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The Brooklyn Museum is celebrating its 200th anniversary with a series of events and exhibitions. The museum, which started as a small library, has grown into the second-largest exhibiting museum in New York City. The anniversary celebrations include a major exhibition showcasing the work of Brooklyn artists, special exhibitions that reinterpret objects from the museum's collection, and the launch of a mobile Museum on Wheels program. The museum also houses the Brooklyn Museum Art School, which provides educational access to its collection. The anniversary events aim to highlight the museum's commitment to Brooklyn and its artists, while also providing more access and space for art experiences. [Extracted from the article]

Outfit Vincent van Gogh's dramatic life story embodies the stereotype of the tortured creative genius - an artist, unrecognized in his own time and suffering in isolation, who becomes famous after death. Van Gogh's struggles are well-known, but the Van Gogh Museum's 50th anniversary digs deeper into the artist's ouvre, exploring less familiar works and neglected periods of the artist's development. Founded in 1973, the Netherlands' Van Gogh Museum has become a must-visit venue for tourists from around the world who hope to gain some insight into van Gogh's legacy. [Extracted from the article]

WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, NEW YORK CITY; PHOTO BY AJAY SURESH; CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG/LICENSES/ BY/2.0/LEGALCODE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, NEW YORK, N.Y. PHOTO (COLOR): LEFT Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City PHOTO (COLOR): ABOVE Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1916; oil on canvas, 50x72) by Robert Henri Art news Keeping you in the know For decades, New York City's Whitney Museum of American Art has presented the Whitney Biennial, the longest running survey by a major museum showcasing what is happening in contemporary American art. [Extracted from the article]