Walker Art Center Reviews

"Multiples" was wonderful. The gift shop always gets me.

Great place for couples to relax, eat at great restaurants, spend a romantic over night at one of the fine hotels in downtown Minneapolis.

This is one of the great venues in America for looking at art, large scale, 3-d/video/delicate and immense, or intimate close-up small engravings/photographs/printed matter. I took in an important exhibition on Cuban art since the Revolution (1956 to the present), - dense, magnificently placed, huge number of examples in just about every medium, but primarily, the highest quality of work. Excellent docents particularly useful for this show. The Walker is a destination point and worth jumping on a plane from anywhere to visit. Proud to have such a great place in our country for art.

Beautiful, well laid out, so much modern art to see and dont forget to check out the iconic sculpture garden

I love Target Thursday is there free go enjoy the museum this round is kind of weird but that's what makes art ....art..!#

Went to Winter at the Walker and it was a blast! Can't complain with a free campfire, sledding hills, a sauna, and crafting opportunities inside. It was all free. I'm giving this 3 stars though because I didn't really understand much of the art that was actually within the museum.

Went on a double date here. It was the only one, but at least the art was nice.

Art is about Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. The Walker "art" center's goal is to deconstruct anything to do with those virtues.
If you think you found art here, then you need to read "The Emperors New Clothes" and reflect on your life and how you got to the brainwashed state you find yourself in.
If they had a room with a brown line on the floor and said it was from a dog scraping his butt, i'm sure all the "art" fans at the Walker would gather around and marvel at the genius of it. What an utter joke.
Tear it down, perform an exorcism on the ruins, and put in a real art gallery with some actual art.

Big disappointment. Time would be better spent doing laundry at home. Minneapolis Institute of Art FAR better option. MIA free as well.

Layout is a bit confusing with lots of stairs. The exhibits were well labeled and thought provoking.

Loved silent movie night this summer! The walker is a favorite.

Love love love the annual #britishspiritawards show. Otherwise I find this place pretentious in a way that grates on me. YMMV.

Gorgeous area. Was part of a meeting here and it went very well. Very nice staff.

Anti white violent art last time was there not even art just propaganda

Really $30 for two of us to see a rug on a wall? Oh or the two bathrobes marked "them" and "us"? I could have vomited on the floor and drew a frame with crayon around it and called It "feeding the earth" and some liberal moron would have thought it was awesome. On Thursday mornings our garbage man has a bunch of Walker Art Center "art" in his truck as he drives by. It was an embarrassment for legitimate art lovers.

Good permanent collection and they often have great exhibits. The ground are great for a stroll and mini golf, art style is always fun in the summer.

Visited on a busy Saturday to see the British Arrow Awards. Excellent! The art museum was interesting (to say the least) with several different floors of modern, contemporary exhibits. Like all art, some were better than others depending on your interpretation. Although we didn't stop in Esker Grove restaurant is the hot new dining spot in town with great views out to the sculpture park. For out of town visitors who enjoy modern art, this is a good place to visit.

Very interesting and educational for adults and children

This is an amazing museum in Minneapolis. The art in the museum and the sculptures in the garden make thus one of my favorite places.

Meh... Do any of the other Mpls museums, they all offer a better experience

Pretty boring artwork with a limited amount of pieces to view. The sculpture garden is just boring, I m sorry to say. There are only like 10 sculptures and 2 of them are cool. I d rather take a walk in Loring park. They should really sell the land so something better can be put in, that land s prime real estate and it s a shame to see it being used for such a lackluster purpose. Nothing against the employees, service was never bad when I went there.

A beautiful building with amazing grounds. The collection was not as strong as I was expecting from the Walker, but it is a great art center with easy parking.

Free Saturday was amazing until we were abruptly removed from the shop by a wedding taking photos with no communication from Staff, just a very rude photographer.

Beautiful building with interesting exhibits. Although few, each exhibit is huge.

Love, love, love the Sculpture Garden! I chat with Spoon & Cherry daily!

Great place to walk and immerse yourself with good art. Macalester College near by, a must visit!

Not a huge art guy but the facilities were wonderful

Went with my 5 year old on a first Saturday. Great family time!

Amazing, and diverse collection of modern art. Beautiful building, with a rooftop garden and nearby sculpture garden. Admission seems a bit pricey but when you realize that the experience of this collection opens your eyes to alter your view of the world it is vastly more affordable than a plane ticket. In a fabulous way it made me think. I was able to see events from around the world through the eyes of many others. Truly a great opportunity for all. Let yourself be uncomfortable and broaden your views and question the norm.

