Reviews of Akron Art Museum (Museum)

Gabby Dorsey

It's nice, but not a lot of exibits.

Ashley Owens

Decent displays. Just smaller overall then I thought it would be.

Ellen Hunton

No wait

Lama Tawk

Price for adult entry

Evelyn Rizzo

Visited on

Shannon Jackson

We attended a beautiful wedding yesterday at the museum. It was lovely. Staff was very accommodating. The venue was beautiful for this affair!

Chaz Johnson

Great place for families

Michael Monaco

A great place to visit with some excellent modern & contemporary works. The traveling exhibits are sometimes world class and always worth checking out.

Nicole Fike

LOVELY MUSEUM but their leadership is RACIST, SEXIST and very troubling in the handling of Personnel issues recently. GET a new LEADER at the TOp and I will return as a patron and donor.

Annie Bias

Upscale art gallery with nice rotating exhibits. The "new" part of the building is very interesting, and they've made good use of the original building as well.

Elaine Andrews

Awesome!

Brian G

A great experience and the Hi Fructose exhibition was worth the admission. Nice little souvenir shop and well.

Laurence Word

Great museum. Admission is free on Thursdays.

Jacob Sperling

Great museum with a lot of modern art.

Courtney Wagner

Very nice family place many activities

Maria Kalikas

Not sure

katia fedorova

Price for adult entry

Chris Horne

Very interesting exhibits

Corvus McClain

Apparently everything is art! There is a huge room and it seems like they told to someone to fill up this room with "exhibits" in less than an hour with everything he can find in the storage room or the dumpster!

Nicholas Bish

$11–15

Larry Deems

A lot of really neat pieces. Could use some more but still a great stop!

lisa johnston

Went on free Thursday tonight... Very little people there. Not much to see here though. Just a few exhibition spaces. Collection is nice but it is smaller than I am used to. Compared to the Butler in Youngstown, the Akron museum is nicer looking but Youngstown collection is better

Alfonso Hodge

Nice building took a field trip for school to see their HVAC system, very impressive!

Chyina Powell

Weekend

Ryan Holland

A wonderful little museum in downtown Akron. Entrance is free for students and cheap for everyone else. It's certainly not the biggest museum, but it's perfect to fill an hour or two and get an idea about the local art scene. There is a small cafe on the ground floor with rotating coffee and tea flavors at great prices as well as beer and wine happy hour specials. The parking garage across the street is often free on the weekends.

Nikunj Bhatt

An enjoyable small city art museum with great works - definitely worth the stop!

Caleb Lanterman

Perfect Place for a Date if you appreciate Art

Michael Bevan

It's a really great museum with lots of exhibits that rotate frequently! The building is designed beautifully and the staff is so amazing! They are all beyond nice and go out of their way to make you feel comfortable. Also, they have tons of amenities that make the experience all the more great such as a cafe, a store, a library, and behind the cafe they have an area where you can use locker (very spacious lockers, I might add) for 50 cents. Also, they allow fee admissions on Thursdays which is great for me as I am a student at the university and I can walk there to enjoy all of the beautiful art. Beyond the museum itself, it hosts really amazing events that highlight a lot of fair trade items as well as local artists and makers. In short, I simply can not rave enough about this museum. I HIGHLY recommenced that anyone of any gee go to this museum.

Richard Williams

Beautiful building with beautiful art

M Lok

Visited on

Stacey

Peaceful quiet... Beautiful pictures amazing art... Loved it...

Megan Schlegel

Great museum

Unkle Turpis

Very educational. Fantastic works of art. Must visit.

Ciarra Vaughn

Although this is a small collection of artworks, the Akron Art Museum packs a punch with its striking architecture and continual support of local artists from the Northeast Ohio region. This was a beautiful way to spend a Sunday afternoon with fellow akron residents.

OriginTD Innovative Digital Media

Amazing art and amazing ppl who work here????

Laura Stuart

No wait

Aly Brine

It was a wonderful place to visit

Ralph Walters

Very nice museum with a great selection of artwork. It is a bit small in my opinion. One of the women working there was staring at me and my children... very creepy. My kids are super well-behaved and I felt rushed and unwelcome.

