Walker Art Center Review

If you want art that will challenge you in a building that has plenty of room for surprises, this is your place. I'm constantly surprised with their collection, the inventiveness of the art, and their bravery to take risks with what they curate. I highly recommend that you try the artist-created mini-golf there! It comes with a pass to the museum, and it's a lovely way to have fun and take in the beauty of the Minneapolis Skyline.

Not a huge museum but very engaging and well-managed. Love the inclusion of artwork from diverse perspectives and groups of people.

One of my favorite places to go, and visiting often for new installations is always something to look forward to!

Get out of your comfort zone with modern art. Celebrate pop culture in a new way.

The art on display was great! and the look of the building is really interesting and fun to walk around in. However, if you're going as a teen (In jeans and a plain shirt mind you) be aware of the fact that you will be stopped on multiple occasions. One piece of art I saw appeared to have water inside but it was so still that it seemed it may just have been a clear top piece. I didn't want to touch the piece so I blew at it very lightly (Stupid? yes, but at least I didn't touch it) it did move slightly but we ended up both having to move on as one of the employees told us to knock it off. On another occasion I was stopped and asked if I could change how I was wearing my small bag so it didn't look like a backpack (as the rules dont allow backpacks) this however was no big deal and was easily changed. The third and last occasion was inside a gallery that was dedicated to the kind of sarcastic witty art I love. One piece had words so small I came within a foot of the piece. An employee made their way over and told me to stay one foot from the piece, I wasn't leaning in so I believe they meant I should not point at it too closely either. After my first mistake I made ever effort to not do anything inappropriate but whether it was our age or just that particular set of staff we were always watched, and at points followed, through the gallery. The staff did approach us quietly though which I appreciate. All the same it's hard to enjoy art under stress.

You can find some of the most pretentious and uninspiring artwork here lately. The Walker capitalizes on the fact that Minneapolis is a white bread cultural desert and people desperate to see art will praise whatever garbage they throw up for display. The Walker has it's best decades well behind them.

Love this place with all of my ! It's gorgeous and full of creativity and inspiration!

The Walker Art Center has a lot to offer with it new sculpture garden and giant Big Blue Rooster they also have a new Cafe located inside the building with great views of downtown Minneapolis. And it's nice and quite it's a fun experience and a fun place to go hang out with your friends. Bring your laptop or a book or just walk around and look at all the wonderful sculptures and really amazing artwork it's a great place to visit there's always something wonderful happening at the Walker Art Center go online and look at their website for a list of things happening at the Walker

A great place in the neighborhood full of wonderful Modern Art. Architecture alone is worthy of Museum presence..

Some of the arts there were weird to me and I didn't understand evrything I looked at.

Great casual place to spend time and look at wonderful art.

A beautiful museum inside and out. People 18 and under get in free which is nice and there is ample parking in the underground lot for the at center and on the surface lots for the sculpture garden.

Excellent exhibits and a large sculpture garden that is a Must-See!

The WAC always has fantastic exhibits. There are some thought provoking ones there now that are so relevant for our time.

Great weather and the misting from the bridge made this a wonderful day in the Sculpture Garden. A must visit for everyone for a couple's outing.

My children (9 & 11) were not at all inspired/interested by the art here, most of the experience for them was "creepy" - I don't recommend for children. They liked the MIA much more!

Really just used the bathroom. 10/10 nice bathroom, good flushing power

So much fun for the family love the put put course!

I find the hole modern art thing very boring! Go to the MIA!

Sculpture park is wonderful, exhibits were wonderful, loved the theater with digital content selection. Could have used 1 more large gallery.

It's an Art Center. Need I say more.
Enlightenment awaits.

Loved being able to walk outside and enjoy the weather while seeing some great art! We took our time as it was a gorgeous fall morning and got to see what it was all about!

Easy and inexpensive parking, great exhibits, helpful and accommodating staff. One of Minneapolis' best.