Gr8 place and it s free on thurs nights !!! Just don t bring ur friend that makes fun of art the entire time !!!

Breathtaking sculptures! Many well known worldwide scalptors and artists!!! Nice place to visit with family... parking is affordable.

Nice place , $15 entrance also you can do a membership to get discounts. 8 floor building full of art. Paints , sculptures, video motions and more.

My daughter loves the Spoonbridge & Cherry sculpture. She call the Cherry on the Spoon!

The garden was absolutely beautiful. We enjoyed our visit. The Cherry and Spoon statue is tops! Great day and area.

It may be a little strange because it is a modern art. A great place to experience new things. After seeing Sculpture Park and seeing the Art Center, the afternoon hours are plentiful. The coffee on the first floor is delicious.

Well worth the visit. I was also pleased to find a parking spot for my RV.

The first museum to purchase and hang a big Chuck Close. This would be enough, but there is more, oh, so much more!

Just had my first visit once the remodel and thought it was terrific. A highly accessible, education-oriented modern art museum with a really terrific collection in the heart of one of the coolest neighborhoods in the cities.

It's a nice museum with great collections, but it's a little small.

There is nothing but strange modern art. Most resembled trash. Even has gay art. The price of admission is too high and shouldn't even be there. Go to MIA instead.

All ways a pleasure.sculpture garden has a lot of new pieces

Great staff, sculpture garden... Sad that the solarium is disassembled and fish fountain/palms gone. Was a great oasis in our cold winters.

Definitely check this out if you haven't yet or if you are visiting. Inside, it has a great collection of art that rotates in and out. The new collections are fun to see.

Outside the Walker is my favorite. It's a sculpture garden with many things to see. I have been here countless times and will go again.

The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. They are protective of art (naturally), so children are welcomed but must be watched so they don't touch the art or past the lines near the art. We brought our kids here since they were little. They do have special events for families and children, which we really appreciate.

Truly an enjoyable and memorable experience for all.

Did not feel welcome here. I was here with my wife and was confronted once for being too close to an installation that was in the center of a room that had no boundary defined, and a second time less then 10 minutes later for pointing at a framed photo. Not for touching, but for pointing. I was very disheartened by the experience.

Really fun place to visit with lots of sculptures large and small. Nice walking paths and chairs and benchs to rest and look. Parking lot at end of road where it turns to left...pay lot. There are occasionally 1 hour free spots on the street. This is a beautifully cared for, clean, and well kept exhibit. Easy to find in a quiet neighborhood. Worth a trip.

Great place, words cannot describe. I've never been disappointed though.

Very interesting pieces to be viewed and read about. I wish we could have spent more time here.

It's one of my favorite art museums! It's kind of a maze and it feels like it's made for a very specific audience. The art is very beautiful though. Go for the art, not for family friendly. EXCEPT!!!! They have free first Saturdays targeted towards families! You have to scratch the surface in order to get the real experience :)

Great museum with provoking and original art. Can't wait for the sculpture garden to reopen.

Great park to walk around and look at some art. Was recently remodeled.

The past few times I've visited there was only 1 exhibit open at a time. Which I can understand but definitely takes away from the experience and what you expect going into the walker. I don't love the newest additions in the sculpture garden BUT I do still love it here. The vibe of it is 100% Minnesotan. Feels like home. As an artist I would just like to see more.

I love the new site layout. Same place just better use of spaces and great summer place to visit. will see how the first winter goes.

Relaxing place, on the outskirts of Minneapolis, from which you can see the city and relax on the green

I love art, particularly paintings and photography. The Walker Art Center isn't my favorite type of art, being contemporary, but if that's what you like this is a fantastic place. The sculpture garden is quite nice, too.

Fun place. Do check it out if you are in town. I love creative stuff and this was great! We spent around 3 hours here.

I love this park. Theres always something new to do there during summer. You can spend a beautiful day there with family where kids can play and they have dancing bands and other events on Sunday too

Love the rooftop golfing and the expansive city views! Beautiful building and impressive artwork.

We went on Thursday evening where admission is free for all ages from 5pm to 9pm. The exhibits were very interesting, intriguing, and beautiful. Then there happened to be a 2nd annual fashion show! Was awesome!! My 8 yr old really enjoyed himself, staff is courteous, and nice. One gal even got into showing him about an art piece of blank dog tags shaped as Afghanistan, with record of fallen soldiers from 2010-2014 (I may be wrong on the beginning year). And other staff would answer his questions or pique his thoughts in response. Was really neat. Also has interactive art pieces which is great too.

Extensive collection that will leave you wondering what the heck art really even is!