Trey the Son of Chad

Very wonderful to see all the art work

Mason

The Akron Art Museum is calm, educational, and very fun if you enjoy art or just need something to do for the day. It’s full of photo potential for social media if you have an eye for that sort of thing. It’s also got a neat little gift shop and houses a wide variety of artworks to look at an examine. Some days are free to visit, making it all the more better.

Kendra Issabellblack77 Ludington Zetzer-Kirby

Beautiful, educational, clean and spacious environment! I would have enjoyed a couple more displays and types of art. We had a great time, Thank you Akron Art Museum.

George B

Another great place to check out on a regular basis in Akron. Also acts as a venue for wedding receptions and events. Free on Thursdays.

Phil Kalina

Awesome experience! Beautiful galleries, fun kid programs,snacks and drinks availiable. Fun time for all!

Rainbows Forever

Price for adult entry

James Paponetti

Cool and inviting architecture; unique and varied exhibits!

Andrew Turpin

Wait time

DANA WARREN

Free on Thursday nice date night starter for me and the wife

Stephanie R

A gorgeous Museum. DEFINITELY, recommend I came here on a Thursday - which was a free DAY! There's cheap parking nearby. I'm normally from Chicago and I couldn't believe how cheap parking was lol

Siimply Diamond

Honored to be in a relatively small city that supports a high quality museum in a modern structure that presents a variety of entertainment and educational programs. There is a free day supported by a local art philanthropist. There are children's programs and exceptional changing exhibits, a coffee shop and art store. Park across the street. ..

Robert Weeks

Great time!

Is Me

Its ok I'm not much into art

Paul Marcel-Rene

It was great. Only made it through the main gallery so I'll be back. Thank you for a good evening with my gf. She'd never been and was impressed as well.

Jerry Wang

Beautiful Art Museum. Went during the winter it was empty except for a few couples and us.

Jerald Delventhal

No

Debby Chandler

A nice little museum in downtown Akron that focuses on contemporary/modern art. They often have special events and traveling exhibits.

Amy Klein

Nice little downtown gem. The size is easily digestible, and the current collections presented, diverse and interesting. The staff is incredibly friendly and informative. From the sound of it, they change things up regularly, which makes it a great place to drop in often. There's inexpensive, open air parking behind and across the street from the museum.

Brian Harris

The lead docent - Gina was Amazing! If you take a guided tour they will use several props to draw you further into the experience! Definitely check out often to see some amazing Ohio artists and many incredible works from deeply talented artists that regularly contribute from all across the nation! Right now Thursdays are free, but if you can't make it on a Thursday the experience will still be well worth it!

Chandi Collins

I have been here multiple times over the years. I have been here multiple times. The current Nick Cave exhibit is fantastic. Thursday is free so how can you beat that. Park at the library it’s cheap

Tanner Paladino

5 stars for free admission for students! Not as large as I had expected/hoped but still a nice collection.

Believe In Senpai

The museum is in a very interesting building made of lots of triangles. Unfourtunatly, my fear of triangles prevents me from going here often. What if I get poked?!

Adam McClure

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Dylan Shrock

I visited this wonderful museum last fall and enjoyed myself. I am thinking of getting a membership with the art museum.

Cameron Griffith

What can I say other than WOW!! I don’t think I could recommend this place enough. Had a perfect wedding here. First off, Katie and Sarah were beyond amazing and played a big part in helping my (now) wife, myself, and our guest celebrate our wedding. Like many other couples over this past year or so, my wife and I had to reschedule our wedding due to covid regulations, even though we were only two weeks out. Throughout the whole process of choosing vendors, table layout, first look location, managing vendors, table setup, rescheduling and many other things I am definitely forgetting, Katie and Sarah were always there to help. They were there from start to finish. The best way I could describe it is it felt like they were super reliable friends that help coordinate your big day. Second, it’s a great museum with great pieces of art inside a really cool building and all our guest loved looking at it during the cocktail hour. Actually had a bit of a hard time narrowing down which piece of art to have a first look in front of. The only thing I would recommend (which we did) is that you inquire about what pieces of art are permanent and what ones aren’t. Also ask what temporary pieces will be on display at the time of your event. Although I will say this isn’t an issue at all as they have so many amazing pieces.

YK. ME

Free on Thursdays. Very good exhibits and cafe

Annabelle Haas

Wait time

Ender369

Art looks very cool n i saw some art that can open my mind even more

Josh Ewing

$1–5

Urbsee LLC

Beautiful place filled with beautiful things.

