Frist Center for the Visual Arts Reviews

Great covid measures. Cheap price since the main exhibition was closed. The two exhibits open upstairs were great.

Super cool Paris exhibit. Go at your own pace. Little art school thinging up top

Absolutely amazing museum and an important point of interest in Nashville.

I really enjoyed the nick cave exhibit! The WWI exhibit was also very interesting and it really made me sympathize with the people who went through that. Also, it is free if you are 18 and under, which I am a big fan of. Overall, super cool way to spend an hour or two.

Wonderful experience that changes each time I go. Very peaceful and quiet. A great place to go on a rainy day in Nashville

My husband and I come here every time we make a trip to Nashville. Each exhibit is unique and intriguing. The museum is always clean and staff are kind and willing to answer any questions.

Museum policy is that you have to wear your backpack on one shoulder to prevent swinging the bag around...so there's that. Even the security guards couldn't explain this one.

What a treat going here was! Much bigger than I thought and well laid out, and with some wonderful exhibits. I'll always keep my eye out for what they've got going on.

Excellent museum with fascinating traveling exhibits

The First Center for the Arts us a wonderful place to see. The art work is amazing and exquisitely beautiful. There is a children's area for kids ages 12 and under to express themselves in creating a design; building, and drawing. There is a very nice cafe the food and desserts a scrumptious.

First weekend of each month is free with a Bank of America card

They have new exhibits every once in a while along with permanent ones. Fun thing to do on the weekends when you have time to spare. One thing that can be kind of annoying is that it's easy to get lost in there. Not enough signage. But otherwise it's amazing.

Good prices, nice exhibits and VERY friendly, helpful staff.

Beautiful art and informative as well as the building with it's great atmosphere. Staff was nice and the place very clean.

Best thing is the building itself. Wide range of modern art though.

Beautiful building. Exhibits well displayed. Excellent children's area.

Sorely disappointed. I expect an art museum to have more than 2 exhibits, and a hall of local art. While what I saw was amazing, and showed the extreme talent of the artists, the fact that there is nothing else was upsetting for the price of admission AND parking. I will say that the art deco style of the building was more impressive than the institution itself, which furthers my point.

I wish this place could fit more than a couple exhibits. The staff we interacted with were beyond friendly. I also wish there were exhibit pamphlets (maybe there were and I just missed them). Over-all had a great experience because, you know, art. Parking was fine. Also, the tour guide that was roaming was British adding an extra cheesy umph .

Always a cool place have a flood of 2010 exhibit had to see. Actually free to walk through very moving

Clean with friendly staff. Very small with just one exhibit. Some hands on things for kids but really only occupied us for about 30 minutes total. $12 each was affordable, but probably still not worth it.

The architecture of this building is beauty. The art of the building itself almost prepares you for the whole separate beauty of the art exhibits! The food here is really tasty and it's such a great and quiet museum space. 10/10

Beautiful place for cultural enrichment and to meet friends for a nice lunch in the cafe.

The building is very nice and clean. But that s overall the most I can say about my experience.

The entire first floor was being redesigned for an upcoming exhibit, which means that the entire first floor was closed down. The second floor was completely open, and set up nice. But the entire museum took us around 15 minutes to go through the entire thing. We paid $45 total in tickets, for 15 minutes of our time.

Seeing some originals by some of the most famous artist in history was very cool! But the amount we paid vs how much we were able to see and how fast we went through it, was very disappointing.

This museum needs to be free to go through. There are much better ones around town that offer way, way more that have no admission price. If there has to be a price attached to this, it needs to be much lower. ESPECIALLY if the entire first floor is closed down.

Salvador Dali was my favorite. "Face & Fruit on the Beach" is shock and awe campaign for the senses. Need to see it to believe it.

Wonderful place! Great art. As a student, I was able to get in free which is nice, as a poor college student.

The Frist is amazing. From the stripped classicism art deco to the cute kids interactive learning, this place is worth every penny. Head over to see the exhibits, provocative and thought provoking though they may be, and sit a while in the cafe. Then, if you get a chance, visit the awesome gift shop full of pertinent gifts to the exhibits.

Cool exhibitions. But on a regular day you'll only get to see one or two. Decent price but you'll be elbowing through rabid children the whole time.

