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Atlas Obscura: a “Gem of a Museum”

Atlas Obscura: a “Gem of a Museum”

Atlas Obscura, the travel company, just published a glowing review of the Museum. Read it all here or below. Tucked into an industrial area of Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, is this gem of a museum offers a glimpse into the history of New York told through one of its...

A.P.: NYC’s Small, Specialized or Quirky museums.

A.P.: NYC’s Small, Specialized or Quirky museums.

Specialized or quirky? Yup, that's us -- and it's great to be recognized as such by the Associated Press. You can read all of "NYC has scores of small, specialized or quirky museums" here. An interactive museum and factory tour run in partnership with the city’s...

Cathedrals of Industry: Museum in New Photography Book

Cathedrals of Industry: Museum in New Photography Book

In 2023, the Museum was contacted by Michael L. Horowitz, a New York-based pho­tographer who has dedicated himself to documenting cul­tural history in the face of rapid change. He wanted to visit the Brooklyn Seltzer Boys and the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum to capture the...