Oct. 4, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The Brooklyn Museum is celebrating its 200th birthday by turning some traditions upside-down. What is now one of Brooklyn’s cultural cornerstones started out in 1823 as the Brooklyn Apprentices’ Library — one of the first public circulating libraries in New York City. In 1843, the library merged with…
Feb. 9, 2024 By Ximena Del Cerro
The Brooklyn Museum turns 200 this fall — and organizers are preparing for a larger-than-life celebration set to last an entire year.
Nov. 1, 2023 By Jada Camille
A Coney Island history organization celebrated the peninsula’s 200th anniversary and honored the area’s oldest surviving relic, the original toll house sign, on Oct. 28.