Brooklyn - Academy of Music
Housed a fieldstone farmhouse built in 1758, the Museum of Bronx History
is more notable for its historic building than for its exhibitions of Bronx
The
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM to its fans, who come from all
over the city) is the oldest performing arts center in America (1859)
and one of the borough's most hyped institutions. Located on the edge of
Fort Greene, an up-and-coming neighborhood dominated by brownstones, it
has played host over the years to a glittering - and innovative - array
of artists, from Charles Dickens to Booker T. Washington to Sergei
Rachmaninoff to Philip Glass. BAM's new four-screen, state-of-the-art
cinema features art films and the occasional new release.
30
Lafayette Ave, between Ashland Place and St Felix St; tel 718/636-4100,
www.bam.org. Take the #Q, #1, #2, #3, #4 or #5 train to Atlantic Ave or
the #M, #N, #R or #W train to Pacific Ave