Lots of beautiful and intriguing art. Hands on art studio for the little ones

Tiny collection with few interesting pieces. Some exhibits closed unannounced. Neat building.

Absolutely loved this place. I will definite be visiting again. The interactive art is what will be bringing me.back.

I went to this museum for the Paris 1900 exhibition. It was beautifully done. While the museum is small, the first floor space is utilized to the utmost max. However, even though the security says you don t need the parking validated, they are wrong; the parking rates are drastically different whether or not your ticket is validated.

Visited while in Nashville for the weekend. Had a great time and really enjoyed the Rome exhibit.

We went to see the Italian cars and were not disappointed.

It was wonderful!! I was there when Nick Cave's exhibit was in town & it was so visually appealing I felt like a kid!

Beautiful facility. Lots of opportunities to see beautiful artwork. Always something new to see.

Very cool place. The kids learning area is really awesome.

There were three exhibits, but only one really blew me away. Still, it did blow me away.

Love the architecture of this converted post office. The main exhibit was a performance piece by an Icelandic musician named Ragnar. It was amazing! The staff was polite, courteous, and helpful!

Beautiful exhibits and friendly staff makes this a must for Natives and tourists alike.

Way too small to be taken seriously. One exhibition was taken down and there was absolutely nothing to replace it with immediately. For a city that has grown quite a bit, Our museums and art galleries need work.

It's a nice looking building, don't get me wrong. It's just too small to have a real museum experience.

Friendly workers. Decent food. Not a real museum experience.

I was really impressed with the Frist Center. It's a must-see.

Excellent museum in beautiful art deco building. They always host great exhibitions.

The BEST ! ALWAYS Changing and informative. Special music on the Friday's and of course "Frist Friday's "
I look forward to each visit

The outside of the building is just stunning. It is such a large building I thought for sure they would have more inside to look at. I left disappointed.

It is a great place for art lovers. My kinds enjoyed there by painting, sketching, Animation and so on.

What an addition to downtown Nashville. The art galleries are great. There's stuff for the kids to do upstairs, and it's in the old, Art Deco post office. That alone is worth a trip.

Beautiful space. A bit strange that a city of Nashville's size doesn't have an Art Museum with a permanent collection. The shows were well curated and the space is really supportive of a variety of set ups.

Beautiful museum with a smart setup and a great gift shop.

My daughter wanted to the the French exhibit. We enjoyed our time here. This place has numerous activities for young children.

Great galleries! Just make sure you are interested in the current exhibition as that makes up a large part of what is availablev to see.

The Frist is am amazing place. We come from Indiana several times a year just to go there.

Life Love & Marriage Chest in Renassance Italy was very interesting. My kids alsi enjoyes the interactive art. An amazing museum we will return often.

My favorite museum nice cafe great exhibits nice staff

Love this place! A must-do cultural experience in Nashville.

Loved the interactive aspect with the app/audio tour. Because we are Bank of America account holders, we were able to go free the 1st weekend of the month. Great experience!!

Small art gallery. Nice for a rainy day, but dont go out of your way to visit.

i was laughed at by the information lady 2 seconds after i walked in. i am 16 years old and this made me cry. thanks:)

The Frist has, among other exhibits, one celebrating the 50th anniversary of Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar ". If you've ever read the book, this is a must see exhibit. Examples from many of his books, video of Mr Carle reading the book and descriptions of the various techniques used are just some of the highlights of your visit. Well worth the price (15 for non members), especially for kids and kids at heart.

The Frida exhibit is a MUST!! The museum is fairly small compared to museums in bigger cities. There s reasonable parking available behind the building, just be sure to get the voucher when buying your ticket. The gift shop is a decent size. The Frist is a great way to spend a couple hours away from the more touristy parts of Nashville.

The Paris 1900 exhibit is lovely. The architecture is classic Art Deco and is a treasure.

Lots of interesting video and installation art in a beautiful old art deco post office.

Our children love this place, very relaxing and a good value.

They always change up their exhibits and the prices are great. I love coming here :)

Good service and nice art with very cheap prices too get in.

It is a beautiful art museum.Architecture of this place is so beautiful,even the washrooms are built very nicely.Its a must go place.Please visit.

Saw a wonderful exhibit of Native American art! Stunning