporary plays & a cafe with a full bar.

Old Stone House of Brooklyn

Reconstructed Dutch farmstead & site of the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn, with local history displays.

Brooklyn Museum

Beaux Arts landmark famed for ancient & modern art collections & world-class temporary exhibitions.

Puppet Works

Intimate, nonprofit theater founded in 1980 presenting puppet-show versions of classic tales.