Reviews of Agnes Etherington Art Centre (Museum)

yu chen

I make of point of dropping in when I'm in town. The shows rotate fairly frequently. It seems like there's always something new to see. This is a good place to introduce children to art museums -- meaning that the collection isn't huge and doesn't take hours to see it, the admission charge is very reasonable (free for those18 years old and younger), and they often have family friendly events. They also offer classes for children, adults, families, and school groups. See their website for details. They just recently (Nov 2015) won an Exhibition of the Year award from the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG). The permanent collection contains Canadian historical art, Baroque Dutch art (incl. two previously unknown works by Rembrandt), and African art.

Rohullah Fayizi

Great art and wonderful place clean excellent customer service with friendly staff and many historical documentary. I enjoyed my 2 visits there.

Alhia V

(Translated) INTERESTING. INFORMATIVE. GOOD DEAL. (Original) INTERESANTE. INFORMATIVO. BUEN TRATO.

Prince Michael Amegbor

Agnes has some wonderful pieces of arts. The good thing is that it's free. In my humble opinion, it's a vital part of of queen's university campus.

Adi Treasurywala

ABSOLUTELY worth the trip. There are some rare original Rembrants there!!

Andrea Pestana

Great mix of historical, modern, and contemporary art expertly curated. Small enough that you can see it all in an hour or so, but quality enough that you could spend several hours across all the works.

Mike Green

Four Rembrandts???? In Kingston??? We are too lucky! This gallery is a real treasure for both Queen’s and the larger Kingston community. The people at the front desk clearly love art. I always appreciate coming here.

John S

Theres some rembrandts here!

Paula Vargas

The Agnes Etherington Art Centre is located in the middle of Queen's campus right past the very impressive Theological Hall and Kingston Hall. The entrance to the centre had accessible accommodations and was well maintained (heavily salted!) for the slippery winter weather. Once we were inside, we were greeted warmly by the receptionist. Since we were first time visitors to the gallery, she walked us through a map and told us which exhibits were open or undergoing installations along with a short explanation of what each was all about. There is no admission fee but you can make a donation to the centre with no suggested amount. There is a small area for you to hang up your coats and belongings. There are also lockers with an electronic locking system available if you're here for a longer program. It was actually kind of hot in some of the gallery rooms so I'm glad I had somewhere to hang up my coat. The gallery is separated by exhibition rooms, some of which are curated by the students at Queen's. One such exhibit was the Quest for Colour: Five Centuries in Printmaking that had recently gone up. One of my favourites was the B-Side Agnes Etherington by Paul Litherland. It features a series of photographs of the backs of some of the paintings from the Agnes Etherington gallery itself. Overall I found that the wall labels for each of the pieces to be very helpful in knowing what to look for in a certain piece or to fully appreciate the artists work. The centre also is home to part of the original Agnes Etherington house. There are a few art pieces here as well as a grand piano that can be played by visitors on weekends from 1:00 - 4:50pm on a first-come, first-serve basis. All in all I spent about 50 minutes here taking my time to enjoy each piece. If you're on Queen's campus I'd highly recommend checking it out!

Elhgyne A.

First off, you can go to this place for free. They have really good selection of art. Modern, contemporary, historic. Bader gallery where Rembrandt and company was displayed was our favorite. Covid protocols are being followed, masks and sanitizers are available for everyone. House of Agnes was beautifully decorated. You could easily spend hours here. The whole place was sparkling clean and well appointed. The staff were all friendly and courteous. Can't wait to bring my daughters here.

Mohammad Dastgheib

It's a truly underrated museum in Kingston area.

Alison Vines

Educational

CON TODO

Amazing collection and a variety of themes for all. In the heart of Queen University. They have a few Rembrandt paintings. If you go to Kingston, Ontario, don’t miss it. Free entrance. The visit takes an average of 2 hours.

Jennie Marshall

Agnes Etherington is a neat Art Gallery on Queen's University Campus. Definitely worth a browse!

Lydia Workman

A great art gallery to check out both work by famous artists and students at Queens.

Peter Skelton

Nice small gallery, worth dropping in if you're in the area

Jordan Prentice

There is art here

Celia Russell

Its collection of Rembrandts and northern European art is among the world's best, thanks to the generosity of Drs. Alfred and Isabel Bader.

Petula Thomas

It's a lovely establishment, however, we could not enter due to covid and the other side is under construction.

ANKIT DHANDA

A great art collection!!

