Reviews of MacLaren Art Centre (Museum)

Joseph Diniz

Amazing site for a wedding.

Stephen Osborne

A bit of culture in the heart of Barrie

marianne salis

We celebrated my son and daughter in law's wedding here recently, and it was absolutely wonderful. Beautiful venue, and amazing staff. ????

Lilia Barrios

(Translated) I liked the exhibits they have although it looks a bit empty. A little more activity is missing. (Original) Me gustaron las exposiciones que tienen aunque se ve un poco vacío. Falta un poco más de actividad.

Kelly Storring

Went with my daughters class for the morning. We could have stayed all day. The kids did an art class then a tour. We learned all about the history of the building as well as the different exhibits. Staff were great, very helpful and kind. Looking forward to taking the whole family for their Family Sunday Workshop. Thanks to all the Staff for having us. You did a great job!

Katrina Barber

Lovely art centre, great staff. Needs more art and more space for it!

Anthony P

Very beautiful gallery, a hidden gem in a small city

kidskidgeorge

Great art presented in a beautiful setting!

Don McAskin

Great Food & Art

Damian Osborne

Nice place for art and the cafe is great

Scott Gingrich

The building is gorgeous. The gift shop is interesting. The cafe looks tempting. But, there's almost no art!

Seth Bond

Very cool little gallery, was impressed with some of the local works displayed

Muramatsu Yoshikazu

Best pokestop in town

Aaron Nursoo (Tech Step)

Nice to have in our city, its a shame it's not more popular.

Rose

My husband and I ended up going to MacLaren when there wasn't an exhibit going on (always check ahead!). We still go to look around and see the historical architecture, which was really awesome. The woman at the front desk was so helpful and knowledgeable, she made us want to come back, and we will.

Bjorn Surmann

Had a wonderful evening at the annual silent auction. Great community turnout.

Devio

Getting hours there

Kevin Li

Beautiful stuff, friendly staff. Hundreds of products so you could find your favorite for sure.

Susan Laycock

Good food and ambiance

Kayley Nicol

was here for a wedding; a unique and interesting venue, well laid out and cozy

Debra Campbell

My niece had her wedding there and it was beautiful. Parking was free on the weekends which was just across the street. There is parking right in front also.

F.M.M.

Relevant cultural centre

Tamara M

Lots of diverse art

Gavin Doran

The exhibition on when we were there left us unsatisfied. Will edit review +\- on next visit

Jason

4 Pokestops right here!

Neil Voutt

Such a nice place to visit and walk around

Adam Lee

Great place and people. Mostly known for the PokeStops.

Will Nash

Beautiful art, amazing staff and honestly... great coffee in the cafe made by the infamous and talented Andy V.

Vanic ULUKUK (Timmoco)

Interetimg art work in there, really recommand.

Maddie Durbano

A beautiful building with welcoming staff and a pleasant atmosphere. Always a pleasure to visit. The café is cute and has great food, too!

Jerry van de Hoef

Awesome as ever.

Victorydawn Pictures

Located in the former public library building. It's an arty classic architecture from both outside and inside. Two floors are presented for galleries, premiere halls and meeting centres besides the snack bars at the front entrance. Could comfortably host 80 guests

Aamir Khan

Kids love the Sunday art class

Patrick Harriott-Stewart

Great article work

Mike MacMillan

Great summer exhibits and beautiful cafe

Mdoodlegirl

Amazing experience

Rob Andrews

Sat for a coffee.. was a wonderful experience

joe momma

Popular pokemon stop in town. Usually busy

Big Byrd

It's great for pokemon go

David Turner

Great atmosphere, free admission.

Shaun Moon

Such wonderful staff, and GREAT food!

nygel blondin

Beautiful art with staff that are friendly, knowledgeable and courteous of others. They were even welcomed the people playing pokemon go during the summer where most people and businesses wanted them gone.

Micheal Ritchie

Excellent place for functions, staff is super friendly.

Jonah McLaurin

pretty good

Cody Thomas Allen

Amazing staff and amazing if you have family’s and children who like to paint

Jack Boom

Great place to visit. If you play Pokemon Go it's also a Pokestop as well.

Robert Marchessault

Excellent regional gallery!

