Weisman Art Museum

PROS: Worthy and relevant example of great contemporary architecture. Fine urban relations to be explored and discovered.
CONS: limited visit hours. Extremely difficult to observe from the surrounding, largely due to the U. of Minnesota’s public access restrictions to its buildings across the bridge on the opposite side of the Mississippi River.

This museum is a gem. Architecture is best seen from the river front entrance as far as I can tell. Appreciated the diversity of exhibits heavy (incarceration/partition) to laughter. I am visiting and it was a worthy reprieve between conference sessions. And a fun walk across the bridge back to downtown. It’s free too. My visit was Saturday at lunch time. There’s a space to just sit in a space with lots of light so a good rest spot too.

A hidden gem with bold architecture and a playful heart.

Weisman Art Museum is one of Minneapolis’ great surprises—a striking building with Frank Gehry’s unmistakable touch, housing a constantly evolving collection that’s free to enjoy on regular open days. Today’s visit featured a brilliant themed exhibit on humor in art—clever, irreverent, and surprisingly moving.

The gallery space is thoughtfully curated, and while not large, it’s full of personality. Two of my favorite sculptures are here: the stunning glass fish (always worth a moment to stand and take in) and the joyful, full-bodied lady sculpture, who wasn’t on display today but often is.

This is the kind of place that rewards repeat visits. Quirky, creative, and quietly world-class. Highly recommended.

Small museum, art is ok… Interesting architecture on the outside. Free entrance, you can park right next to the museum at the University of Minnesota

Great collection in a beautiful Gehrig building. Admission is free.

It is located in University of Minnesota. I have always like frank ghery architecture. It is also along the Minnesota river.

I have a great time exploring the interior space of the museum with great skylight and natural daylight that enter into the museum. It also has great view out at certain part of the museum curated for it. I enjoy the art piece standing glass fish by frank ghery in the museum.
There are many nice expressionist works in the museum too.

The facade of the building is made of the aluminium cladding and glass which complimented each other. It is a deconstructionist work of architecture which I appreciated especially on the details of it.

Note that water bottle has to be place at the front desk. And one has to carry the bag either in front of you or park at the front desk.

It is free to enter to this museum to appreciate the pieces and there is a gift shop that sell a lot of nice candles , art pieces for both keepsake and also as gift.

I’m honestly not much of an art museum fan. But I do enjoy unusual architecture and this building piqued my interest. Plus, it is free admission. There were a few exhibits/pieces that I found interesting. The location is also nice for some photos being by the river and a pedestrian bridge. I didn’t stay too long so street parking was good enough for me.

It was our first time there. Very unique art & a very cool gift shop. Staff was helpful & friendly.