HryZn

Clean, quiet, and has interesting art. Only complaint is that it's not massive, but some is better than none i guess

Isabelle Poirier

Small gallery but good quality exhibitions.

Jenn Steininger

beautiful facility and staff

Joel Wood

Nice art selection with great info. Not too busy.

Kira Lloyd

love all the art here super chill place to go and it’s free so that’s amazing

Joshua Kortland

Amazing place to visit!

Laura Dyer

cool place for receptions. great to spend an afternoon ar

Paul Bearne

Hidden gem

Karen Phillips Curran

what a wonderful discovery! I've known about this place for years but had never visited until recently. The Rembrandt exhibit was quiet and marvelous. To be in an empty room with these masterpeices was food for my artistic soul!

Julia

The staff were nice and helped us with our map of the centre. They seem to add new exhibits regularly. All the exhibits were interesting and beautiful to look at and examine the art pieces. Lockers were available if you needed to put stuff away while you walk around.

Michael Wright

Small, but nice exhibits.

binbin xue

That is OK.

Dante Cerron

Beautiful and quite place to enjoy the art pieces. Some items need more explanation

Stephen Arnold

We've been going to the Agnes Etherington for our forty years. Our first contacts centered on renting paintings from its rental centre and then eventually purchasing them. Recent years have focused on attending new exhibition openings and the monthly Sunday music and talks. The Monkman exhibition opened last fall was spectacular and very memorable.

Gabe Reyes

It has wonderful art and photos in a scenic location.

Heather Dawson (Personal)

A smaller museum, but full quality and excellent curation. Children's programming is adaptive and well done. Beautiful facilities for special events.

HOWARD NG

Not much to see.

K. Thompson

Wonderful gallery on Queen's campus.

Nicole Esch

Went here as part of a date with my hubby and we were pleasantly surprised to find out that the admission was free to enter. We saw the Rembrandt exhibit and were happy to check out the other exhibit's

Calum Bégin

A few rooms were closed for covid, but there was still plenty to see. Absolutely excellent!

Thepeoplesperson

Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. The building itself is beautiful and well maintained, overall excellent experience

Cake Pies

interesting art pieces. I really liked the snails on cheesies but not the snail on Kim Kardashian bum one. (for real. Kim k's bum is in 2 of the pieces) i also enjoyed the pieces from women in prison.

charles harari

Very pleasant and vibrant exhibit of Rembrandt's early works.

Hester Bondt

Beautiful place. Well laid out, galleries are lovely.

Essi Amegbeto

Educational, creative, amd inspiring

Doreen Way

This visit was a pleasant surprise. It boasts a collection of 4 Rembrandt's but all but 1 were on tour. The highlight for our short visit was the quality and variety of Dutch Masters, contemporaries of Rembrandt, from the 17th C. It is an extraordinary selection. The staff were helpful and friendly. This collection may only be available until Spring 2022.

David Wright

Very nice isolation of art pieces, especially the Rembrandt collection. Only qualm is the curators choices for the first room that you are forced to walk through. I am aware there is some purpose to it, but it was lost on me.

Rachel Wyatt

Love coming here and hangout with the art.

D 5izzor

Not a lot of art centres in town. Cool place to bring a date if they're into that kind of thing. Went to the Rembrandt exhibit recently. I don't know how do you review something like this? Well lit, non- obtrusive security, not busy not feeling rushed. Had a good time. Sliding scale to get in as they accept donations rather than charge a flat fee.

Huxley Anjilvel

Small but well curated gallery, constantly rotating pieces encourage many visits and the permanent collection is always worth a second look.

Sarah H

Interesting

Victoria Cosby

Wonderful exhibits and a great part of the Queen’s experience.

Steven C

Really liked the classic stuff. The clothing exhibition was interesting.

Norm Suguitan

Fantastic free art gallery in the middle of a beautiful historic university campus. They frequently rotate the exhibits so it's different every time you visit.

Mo Good

I attended Walter Scott's workshop at Agnes Etherington Art Centre On Sun. Jan 19. It was so much fun! Along with Walter's tremendous talent that he brings to the classroom, he is also able to impart upon his students the believe that they too can create a comic strip. The atmosphere in the classroom was fun, positive and respective of all levels of individual accomplishments. If Kingston is lucky enough to have Walter offer any more workshops I would highly recommend it.

Laurent Lebel

(Translated) Nice museum. But, everything is in English only. Nothing in French. Surprising for a Canadian museum ... (Original) Beau musée. Mais, tout est en anglais seulement. Rien en français. Surprenant pour un musée canadien...