Joseph McHugh

Five years ago I would've said, "I'm not an artist, I don't have a 6-figure salary, and I don't own a black mock turtleneck. This place isn't for me." Then we started going to free Thursdays. Then the kids started going to the children's programming. Then we became members. So yeah, my minivan was parked next to an Aston Martin the other day. I'm sure the elite aren't thrilled the unwashed masses are converging on the art museum, but kudos to the staff for creating an inclusive community site.

Andrew Komyati Historical Headlines

The museum collects work from 1850 to the present. Comprised of over 6,000 objects, the collection is home to important works by a broad range of artists in a wide variety of media from across the globe, including sculpture, glass, paintings, and photography. My Favorites: Raphael Gleitsmann, Winter Evening (1932) Andrea Myers, Blue Seems (2020) Mickalene Thomas, Girlfriends and Lovers (2008)

Mark Sockness

It was an up building experience, I will got to the next visit next thursday

Shawn Kerby

Wonderful little art museum. My girlfriend and I went on a date here today and had a wonderful time! The current exhibits are nice, and I especially liked that they feature artists from around the area. Staff was very nice and helpful, and made sure we had the best experience possible. Would highly recommend checking out the Akron Art Museum if you live anywhere close.

WILLIAM LEWIS

Cool art display. I like all the sculptures they display.

Marlon Brandon

I've worked several events here. The Staff is amazing to work with. The building is beautiful!

Cullen McEaneney

The exhibits are always worth coming to see here, and the art displayed has a little bit of something for everybody, so if you want to come on a free day and bring a friend or two, or even kids (they even have a section just for kids to make art their own in if that’s something you’re looking for).

Yoly Miller Heisler

Visited on

Rebel Wolf

Nice place check it out

Joseph Mckeown

Fun day. Great art exhibit. Liked the movie.

The Tech Librarian

We are so lucky to have this gem of an art museum right here in Akron. It is smaller but they rotate displays often and there is always something new and interesting to see.

Chelsa Graver

A wonderful place to visit for all ages with lots of great programs offered.

Jimmy Gimbal

Reservation recommended

L F

The Akron Art Museum is a must see for all who appreciate Art and Architecture. Great gardens with Music events programed in the appropriate seasons. While there is a charge at the door the parking across the street is free... therefore making the visit economic!!!

Richard Vega

İt's a nice museum, was expecting more. Free parking right across and nearby was plentiful.

Doron Kutash

First time here today. I'm an akron u student so I was free, but no one offered to tell us about the areas for the exits and we didn't know where to go until we asked. It's a big place for sure. The exhibits were amazing. Felt a bit awkward with the employees walking around the exhibit it made you feel like you were always going to be yelled at. The gift shop is really nice and the employee there was extremely friendly. Me and my boyfriend ventured over to the little cafe and the "barista" behind the counter didn't even acknowledge we were even there. She was to busy eating with her friend to even see if we needed help or would have liked anything. Over all the artists made the museum!

Kyle Crocker

Staff was very unfriendly and made for an uncomfortable experience. Will not be going back

Julian Dozier

I like the music that they have

Elliot Koren

I've been here for some business events and they are always well done. The art is amazing and its shocking how many people have never been.... go!

Libbie Carola

Great for a date!

Elizabeth Pineiro

Visited on

Amy Spangler

Good art, and a nice place to tour. Great for children and Fun activities!

Katrina R

What a gem this building is in the middle of the city. We are very lucky, and blessed.

Frank Mularcik

Hadn't been to the Akron Art Museum in several years. Really enjoyed the variety.

A M

Great exhibits always!! And amazing free thursday events during summer

Nick Walters

$6–10

Rob Hoelscher

Weekday

Georgio Sabino III

Danny Carver and I enjoyed the Akron museum of art

Psych Ward

Price for adult entry

Jakub Keller

Great exhibits and an awesome building. They do a lot of great work for the community, and it's an affordable activity that gets you out in downtown. I was very impressed by the collections here, and have been several times. Check out their website to see what exhibits are in, because they change pretty frequently.

JC Williams

Great place

Raphael Heard

This museum was extremely disappointing to the point of nausea. Preschoolers have more understanding and creativity than these so called wannabe artists. Really, a pillow with hundreds of needles stuck in it.....is art?????? What purpose????? A cardboard box opened up flat with some gold spray paint on it is art..... Oh, and the splinter of wood sitting on a block of gold??? Ridiculous!!!!! This is not thinking out of the box but, out of the mind.....

