Walker Art Center Reviews

Good new restaurant right at the entry. Try it on a Thursday night.

Awesome. First Saturday is free. Love this place although I feel like the staff and security profile people of color following them around.

Almost all of the major works aren't on display currently. Severely disappointed.

Don't take the family, unless you want over zealous minders screaming don't touch every 5 minutes while your kid sits in a chair that you later realize someone had tried to pawn off as art. The only thing mildly entertaining was a dolphin avatar that talked back to you. Which was cool ..... in 1999. Save the money and go across the street to the sculpture garden.

This place is ok. It's progressive modern art, and for me it didn't really make since. But if your into this perticular kind of art it's definitely worth a visit

In addition to the galleries, there is a Cinema and a Performing Arts venue. Always worth seeing what is showing and playing!

Have lived in MN about 10 yrs. Didn't learn till recently that every 1st Saturday was free. Kids had a great time making stamp books and buttons.

Pretty neat place to explore alot of history in the arts

I m learning to appreciate contemporary art. Certainly worth a visit

Amazing contemporary building, the place was full of techies attending a conference the day we were there. The exhibits were so-so.

I've been a member here for many years and for the most part I'm pleased with the exhibit selections and the film offerings. The events are well produced and the renovation of the museum with the addition of Esker Grove has been a thoughtful one. The gift store has an incredible selection of books. I just saw the Adios Utopia (going until March 18) and it was quite good.

I prefer less modern art, but if you like modern this is the place to go.

The renewed sculpture garden is a great place to wander around and take fun photos

Downtown, beautiful, free. Great experience. Easy street parking everywhere!

Beautiful art pieces that are ever changing love coming back often to see what's new

Typical dreck for the rusticants of Minnesota. Pay a bit more for the superlative Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim. Of course the fabulous Getty and Hrischorn are always free. There are so many other fine and smaller museums of modern art around the country that clearly outshine this architectural monstrosity of Minnesota chic. However, the Sculpture Garden is a nice place of serenity. The bushes offer a clandestine place to barf after being visually assaulted by the indoor collection and snarky "prison guards". So many of us in the arts fault Halbreich for her disastrous decision to turn down state funds for the expansion. That will continue to cripple the Walker for years to come and leave it as only a regional favorite.

The review concerns itself principally with the sculpture garden.

I was concerned that the rehabilitated facility might not present art with the same August reverence as that of its preceding iteration.

It scale and layout are magnificent. The pieces themselves, as I see them are remarkably uneven.

Some of the pieces justify the claim that artists fall outside any authority or dominance hierarchy. Other pieces, regrettably, demonstrate that other artists fall beneath the aforementioned hierarchies.
Worth a visit.

What a great sculpture garden! Seeing spoonbridge and cherry was a treat, and you re allowed such great access. The blue chicken and other sculptures are beautiful and interesting as well! What a wonderful space, and it s so well maintained! Walker Art Center is a do not miss! I ll definitely be back next time I m in the Twin Cities!

When in the Twin Cities, this place makes my mind work hard. I love it!

Excellent modern collection. Very nicely curated. The sculpture garden is awesome. The cafe is tastier than expected. Plus, military ID gets you in FREE!

Excellent exhibits and the sculpture garden out back is phenomenal on a nice day. The cafe inside is a bit more spendy but has great food.

I'm a teenager and I have gone with my school and my family, most recently during the Van Gogh exhibit. My brother and I enjoyed it, he liked a bunch of old swords, guns, and armor and I liked the Van Gogh section because it reminded me of the Doctor Who episode "Vincent and The Doctor." Anyway, the time I went on a tour with my school it was not as fun because we were rushed through so I didn't have time to look at stuff. I also like to look at art alone because guides and friends are distracting so I didn't like that field trip much. Over all it is a great museum, I'll go back again for sure!

Waste of money. Conceptual art exhibition at the time. Who goes to art museums to read? If so, I can go to a library for free. Avoid!! But the free sculpture park is great.

It was ok would have been better if they didn't think a picture of a swear word was art.

It is a great building but the exhibition when I was there was average

NEVER go on the first Saturday of the month! It's family "free" day. Sounds good, but there is NOWHERE to park. We drove around the parking ramp for 30 minutes, then had to pay $3 just to escape, without ever having been able to park. I love to support the arts, but that was extremely disappointing, especially after we drove a distance to get there. Won't go back any time soon.