First off, my wife and I love art museums so we came here suuupppeeerr excited and were soooo disappointed. Maybe I went during a poor showing or something but other than the sculptures outside, the "art" was of extremely poor quality. They literally had a picture of a butt repeated on a wall a hundred times or so. They also had a sign that simply said "F <insert someone's name>," a table with books on it (look at from a distance of course because it's art), etc. My wife and I both said to each other "it'll get better" when we first started our way through. It didn't. A poorly taken black and white photo of a lady with a fake mustache isn't art. Oh, there's also a picture of the corner of a cardboard box (not kidding). It looked like it was taken with a fast lens shot wide open so it at least had some bokeh. Similar to something you take when you get your first 50mm f1.8 lens. If you want to see real art, go to the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA), or the others located within 10 or so minutes from here.

Parking is fairly inexpensive. Go every year for Arrow Awards and just love them!

Free family Thursday evenings. It's a good family activity

The outdoor sculpture garden is a fun place to visit. Many unique items to see. Inside you'll see modern artwork and artifacts.

Can't get a hair cut. It's an art center you see art there.

Fabulous Walker Art Center and Gardens! I recently visited the Walker and was excited to see all the wonderful exhibits. Back in October I had a chance to tour the newly designed Sculpture Garden and was happy to see some of my sculpture favorites were still there. There are so many new sculptures in the Garden now! They'll become my new favorites with the beautifully redesigned Garden. Always a wonderful and exciting time when visiting the Walker!

While I appreciate all art and love going to galleries, I found myself unimpressed with the Walker. To each their own.

Wonderful place to enjoy various Artist and learn. I Recommend this to All Ages.

Great family venue and great addition to sight seeing list for out-of-towners.

Not fun at all the art I was trying to see was paused by the rude security there. Like this was like the 50th museum I've been to...

Outdoor art ... sidewalks around the park to view.. wheelchair does well here.

Beautifully updated sculpture garden. Wonderful location to bring the family for an afternoon.

A great way to spend a whole day! There are so many fascinating exhibits to enjoy, expand your horizons, and lose yourself in. The movie theatre usually has an interesting film to watch. the gift shop NEVER disappoints with unique things you didn't know you needed....The only downside can be the pricing for non-members if you are just going to be there once in a while. But it is worth it to go enjoy, if you have never been there before, do yourself a favor!

The facilities here are very modern; unfortunately, so is the art. About halfway through the galleries I wanted my money back. In all, there were only 2 or 3 pieces in the entire museum that did anything for me.

The adjoining sculpture garden was more of the same--the grounds were very nice, the sculptures very incomprehensible. Now if you like modern art then by all means pay these places a visit. If not, then stay very very very far away.

Interesting presentations on contemporary art. Well worth it if you like contemporary art.

Great museum, architecture, and exhibits. Spent a few hours here and worth the time

Love going here on my days off and enjoying the beautiful art

Always a lovely free place to walk around and enjoy art.

Great staff, unique artwork and very welcoming to all ages

Really cool building, nice exhibit. Can't wait to see the sculpture garden when it reopens in June 2017.

Always an adventure of the mind. I love getting fully list in mind and body. Suspend logic and reason, a lot won't make sense this way

Loved the McGuire theater space, it was comfortable and intimate. If a bit confusing to find from the lobby...which really needs seating for the less able bodied. Not everyone can sit so low and get up with out falling down. The re-imaging of Swan Lake was profoundly beautiful. I wish it ran a whole month! I would have seen it again. I will definitely check out more offerings. I'll just not get there too early.

Great collection of modern and contemporary art. Beautiful building and fabulous Sculpture Garden. Newly renovated.

Took my wife here for date night! Did not disappoint!

Love going here all summer, kind of like my quiet place.

This building is really pretty. The outdoor small building that opens up to the sky is wonderful. The tree with the chimes is amazing.

Very enjoyable art, the kids loved it. We went to the outdoor art display. The kids really like the large rooster. The spoon with the cherry was a great photo opportunity.

Waste of money and time. Pretentious is our description. Employees are standing near each exhibit which I understand, but they look like guards, not one smile returned. The Sculpture Garden is worth seeing and that part is free. For a fascinating and fun day go to the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Light was out for the cherry. Nothing else worth looking at. Not sure what's up with a big blue chicken.