The Brooklyn Museum is one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the country. Its exceptional permanent collection includes objects ranging from anciest Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art and represents almost every culture. The Museum also presents a wide range of high profile exhibitions, among them ©MURAKAMI and Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, as well as a variety of public programs including the popular Target First Saturdays. The Museum, directly in front of a subway station, is housed in a 560,000-square-foot landmark Beaux-Arts building designed by McKim, Mead & White, with a critically acclaimed glass pavilion that forms a front entrance and a public plaza, both designed by Polshek Partnership Architects.