Claire Horstman

I cannot express how grateful I am to the amazing wedding event coordinators at the Akron Art Museum! Katie and Sarah are awesome and helped my husband and me plan the most perfect wedding ceremony. They were personable, kind, responsive, and SO helpful. We had our ceremony in the outdoor garden space and it was truly a dream. The inside of the museum is also beautiful and has great architecture for wedding photos. Everything about the experience was perfection. Aside from having our wedding here, we also visited the museum and enjoyed the beautiful artwork. I would recommend the Akron Art Museum to anyone!

Angelina Galloway

Really nice art museum. Reasonably priced. Can spend an hour or two here.

Miguel A. Spain

What an amazing resource the AAM is. This is the perfect place to get lost in a world of gorgeously curated works. Every time I leave the museum I feel like a better person. Thanks to the staff for always bringing such great exhibits. Wonderful museum. Also, is it just me or is that building looking cooler over time?

Amber Guffey

Wait time

Tailane Marinho

Price for adult entry

Khalila

Reservation recommended

yolo gearshot

Reservation recommended

dedskwirl

Never been inside but I took a photo of it today. Just by looks alone 5 stars!

Angela April prado

The museum had great works of art. I went on a Thursday, when admission was free, which was nice but I was one of the few people there and I felt like I was being stalked through the galleries by the docents. It was kind of uncomfortable and I felt like I was being pushed through.

2020 Innovations, LLC.

We enjoyed our time

Demetrius Holmes

Wonderful asset for the community.

Ed Mamba

We have been here for different events and my family has fun every time!

Ivana Berić

Cool exterior. Hidden gem. Will go when I am in the area.

Stephanie DeHart

Visited on

Jayson Shenk

A great museum for contemporary art and cool events. They always have something interesting. Good food and coffee in the cafe too.

Ross Thomas

Weekend

Prexha Dhakal

It's a very nice place to see and experience art

Francois Parent

Small but interesting museum showing classical and modern art pieces.

Salil Khetani

A fantastic art museum with a wonderful regular collection and a fantastic revolving collection. Can't recommend it enough.

Jackie Ondack

The Downtown @ Dusk series is a great way to kick off your summer fun at the Akron Art Museum! I danced the night away while listening to Sammy DeLeon and his latin salsa band from CLE! #Seeyouthere!

Keith Nutter

Nice selection or art. Building is beautiful and it's free on Thursdays at the time of this writing

Candace Vaughn

Our Cub Scout pack was in for a visit tonight. Really cool place! The scouts loved it! A HUGE thank you to Evan! He was so nice and the only staff member to interact with the scouts! He really captured their attention and was so great with them!

Lindsay Wagner

$11–15

Paul Castrilli

Sometimes you just gotta slow it down and take it all in :)

deandra Henderson nursedee71@yahoo.com

It was ok

Eric Riggenbach

An incredible Museum with an interesting variety of Art It is an incredibly kid friendly museum with many Hands-On opportunities. The programming for children in art classes are out of this world. Thank you Akron Art Museum!

Bryson Davis

I really enjoyed the museum, with good descriptions of the art, a very nice and welcoming space, and free Thursday night entrance. I would not recommend the coffee shop as our hot chocolate actually had lumps in it, but that shouldn't detract from the eating of the art museum itself.

Robert Ambler

Wonderful setting for concerts. The new gardens look great.

michelle buckler

This was my 7-year-old granddaughter's first experience of an art museum. Perfect place for it! It was a scavenger hunt going on in the gardens and we both had a lot of fun.

chanel ashley

Aerial view

S L

So much fun !

Kelsie Hammond

No

Tj Bell

Not terrible, but definitely not worth the $7 + parking I paid to get in. Although they do have more 'interactive' exhibits than other museums I've been to, the quality and quantity was not as expected and I was greatly disappointed.

Darell Lockwood

I've only been in the newer building 3 times since it's been built. Serrvice is always fantastic, but seems I only get to see 1/2 the museum. There is always a portion closed.

Nich Gee

Friendly and helpful staff. Beautiful and clean bathrooms. Nice variety of art. I was hoping there was more.

