University of Arizona Museum of Art

Parking was $2 an hour across the avenue at a lot. The staff were friendly and helpful. I really enjoyed the art exhibits and especially the set ups for creating one's own art. Small but impressive and doable in a couple of hours or less.

I was here with a Meetup group recently. Admission was free that day. The museum is small and has a varied collection of mostly modern art, along with rotating exhibits of contemporary art. I didn't care much for the trendy but vapid contemporary art, but some of the permanent collection is worth seeing.

We got two free passes to this museum through the Pima library culture pass. Regular adult admission is 8$ per person. So that was a 16$ savings. There is a free parking garage on weekends a short walk from the museum. This museum has two floors with different types of exhibits from religious, contemporary and modern categories. There is even an exhibit dedicated to a stolen piece of art from 1985 that was recovered in 2017. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Upstairs is a kids area with coloring and bean bag chairs. We will be coming here again as exhibits get changed out!

Went to this museum with my grandfather and baby. Super disturbed by the artwork I say... we were the only individuals walking around except one student. The main floor had super satanic artwork. Upstairs there were blocks and turf patches and coloring/drawing items. The staff was super sweet and professional. The upper floor was more enjoyable but still wouldn't go back based on the content I saw.

I've been to the University of Arizona Museum of Art several times over several years and am always impressed. The admission price is very reasonable for a museum of this quality. The collections on the bottom floor change regularly. The second floor has some permanent and some temporary exhibits. While I don't always love all of the art, I do always find the collections interesting and walk away feeling as if I have grown in some way. In my most recent visit, Feb 2023, I noticed a lot of paintings by women and other less commonly represented groups. I appreciate that the museum integrates well-known artists with less frequently shown artists. This isn't the Met, but that isn't the goal of this museum. I highly recommend a visit.

This museum's entrance hides itself from the public -- it's not accessible from the street -- so be prepared. That old design blunder probably discourages visitors. The dark museum interior doesn't help, either. It's a windowless building better suited to a being a storage facility.Get past that, though, and you'll be granted with a small but surprisingly good collection on display that is made compelling by paintings from the Samuel Kress Collection. Kress was a popular discount chain once upon a time and Mr. Kress built a substantial collection of old masters. When he died, half went to the National Gallery in Washington, DC, and the rest of the collection was given to a number of smaller museums in the United States. (For example, check out El Paso's art museum. They have a good trove, too.)I was impressed by the temporary exhibitions. Alfred Quiroz's wonderfully offensive paintings with a Presidential theme are an appropriate punctuation on this year's election nightmare. Michael Haykin's six-panel painting inspired by graffiti reminded me of Cy Twombly's scribblings.There's more on display, including some good 20th century works, but I can't get past the space. In spite of the strengths of the collection, it's weighed down by one of the most unfortunate museum interiors I've encountered.

We love this museum! They have a beautiful painting by Mark Rothko, Georgia O'Keefe, and much more! If you live in the Tucson area and have a library card, you can pick up a free "Culture Pass" (Free Admission for 2 people) at the library. (Not all libraries have the passes, so be sure to check the Pima County Library website before you go.) If you like photography, The Center for Creative Photography is near by too. We usually check out both when we are in the area. Yay for art! @gorgeous.george2020

Stopped by the U of Az museum of art today. They have an impressive collection of a variety of art. It's interesting to observe the pieces that they have chosen to display together - many are completely unrelated in subject, style, color or time period of production or conveyance. Still, it's a great place to spend some time and look over the pieces.

Begged my hubby to bring me here today. We were admitted free of charge since we're military & a PCC student. Only the 2nd floor was open, due to prep in the other areas. We first saw art from local high school students. Loved seeing local talent! Then we saw art from Great Depression Era & European art. The admission staff were super friendly & I saw security in red polos walking around. We ran out of time and didn't get to see all the artwork. The last exhibit we saw was the Samuel H. Kress Collection. It was a beautiful and moving collection because of my faith. I teared up as I stood there making sense of what I was looking at & relating it to what I was going through currently. It was hard to leave but I will be back soon! To park, you go to the Parking garage across the street by 7-11 and go to the Speedway underpass and you'll see the Art museum on your right. We paid $4.00 for about 1 hour of parking.

Small museum and area is completely under construction, no onsite parking.Add parking instructions to website would be helpful. Unable to see entrance from street.