Brooklyn Academy of Music

Brooklyn Academy of Music
BAM
BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building (2019)
Map
Address30 Lafayette Avenue (Peter Jay Sharp)
651 Fulton Street (BAM Strong)
321 Ashland Place (Fisher)
LocationBrooklyn, New York
Public transit Long Island Rail Road: Atlantic Branch at Atlantic Terminal
New York City Subway: "2" train​"3" train​"4" train​"5" train​"B" train​"D" train"N" train​"Q" train​"R" train at Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center
"G" train at Fulton Street
"C" train at Lafayette Avenue
TypePerforming arts center
CapacityHoward Gilman Opera House: 2,109
Harvey Theater: 874
Lepercq Space: 350
Fishman Space: 250
Total: 3,583
Construction
Built1908
Opened1908
Website
www.bam.org
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music is located in New York
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music is located in the United States
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Location30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°41′11″N 73°58′41″W / 40.68639°N 73.97806°W / 40.68639; -73.97806 (Brooklyn Academy of Music)
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectHerts & Tallant
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.06000251[1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 2006

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is a multi-arts center in Brooklyn, New York City. It hosts progressive and avant-garde performances, with theater, dance, music, opera, film programming across multiple nearby venues.

BAM was chartered in 1859, presented its first show in 1861, and began operations in its present location in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, in 1908. The Academy is incorporated as a New York State not-for-profit corporation.[2] It has 501(c)(3) status.[3] Gina Duncan has served as president since April 2022.[4] David Binder became artistic director in 2019.[5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. DOS ID #: 282057". Entity Information. New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc. EIN: 11-2201344". Tax Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Stevens, Matt (February 8, 2022). "BAM Taps Former Leader of Its Film Program as Its Next President". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Paulson, Michael (February 7, 2018). "Broadway Producer Named BAM's New Artistic Director". The New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2019.