Brooklyn · Museum
The City Reliquary
370 Metropolitan Avenue · Brooklyn, New York City
A local collection preserves fragments of buildings and everyday objects from the city’s past.
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NYFE Summary
Dave Herman began displaying objects in his apartment window in 2002. Passersby could press a button to hear him explain the collection. Four years later, it moved into this storefront and opened as a community museum.
The displays include subway tokens, Statue of Liberty postcards, geological core samples and terracotta saved from buildings. Changing exhibitions also present collections made by local residents.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
Plan a visit
Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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