Walker Art Center Reviews

Art here is a little more modern, not contemporary, occasionally has activities for family that are fun

Cool place. Parking is a few dollars. Lots of outdoor sculptures

Very good place, you can have very good pictures here

Leaving a poor review and hoping to change it down the road.
It seems the Walker is in transition. I just hope they do a good job and get there ASAP.
Right now it seems 1/3 of the museum is closed off and waiting for a new show. The other 2/3rds is showing works that are a well below average representation of what they have in their collection. I don't know why anyone would think leaving the hits in storage was a good idea when so much of the museum is walled off. The place feels soulless.
The museum is a shell of itself. So I cannot recommend a visit at this time.

Definitely can't say I understood all of the art but it was very interesting and nice to walk through.

Great art exhibits. Both inside and outside. Outside exhibits are free and inside exhibits are free the 1st Saturday of every month.

Staff is friendly and creative, keep it up winderfuls!

I love art but the displays here are alittle to modern for my taste. Glad there are free days because I would not pay to see most exhibits here.

Creative art, modern, asks the big questios, definitely coming back in the near future.

The reason the plants in the park by the Walker are so lush is because everyone vomits on the shrubbery after viewing the horror of the so called art center

I have just saw the sculptures park and it's original, cool and clean place to visit.

The museum is a wonderful collection of contepomi art. Recommend the rooftop view of the city. Thursday's from 5 to 9 the museum is free. The crowning glory is the sculpture garden across the street. Absolutely wonderful!!

If you love modern art and great people watching.... This is the spot!

Want to go for a walk in city without hassle? This is a place for it.

Full of arts, beautiful place for family and friends. Loved it.

Maybe I was to too many modern art museums recently and got a little "spoiled" but this place didn't meet my expectations in full. Some exhibitions are extraordinary, some seem to be empty shells. Nevertgeless, a place to go to while in Minneapolis!

The garden is spectacular in the summer and the gallery inside is always fun.

Always a favorite for free Thursday viewings and the sculpture garden. I highly recommend the British Arrow Awards for seasonal holiday fun viewing of very moving to very funny advertising commercials from the UK

The Body Electric exhibit was weird, creepy and a complete disappointment. I want to see art, not videos, selfies, old televisions and soap dispensers. Here's hoping the next exhibit is worth the admission.

An interesting museum worth a visit. Not my favorite with respect to modern art in the United States, but certainly my favorite in Minneapolis. Be sure to check out the sculpture garden. The architecture of the museum is also a treat.

The best center for the arts I ve had the pleasure of spending a lot of time at. And they use their space so efficiently to punch so far above their weight that this is frankly one of the best and savviest art centers in the country.

The sculpture garden is, of course, one of the great icons of the Cities, and that alone is cause for celebration.

But they also do a huge variety of great events. Phenomenal music including some of the best adventurous jazz in the region, among other great performances. Their various dance and film series are also superb. Great lectures and presentations. Oh, and the larger theater for performances is simply a stunning space.

The actual gallery space always strikes me as a little smaller than I wish it was, so there s not as much visual art to explore here as you might presume. But that said, they use the space to great effect and bring wonderful exhibits.

All in all, one of the best supporters of the arts and culture in the nation, with a remarkably rich and varied assortment of delights.

If you come here even three times in a year, it s completely worth it to become a member. (Or if you simply love arts and the Cities, you owe it to yourself to join.)

A few more notables: Esker Grove, the restaurant, is stellar, and their annual Rock the Garden festival costs too much for a one-day event, but it s so much fun in such an awesome space that it s worth it if you chalk the rest of the cost up to a good deed for the arts.

#LoveTheWalker

We went on a Monday and it was closed but the outdoor art was a nice trade off and free! Loved taking a picture with the bug blue chicken haha!

Though conceptual art is not my favorite, the works on display were so well chosen, I left feeling inspired.

One of my favorite spots to visit everytime in the cities!

This is the art center adjacent to Minneapolis scptures garden

Took a friend here to see the beautiful gardens and sculptures. Found lots of removed trees, swampy sod freshly installed in their places and no garden buildings. The charm is completely gone. Consolation prize was our selfie in front of the cherry/spoon, which had no trees in the background, only traffic and parking lot vistas. WHO THE HECK WAS THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT?

Nice remodel however charges to see the old art too expensive

Judgmental staff and the art wasn't very artsy at all.

