Even if you live, work, or go to school in Brooklyn, it’s possible to miss one of the many museums that surround us in the borough. Let’s take a closer look at some local gems!
1.) Within just a few blocks of CityTech, you can immerse yourself in the city’s fascinating and subterranean history – at the New York Transit Museum!
The museum itself is housed in a decommissioned subway station, with an entrance at the corner of Schermerhorn Street and Boerum Place.
Currently on exhibition now is a show called “Underground Heroes: New York Transit in Comics” – just one of their many rotating exhibits throughout the year.
2.) Also within a 15 minute walk from CityTech is the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS).
This museum, event space, and exhibition hall is 155 years old – ! – making it an impressive storehouse of information about Brooklyn, its residents, and potentially its future.
3.) If we hop on the train and just travel a few stops into Clinton Hill, we’ll be at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA). Founded in 1999, the museum is proud to celebrate its 20th year, with a mission to “incite dialogue on pressing social and political issues facing the African Diaspora.”
The exhibitions are currently set with plans to expand in 2019, and to cover ” 
topics relevant to the African diaspora and the greater community of people of color, from revolution to identity, gender, immigration, to expanding conversations around Afrofuturism, and more.”
Each of these museums is just a few minutes away from CityTech, and definitely worth a visit! There are other museums you can enter for free with your CityTech ID card – check out our guide to those, here.
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