Weisman Art Museum

In town visiting relatives and looking for something to do on a Saturday afternoon. Despite the Gopher football game that afternoon we ventured onto campus and easily found parking in the art museum's parking lot.The museum's exterior is typical Frank Gehry and very interesting. The museum itself is free and actually rather small. Given its size I am guessing much of their collection cannot be displayed. What they did have displayed was mildly interesting. I think we spent maybe 30 minutes or so exploring.Bottom line I wouldn't go out of my way to visit this unless you are a big fan of Frank Gehry's architecture.

My friend and I visited the Weisman Art Museum when we were in Minneapolis for Memorial Day weekend. It isn't huge (especially because we had just missed an exhibit, so several rooms were closed off), but I thought the collection was really special - lots of contemporary artists and works. I really loved pieces by Wangari Mathenge, Salah Elmur, Joy Labinjo, Dawoud Bey, Jacob Lawrence, and Jim Denomie. Their collection was diverse and interesting and not the typical collection of the average American art museum. If you're interested in contemporary art, definitely don't sleep on the Weisman Art Museum: small but special!

Great museum, a nice variety of art for everyone. Parking ramp is easy to navigate. No food or drink allowed. Great views super cool building

Great art museum. Easily able to see everything in a few hours with some rotating exhibits. When we went there was a feature with digital art that was really interesting. The hotel exhibit is great and really interactive. My kids loved the museum too. Great way to spend a couple of hours and it is free! Very cool exterior too. Lovely place

Visitors will probably be more impressed with the outside more than inside, but nevertheless, the museum is full of interesting artworks of the traditional and non-traditional variety, is relatively small compared to many other art museums and, most importantly, is free!As part of our trip to Minneapolis, my wife and I stopped by to visit the Weisman Art Museum, but really we wanted to see the amazing Frank Gehry-designed exterior. If anyone has seen photos of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, then the Weisman museum will look very familiar with its shiny, silver, twisting steel shell. The Weisman Art Museum has a much lower profile than the Guggenheim in Bilbao, but it looks every bit like a piece of architecture right out of a Picasso painting. For photos, visitors could take the elevator down to the street level and get their shots in there, but an even better location is probably by the pedestrian bridge (Washington Avenue Pedestrian Bridge) outside.The museum sits right in the heart of the University of Minnesota's campus so there is plenty of foot traffic around the museum's entrance. On the Friday afternoon that we visited, school was back in session at the university, but it was very quiet in the museum. There were a few visitors here and there inside, but we were free to roam around inside without anyone else around. The museum was only 1 floor and very manageable. It took us about only 1 hour to walk around the museum at a leisurely pace and that was even cutting it long. The collection of art inside varied with a lot of it not actually only being paintings. Overall, the Weisman Art Museum was a nice, quiet, chill spot to relax and just look at some art while not letting that one activity hog up half of your day.

This is part of the University of Minnesota campus. Great architecture designed by Gehry. It's right along the Mississippi River. Don't miss the fish inside. And read why fish were important to Gehry. They have yoga and lectures and events. Admission is always free! There's some great works to see here.

[61/100]I appreciate art museums when I travel. The art is always new to me but the purpose is familiar. I went early morning and was able to eat breakfast at their park. There was so many sculptures and the garden was so green. Parking was easy and free at the residential areas. The museum and park is enormous. I drove around one time before picking a spot. The museum is well maintained and there are plenty of other places to check out. There was a parade starting when I left which was good timing because a lot of the streets were closed off. Tips:- Wear comfortable walking shoes. - Bring water- Bring a snack or lunch.I recommend a visit, especially if you don't have too much time. The city is beautiful and spacious.

We loved stopping in here on a rainy spring day. It was cozy and welcoming and FREE!! This is an easy museum to wander with signage denoting your directions for walking. There is some great art here from artists that are not as well known to this visitor. The Frank Gehry building and the giant glass sculpture of a fish were super impressive. We loved the exhibits on display at this time (April 2021) and would visit again in a hot second.

Excellent modern art museum housed in it's own work of art designed by Gehry. Gehry also designed the glass fish that used to be in the sculpture garden, but is vacationing here while that area is undergoing construction.Admission is free, but a donation box suggests $3. I was so impressed I put in $5!Stopping in on a Saturday right as they opened was the perfect time to enjoy the gallery almost to myself. They have paintings, sculptures, and all sorts of interesting art to enjoy! It's located right on campus and the Mississippi River so lovely walks all around!

Very nice art but staff was EXTREMELY bitchy. Lots of workers just sitting in chairs chatting ready to yell at you for having a water bottle. Fix your face next time you wanna tell grown people what to do.