Jill Price

Wonderful place to visit for solitude while taking in the exhibits or to catch up with friends over lunch.

sybmorris

I went on a school field trip as a volunteer. It was great to visit with the grade 3 students and learn an art form. The kids enjoyed making their own art.

Vaughn Barry

The MacLaren Art Centre is a beautiful facility with wonderfully friendly staff. I only wish it was larger leaving more to share :) Keep up the great work!

Andreas Lerch

I always enjoy coming here to see the different art on display. Good place to spend the afternoon!

Corey Abogado

Best pokestop in barrie!

Rachel Hartley

Really lovely, chic gallery with an average amount of artistic pieces to look at.

Trina Krystal

The cafe and gallery are a perfect stop for those cold winter afternoons! The whole building is beautiful and clean, the staff were so friendly and helpful. I love this space!

Rachel “Roxy” Briceland

Love the cafe, and you can view all artwork after enjoying a coffee by the fireplace. Tour is by donation. Great little gift shop too!

Sydney Riddoch

Lovely time, very interesting displays and a nice atmosphere

Tommy Kay

Nice place

Drew Rowan

A small gallery, but with lots of hidden gems and wonderful work by local artists. Admission is by donation. Small cafe and gift shop inside. Can be difficult to find parking.

金玫Barrie 华人地产经纪 Mei Jin

They hold many events there. It's temporarily closed now.

Katy Jonker

Love this place! The cafe has lots of nature light, the staff are all smiles, and I'll definitely be back for the samosas and pumpkin spice lattes :) Awesome space to get some solid work done.

MandM Roberts

As a Wedding Vendor - DJ MasterMix we have to say this is an amazing and Beautiful venue that you are your guests can celebrate in your wedding or any celebration. We cant wait to be back celebrating in another wedding here. Staff are also so great to work with.

Libby Mourant

Stunning gallery

n mazhab jafari

Cozy art gallery !

Cameron Pratt

A beautiful venue with helpful and friendly staff. Looking forward to returning!

Horatiu Druma-Strugariu

Good food & ambiance.

dave loder

Off The Hook Art Show featuring many amazing Canadian Professional Artists including Sue A. Miller

Suziluvzu

Small gallery with a great selection. It has quite a few visiting presentations. Small cafe that serves light lunch, where you can feel refreshed

Iain Moggach

Wish it had more galleries, but an invaluable resource and important part of the Barrie community.

Steeve K

Love this place!

Aly

A hidden gem! I come here often to look at the new exhibits- the gift shop also has incredible things from empowering women shirts to beautiful jewellery and scarfs. Entry is by donation and it is very homey

Tom Tom

New and we'll taken care of gallery with lot of additional attraction.

Matt Banks

Amazing place, amazing people, always something to see.

Jay Kenney

My wife and I had our wedding reception at MacLaren Art Centre. The Events Coordinator Jess and the event bar staff were amazing. This is a great venue to host an event.

Tyler Maynard

Great place to go for lunch! Food and coffee are great!

Rebecca Trumble

Great place and family art class is so much fun

Julie Bateman

This is one of my favourite places for lunch, or to meet with clients over coffee. The fresh food is incredible, and there's cosy fireplace that is nice in the winter or a courtyard patio in the warmer months. Try the thai curry chicken salad wrap with a chai latte :)

Anne Pilon

Beautiful gallery downtown Barrie. Great food, nice and bright with an outdoor patio.

Rosemarie Gilby

Beautiful spot but no air conditioning for the wedding we were at. It WAS SO Hot!

Lauren Collins

Beautiful art work

Joel Hartley

Space is really nice and inviting and suits all.seasons for a visit. As a rental space i think it would particularly well suit a corporate function or event. As a wedding venue it may suit a smaller, more intimate reception although most art pieces must remain and is not a one stop shop for wedding events. It is venue only which will suit some and not all. Overall, a tastefully preserved piece of architectural history, a small (in stature and art) gallery and friendly staff. Great potential!

Darcy B

Wasn't much to see. Free to get in. Maybe we just don't appreciate art but for such a big building we thought there would be way more to see

Alexandru

Incredible experience to explore the historic and creativity of Art.

Travis Marttinen

Great architecture, free admission, lots of gallery space, comfortable cafe. You can't go wrong.

