Pratt Institute - Things To Do and Uniqueness
What is there to do near this top art school in New York City?
Aug 12, 2009
The Pratt Institute in New York City is one of the best art colleges in the United States. In the following exchange, Amy Arnoff explains recreational and educational features of the neighborhood for Pratt students. Location and community connection are just two of Pratt's unique features.
For students who live on campus, what features are there in the community for them to engage in?
To encourage Pratt students to take advantage of the cultural resources of Brooklyn and Manhattan, the Institute has created a number of partnerships with cultural institutions in the area. By presenting a valid Pratt ID, students can visit some of the following institutions free of charge or at significantly reduced fees: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of Arts and Design, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, American Folk Art Museum, Museum of Television & Radio, Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art.
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) - BAM is America's oldest continuously operating performing arts center, founded in 1861. In the opera house students can see productions ranging from performance art, modern dance, and 21st-century operas and symphonies to stylized productions of Shakespeare and other classical plays. BAM's movie theater features foreign films, documentaries, and boutique films. Pratt students can attend special productions and discussions with artists at discounted rates. They also have the opportunity to work on collaborative projects with some of the companies appearing at BAM.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) - BBG is a 52-acre living museum where beauty, romance, and fun blossom among world-class plant collections and specialty gardens. It contains the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, one of the most impressive Japanese gardens outside Japan. It captures nature in miniature: trees and shrubs, carefully dwarfed and shaped by cloud pruning, are surrounded by hills, a pond, and forest-size trees. The Steinhart Conservatory, which is surrounded by the Lily Pool Terrace, features some 5,000 bushes of 1,200 varieties of Cranford Roses in season
Brooklyn Museum - There are cutting-edge exhibitions and "First Saturday" events every month for students to attend at the Brooklyn Museum. The Museum has an impressive permanent collection of Egyptian, classical, and ancient Middle Eastern art. The Egyptian art collection is one of the world's finest. The painting and sculpture collection includes European and American works from the 14th century to the present. The museum's Asian art collection, though modest in size, is one of the more diverse and comprehensive in the New York metropolitan area. The museum is a pioneer in the installation of period rooms, which range from a 17th-century Brooklyn Dutch church house to a 20th-century art deco library.
What is unique about your college that makes it the best choice for attending?
Pratt Institute is the largest independent college of art and design in the United States, and is situated in the arts capital of the world. Brooklyn has more artist residents per square mile than any other place in the country! Pratt's non-traditional urban campuses in Brooklyn and Manhattan boast the largest outdoor sculpture park in New York City and an impressive public art gallery, respectively. The Institute is indeed at the forefront of the sustainability movement. Pratt's Center for Sustainable Design Studies and Research (CSDS) strives to integrate green design principles into its educational curriculum. In addition, Pratt values environmentally conscious practices in its construction, facilities, and operations.
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