Tammy Yoder

What a neat place! My husband, teen daughter & I had an amazing time. The different art displays gave us a lot to talk about. We were plesantly surprised by 'hide & seek' in the outside murals. I did a bit of early Christmas shopping in the gift shop.

Vera Croston

What a fantastic way to spend some time. Thoroughly enjoyed the visit!!!

Marcus Moll

Yesterday we made the trip up from Columbus to visit the museum. Attended the Kids Studio and my boys absolutely loved it! Miss Amanda was incredible! Loved the way she tied together the video game exhibit and art projects. Was amazing to see all the kids and their creative interpretations. Would highly recommend!!

David Grazulis

Pretty neat place

Jim Beall

Cute little museum. Also amazing wedding venue!

Amanda Benton

Free

Christine Yannitty

plenty of things to look at!

Robin Marraccini

I want to get married here also

Jenn Stamper

I embrace the idea that a tour is not enough and you normally need to read something more about what you have seen. Here comes the library with few but good books, mostly biographical.

Alyssa Gray

Lots of art Beautiful building Free on Thursdays!

Pam Williams

Really nice selection of artwork. They get really cool exhibits. They have a colonial sort of style of art and they have more modern art that is there permanently.

Doug Piekarz

Great experience today with my youngest child who is a budding artist and designer! Love the new pieces on display!

Fritz Kurz

Reservation recommended

Susanne Holden

I liked it

Elda Pharr

Wait time

heather weber

Always a delightful experience. Great to get to visit even with safety restrictions. Staff pleasant as always

Phyllis Waddingham

Wait time

Kelly Yeager

Weekday

Paul Lemmon

not enough gnagsta rap

Dena Ward

First time there and very impressed with the wide variety of media and selection of artists. Glad to see a lot of support for local artists. Free on Thursdays so check it out!

Constance Colando

The Thursday night summer concerts are a great way to get outside and enjoy some very good music????

Jeffrey Berghoff

I have attended private events as well as gone on a normal day. The Akron art museum never disappoints. The people are helpful and the art is always changing. It's small which I like. Cute gift shop too.

stephan ferrell

Cheap entry, a nice quiet date with the little lady.

Jack Collum

Great

Myron Tenorio

Weekday

Heather

Very nice, calm, something to do... Love the art, and the front desk lady was very friendly!

Ed Anton

Simple very small exhibit in a nice environment. Oh, and it's free admission.

janich yaceczko

Funky up beat nontraditional feel. Cool place. Every aspect is inspiration.

Christine Michaels

Our daughter had her wedding reception here on June 19, 2021. The place looked AMAZING and the staff—especially Event Manager Sarah McGill— were organized, friendly and professional!!! Sarah especially was easy to contact at all hours with questions/concerns prior to the event and was at the event the entire time. Our family and guests are still giving us compliments. Thanks to Sarah and her great staff for giving us a night we will remember forever!!! Highly recommend!!!

Jamie Chipps

No wait

Carletta Williams

AAM was the stop for a spur of the moment date night between the boy and I. I have always been intrigued by the outside design of the building and the cool lighting at night. Also, at $7 a ticket it's a pretty good deal. The space is nice and open, the displays nicely set up. Even if it was crowded there would be plenty of space to move around. The Paul J Stankard was worth the $7 and more. I loved seeing his work and watching the video, which we did twice. Very intriguing!AAM is also in a good spot- parking decks right across the street and some good restaurants. We continued our date night at Crave- a perfect way to end the evening.

Eric Marhofer

No wait

Mark Sponseller

Great experience!

Katie Snyder

No

Alexandria Phillips

Disappointing. Had to pay for the museum plus parking. Not much artwork overall.

Wen Mann

Literally, I adore museums but last week I was invited by my girlfriend to help her shop possible wedding venues. The museum is an architectural gem of downtown Akron and while spectacular from the outside the inside had like dozens of trash cans collecting rain water from the ceiling. GROSS. We weren’t sure to cry or laugh as we sprinted for the doors.

Janet Gay

Museum was fairly small and the price was a little much for not much. Was interesting though.

Amj Johnson

Not sure

Earnest Busch

Reservation recommended

Cindy Cramer

The artwork in this place is incredible!!

Keaton levermann

No wait

Mindy Stanley

One of my favorite downtown Akron places to go.