So much fun to walk across the Stone Arch Bridge across the Mississippi River. Need information knowing that it was funded by James J Hill around 1880. And also it is the second oldest Stone bridge on the whole Mississippi River.

Outside sculpture garden was great. Nice works in great setting. Would visit again if I visit Twin Cities in the future.

This is a beautiful place full of culture and beautiful pieces of art. Definitely worth every minute

Great way to enjoy part of a day walking through an outside sculpture garden on flat easy paths to walk on. Some sculptures are interactive.

Great building and some nice art inside. Big building so plan to be there few hours if u want to enjoy the building and the art properly. Architecture of the building very unique and great design for a museum

I am giving this a five as the curators were thoughtful in what they displayed in the Adios Utopia exhibit. The art, which touches on the Fidel Castro regime is haunting as we see so many parallels in the USA circa 2017. Challenging free speech , controlling the media- it is all there in the exhibit. I urge anyone interested in expressive Art, Latin American art, Cuba, 20-21st century history or political science to make the trip to Minneapolis and take in the exhibit; it is worth a plane flight from Chicago or other metro areas to take in all things Cubano. Don't miss the window of opportunity, as special interests are lobbying to isolate Cuba once again. Cuban artists are largely uncorrupted, and courageous in their genius!

They're great art exhibit to go and check out. And they have a great youth group for photography. And also a great theater to see Indies films.

Varied, fresh collection. Excellent grounds. Friendly staff

Very interesting for the eclectic, & the entire family!

A nice place to see after checking out the sculpture garden. Cool art and nice staff. A good place for a date although I just went with my friend Doug. Who...... Actually tried to kiss me here. That was wackadoo. Def leave an afternoon to check out both places.

Did not enjoy the hovering docents (art police)! Won't go back.

The sculpture art is a bit abstract but the building is interesting. Recommend highly the outdoor sculpture garden.

A place where you can share many art experiences. You will learn a lot.

Love the new upgrades. Mini golf, picnic tables, restaurant (unsure of their hours) and the sculptures .

Pretty cool spot to visit. The cherry is a sprinkler and I'm sure its fantastic in the summer heat.

Regional but wonderful with a fabulous sculpture garden.

Only one gallery was open, to be fair, and we did not enjoy that gallery at all. It was full of modern "art" such as pajamas hanging on a clothes rack. Not our cup of tea!

Very clean and crisp while I have there for a short time.

Alot of racist pieces referring to white people and white cops. And a special section devoted to black power. Anyone see anything wrong with this? I do. And will never re visit this place.

It was a great place to just get away and relax and see new things

Sculpture garden was great, a 10, however this art museum is pathetic as the so-called art lacks even the most basic of thought or creativity. One would find more forethought, creativity and inspiration walking through the art class of a first grader. A complete waste of your time and money.

The gardens are free. There is a giant spoon that threatens to catapult a Maraschino onto the Basilica of Saint Mary and a Paul Bunyon's Great Ultramarine Cock. The meadows are filling in nicely and I'm excited to visit in more Clement weather. People stroll here, even on cold winter's days! Like really stroll! Good walk bridge to Loring park. Inside there's art, but they haven't bought too many local or emerging artist's works, which should be against their charter. Paul Klee's trough of blue powder would look good on the giant spoon and the Cherry could garnish the architectural picnic shelter where the glass fish used to swim. So there's also a shiny balloon dog and melted walls. I've also seen l'Arte inside that made me cry: moved by anger, grief, lament, sorrow, joy, and bleeding boredom. There's also a chef upstairs that amuses the bouche. I'm told.

Not my style of art. So glad we went on a free day. Wasn't worth paying for it.

Excellent space in the city. The day we went it was free. The at exhibitions were amazing. The outside landscape we very well done.

My family enjoyed the Walker Art Center very much. Probably the highlight of our visit was a stroll around the sculpture garden outside the art center. It has the iconic cherry on the spoon sculpture as well as several other very interesting works of art. The exhibits inside were also very nice. We were a little surprised that there wasn t more on display inside the center.

A unique and interesting art museum with a free flowing layout. Includes a cafe at the roof level with a great view of the city and a featured art exhibit that doubles as a mini golf course.

The sculpture garden is a fantastic stop for locals and tourists alike!

Wonderful experience, like always! Interesting, provocative and engaging art displays. Sparkling clean atmosphere indoors as well as outdoors

I love the Walker center. Thay have special days marked in their calendar for the free admission.
But regular day you will have to pay.