Brooklyn Historical Society

128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY, 11201
718-222-4111

URL : http://www.brooklynhistory.org

overview : Founded in 1863, the Brooklyn Historical Society, BHS, is a nationally renowned urban history center dedicated to the exploration and preservation of documents, artwork and artifacts representative of Brooklyn's diverse cultures past and present.

collections : The Brooklyn Historical Society presents two new exhibitions: Brooklyn Works: 400 Years of Making a Living in Brooklyn, and Beauty Suspended: the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at Forty.

hours (subject to change) : Wed., Thurs, Sat: 10-5 Friday: 10-8 Saturday: 12-5

topics : historical societies, new, york, history, general, 17th, century, 18th, 19th, 20th, contemporary, architecture, local history, brooklyn, interactive, photography