Always been a great place to come with the family. They have renovated the grounds with new sculptures and artwork. Worth a visit if it's been a while.

I come Thursday nights for free, nice view of the city outside.

Don't like how they have changed this area. There used to be green shrubs and bushes and flowers... Now it's all open to traffic and bulidings are your view. I was very disappointed.

Almost always good exibition happening. Free for under 18. Highly recommended if you're visiting. Easily accessible by bike or mass transit.

nice building and park cool well stuffed shop but to many exhibits closed (beginning of March 18)

I found the atmosphere to be quite pretentious, although staff was helpful with varying degrees of knowledge. Art displayed was abstract and sub par.

Great museum with rotating exhibits and a great permanent collection. Awesome gift shop, and amazing library (but make sure you make an appointment for the library first!)

kid friendly and sculptures are close enough together to only have a short walk

Choose 1 exhibit per visit, otherwise the sensory overload will cause your brain to explode. That said love the art. But I do wish they would've left the sculpture garden alone. Not too keen on the update.

Very nice modern art center. King of expensive though.

Almost all of the parts of the museum was inappropriate for children and even many adults. It involves nudity and shows inappropriate parts of the body, that should not be seen by kids. Plus, it is not worth the money that you pay to get in. I'm really disappointed.

I m not a huge fan of museums, but the Walker is one of a handful I can appreciate. The rotating collections are unique, intriguing, and worth the visit. The newly designed sculpture garden also has quite a few pieces which are worth the up close look.

Great place to spend an Afternoon. It can also be a nice romantic place to bring a date in the evening.

The walker art center is wonderful. Interesting architecture and design of the building itself, but the inner exhibits are quite exquisite. There is a restaurant inside as well and it is in close proximity to the sculpture garden.

But my favorite experience is the sculpture garden. And it was just recently, as of this posting, renovated. New sculptures, lawn care and there is even an artistic mini golf course!

This place is a Minneapolis gem. Make time to check out the sculpture garden while you're here.

Such a great museum. Appropriately priced. Amazing selection, if you can see everything in one day you probably didn't take a good enough look. Cafe was good and parking was easy.

A wonderful place for a leisurely stroll.... Even when the weather does not cooperate. There are many photo opportunities throughout.

Beautiful place, a whole lot of beautiful modern art. Worth visiting

I did not go through the Walker Art Museum but I did walk around the sculpture gardens outside. These have change significantly in the past year but there are some very iconic pieces of artwork outside. The dropback of the downtown Minneapolis skyline makes for a beautiful setting. Overall, I would not say that this place is the most interesting but it is definitely worth going once.

A wonderful museum. Just over all a great experience.

The modern art on display at this museum was absolutely some of the greatest things I ve ever seen. I have never before appreciated art in such a way. There were moments where I was brought to tears, moments where I laughed, and moments where I just stood there trying to understand. Some of which I could not, but it was still a beautiful experience. However if I could convince the group I was with about how modern art is not just strange, then it would ve been perfect. Yes some people who would see a replication of a car from a fatal accident, or body parts set up in a crate, or CDs stuck to a wall with honey dripping down would be considered strange. But the art behind the pieces is everything. I only wish I had more time to understand every single piece. Also if you are in the military you get in for free!!! A member of our group got all 4 of us in for free. Also the gift shop has some really cool books and overpriced souvenirs, but what is a great gift shop with out that? Will definitely come again, but most likely by myself so I can appreciate the art in a different way. But YES make sure you visit if you re in the area!!!!

Viewed outside only. I wouldn't go back unless someone asked me to take them

The Walker is a national treasure. Fortunately, it's not a Smithsonian on the Mall because it's better in Minneapolis.

Always a joy to see the Spoon and Cherry. And Thursday are free thanks to Target!

Didn't eat anything but the staff is very friendly to us when we were fixing their underground service. The smells we're very tempting. Us Xcel guys would recommend it highly!

First of all, the prices were way too high. Then, they have terrible security. There were so many people just walking in and not paying. The restaurant was the worst! We just wanted a glass of water! They sent us to the counter to order then back to the front then to the counter then to a high top than back to the counter and then they said that they had a table ready!!! We were so annoyed we just left. We are not coming back.

They really need to get with the times and get some decent exhibits. Also, for such a large place they had not much to see. I kind of felt cheated.