Olivia Stewart

A great gallery offering community-based art programming for all abilities. I enjoy coming here at various times throughout the year to view the different art exhibits. They seem to always have something new going on. The staff are friendly and the facilities are always clean.

Rosan Luiz

Great staff Always ready to help Cozy Art Center Clean and organized

Leah Golden

The art classes for children are wonderful!

Will Cavanagh

neat place

Julia Lifchits

Very poor selection... The entrance is by donations only though...

Ginette Pelletier

Great public gallery focusing on contemporary art

MrHomebrew (Leonidas)

Best place for Pokemon Go in Barrie

Barry Boone

We went to the MacLaren Art Centre because one of their exhibit areas featured historical photographs. In fact, there are four galleries in the Centre, each with a different exhibit, so there was much to see and enjoy. In addition to the exhibits, we also enjoyed the building itself. They used a former Carnegie library building that has great windows and character and added on a new, modern section to get extra space. The marriage of old and new really works. I also found the staff at the front desk to be particularly warm and welcoming. They made sure we knew where all the exhibit spaces were located so that we wouldn't miss anything.

Andy Giang

Beautiful space

Elly Grant

Watched a nice concert there over the weekend. Will be back to see the rest of the place soon!

R. B

Love attending the Off The Hook art auction! We have attended the past three years and have purchased many amazing works of art. We never leave empty handed!

S Cope

Love the building, art, atmosphere

Chris Malolepszy

Best pokes top in barrie (4 stops in reach)

coolage01

I'm sure the cafe is great, never really tryd it, my family went hoping to see a wide variety of artwork and sculptures and left a bit disapointed.

Crystal Diane

I had a quick visit to the gallery with some friends. I just wish it was bigger !

Nicole Vaillancourt

Wonderful art

Cameron Blair

I feel that any community, and or town that has their own local high profile art gallery speak volume about their appreciation for the arts. This is a major level art gallery containing a wonderful collection of fine art. Simply top notch! International artist would be thrilled to exhibit their artwork in such a venue. Koodo's to Barrie for having such a classy art gallery.

Brett Valenti

Probably one of the best art events in the north. I had an absolute blast and there was great staff

Rebecca d

They do great birthday parties for kids!

Sonny Lapalme

Small but sweet

Doug K

Great food and atmosphere

Leah McCarthy

Always quiet and great place for inspiration if you are having a mind block. Small art gallery, free entry, can’t go wrong

Glen Sheridan

Elegant, clean, venue hall with a helpful staff.

Ken Kirkland

Lovely local art center and cafe.

Michael Delaney

My favourite place for a business meeting in their cafe. The art is also very inspirational and eye opening. Good job Barrie art community!

Sarah and Bill Murray

We visit here a few times a year. We love family sundays....such a great experience. We enjoy the galleries and we always stop at the cafe.

Michele McCarthy

The best fun in Barrie. Super event with a great dinner. Can't wait for next year!

Jenn Newark

Love the friendly staff and volunteers. The centre makes a great effort at having kid friendly events to bring kids into the world of art that is more than just colouring. We've really enjoyed each visit.

Mark

Great experience. The curator was extremely knowledgeable

Stella Bella-Bello

It wasnt as expected. Better still it okay.

Michael Sirois

Great art gallery with superb pieces of art. This building encompasses the old Carnegie Library building in a fantastic matchup between old and new construction. It was great taking my little one to see some art. The cafe and gift shop are also a nice youcj.

J

Exhibits are very hit and miss for me. Suggested donation is very reasonable, though. Great place to get some cultural exposure on the weekend.

Jill Davidson

Our second wedding we attended at MacLaren, a great spot for an affair! Very attentive staff

Rob Venneri

Artsy

CL Wallace

Great place. Wonderful art!

Alma Sanders

Called about getting an artwork appraised, left a message and was called back within 30 minutes with the information I requested. Prompt and courteous staff.

Trevor McNabb

Got food poisoning

alfred john avery

Barries hotspot for art and culture in simcoe county

Ann Roussel

Beautiful place!

Campbell Scott

Never went inside only there to play pokemon go

Monica Seo

Beautiful gallery. Volunteers are very helpful and friendly

Serena Dayman

Love the programs offered.