Frist Center for the Visual Arts Reviews

This is not a museum; it is an art center.Expect exhibits that reflect the freedom of not being a museum.

This is a great place to visit in Nashville. The staff is very helpful and professional. My friend came on an electric wheel chair that ran out of battery, they gave him another chair so he could enjoy the tour while his chair was recharging. It was great!

Peerless car exhibit in excellent venue. Well done.

Stellar. The building itself is worth the trip to see. The food in the cafe area is fantastic as well. I had one of the best salads of recent memory before a nice stroll through the exhibit. A Nashville must see.

Nice museum. Looked like it had a lot of good exhibition throughout the year

Excellent center for visual arts here in Nashville! Go see the car show!

Spacious museum with interesting exhibits. Recommend Eric Carle, indigenous female artists and 2010 Flood exhibits. Note that the restaurant will be closed January 13th for two weeks.

The staff is friendly and helpful. Enjoyed the Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera exhibit and other exhibits on the other floors.

This is my 2nd or 3rd time visiting this museum and I will definitely visit again when I am back in Nashville!

Great selection of exhibits that is always changing!

A must see for anyone visiting Nashville. The museum is pretty small, but they bring world class art to the city. They also have great events and their kids center is seriously amazing!!

The staff is incredibly nice and the exhibits are consistently updated!

Wonderful exhibits this time around. Just wish they had some art or a wing of art, that is there permanently. The architecture, of the building is amazing also.

Only worked there for events but staff always friendly place always clean and enjoyable to work there

Good museum at reasonable price. Can be easily accessed from the downtown hotels.

Not much of a permanent collection, so it depends on the exhibit.

They had local art. I got learn a bit more about Nashville from it

Only 2 stars bc they were under construction and only half was open. But they did only charge half price. Lots to do for kids.

They have art that non-artist people like me can appreciate.

I like it so much i bought a membership. I take my kids all the time!

Top notch! Parking in rear. Check website for special exhibitions.

Very interesting and always renew the bowel movements

For a "museum" the exhibitions are sub-par. If you're visiting with children, the second-floor kids section is great, but if the purpose of the visit is to see art, ensure that the two rotating exhibitions suit your needs prior to purchasing admission tickets.

My family has a membership so we go when i'm in town.

Beautiful, historic building with rotating exhibits. Never been disappointed by the curation.

A hidden treasure. They have traveling exhibits. Time you visit accordingly. But but they are great!

Very small exhibition. Good thing it was only $6. You could literally get through the exhibits in 10 minutes. I was hoping for more.

Excellent value! High quality, accessible, thought provoking traveling exhibits and incredibly friendly staff. There is free art-making everyday in the Martin ArtQuest studio including watercolors, stop motion animations, printmaking and an amazzzing interactive light board that is photographically irresistible. 18 and under are always free!

Paris 1900 was an amazing insight into turn of the century Paris. It was a delightful experience. The exhibit is only in town for three more days so you need to make plans this weekend if you want to see it.

Their special exhibits are nice but the permanent collection is very sparse. Nothing like the St. Louis art museum or those if other cities of a comparable size, so set your expetations accordingly and you will have an enjoyable experience. The architecture of the building is really cool and worth seeing if you've never been there before.

Well curated shows- Good reasonably priced food in the Cafe- Beautiful building

Saw the Italian car exhibit. The only thing I didn't like is that the coupon in the city saver coupon book has blackout dates.

Lovely place but seemed a short experience because there was just one exhibit. Would love to go back when there was more. Friendly staff and cute little cafe inside with an outside patio area. Check out the Flying Saucer pub right behind the museum on your way out though!! Super cool place! The Frist will validate some of the cost of parking if you are in the correct parking lot but be advised... The lot that is behind the Flying Saucer is pricey! We paid $15 to park and were in and out of both places in 2 hours or less.

Some of the art is nice and the building is beautiful but I was disappointed to not see any Musical Instrument Art in Nashville

Small art museum containing only traveling exhibits. Check the website to see what's being displayed. Nice adjoining restaurant for drinks or food.

Really lovely museum with very unique exhibits that featured highly diverse artists. When we went there were three main exhibits, one about Eric Carle (the very hungry caterpillar), one of different native american artists with a focus on native american women, and one by a pair of Portuguese twin artists. My wife and I really loved the uniqueness of the exhibits as there was not a lot of the same old themes and pieces you see at every art exhibit. My favorite was the works by the Portuguese twins just because they were amazingly eclectic and interesting.

Beautiful Paris 1900 exhibit. I will be back to see Monet and Van Gogh in February

This place had friendly and knowledgeable staff, and the Frida Kahlo/Diego Rovera exhibit was put together very well

Such a great museum! Loved the exhibits and interactive art room

Excellent exhibits, but the highlight of our visit was the ArtQuest upstairs for kids of all ages. Lots of great hands-on art opportunities there. The one thing I would say is the gift shop is pretty pricey - the art museum in Chsttanooga has a much better selection of items in all price ranges. A plus is they validate your parking, so instead of paying 30 dollars for 3 hours we only paid 6 dollars.

Always a great time at the Frist. Relevant and fresh exhibits that are curated very well. The cafe is a great spot to stop in and the music nights that they have during the summer or just a good time. Everything about the Frist is just fantastic. A big fan of the opening night parties they throw for members as well, it's worth it to be a member.

Interesting exhibits but no permanent collection. Old post office lobby is interesting.

The Paul Mellon exhibit is fantastic!! A must see for the art connoisseur...

We have enjoyed the Frist Art Museum several times and this visit was just as great. We loved the Eric Carle exhibit very much, along with the Native Indian Women art exhibit. The museum itself used to be the Nashville post office. We have enjoyed each exhibit we have encountered there. There is a pay-lot for parking. If you are traveling to Nashville be sure to make time for this museum.

It was a delightful exhibit. I learned a lot about that era in Mexico and Frida Kahlo's part in it. I loved seeing clothing that she might have worn, jewelry and hat's and hair. These things in addition to her art. Wonderful!

The Frist is an amazing art museum with always changing features, the price is always friendly, bring a student or military ID and its even better. Do not forget to validate your parking or it will cost you. Use the museums lot not the one across the street, and do check out the pub next door for an after activity meal, it has good food and a fun atmosphere.

Beautiful museum. Frida exhibit was wonderful. Easy parking a plus.

A wonderful host for art galleries of different kinds.

Paris 1900 exhibit was very nice- thouroughly enjoyed it.

This was a wonderful five star experience. In my opinion it's everything you'd want a modern gallery to be. The works came equipped with explanations and definitions of all the objets d'art.

A great thing for the city to have. It would be nice if they could expand /have a permanent collection

Great place to take the family for day of art and good food

The Monsters & Myths and The Murals of North Nashville Now exhibits

Its quite small. But the quality of the content is worth the trip.

The Impressionist exhibit is very good and a great value, especially considering those under 18 get in free. Don't miss it!

For Homeschoolers, second Monday of every month is family day. Kids are free and just have to pay $15 for rest of family. Kids love going to the activity area on the top floor.

Attended the Kahlo/Rivera and Diana Al-Hadid exhibition, tidy space, not too big, you don't get exhausted. Neat upper area to tinker around in. Large gift shop.