MAC Panamá | Museum of Contemporary Art — Attraction in Ancón

I was here about a year ago, so I wasn't sure, if I wanted to go see the museum again. But yesterday I stumbled over the small satellite they have in the Casco Antigua, and that was completely worth the visit, so today I went again to the main exhibition. Admittedly the directrice had a most charming and persuasive way about her as well, and every single member of her staff I met and talked to was super helpful and pleasant. They certainly added something to the overall experience.

So how was it? Lovely. Accessible. Inspiring. Sure, the Panama Museum of Contemporary Art isn't the Guggenheim, but it's a place that inspires and fascinates in its own way, as much as one of the more famous museums do. It's not especially big, but I must have been there almost two hours, I think, and if I had more time, I could spend days and weeks in the museum's fascinating library. Which incidentally is free, from what I was told. Definitely worth at...

If you’re expecting any type of colorful contemporary art, you won’t find it here. $10 each for 2 of us. They had some very scientific prints and was about as bland of a museum I’ve ever been to. We love art, we love visiting these places in different countries, we tried our best to slow down and appreciate but we were through this entire place in 12 minutes.

Trip advisor says 1-2 hours which is just not true at all.

The $20 may as well been a direct donation to the arts which I hope it is but it was a waste of time for sure.

The gentleman at the front was super nice, he did mention they switch out the artist twice a year so maybe we just went at a really bad time but you’ll see more art walking Casco Viejo than you will here.

The best part of this place was the coffee shop because they at least had some beautiful prints on display that...

Small museum with very friendly staff. They were most helpful by providing a color plate to my 3 year old son and comforting him when he was of course not allowed to touch the paintings. The museum though seems to have fallen victim to ideology: they gave me a leaflet with many misconceptions. Native Indian communities were more open to LGBTQ, which was maybe true in one case but otherwise they were just conservative. that there is a direct link between intolerance to LGBTQ and western capitalism: also highly suggestive. All this was packed in the language of critical theory. The young endearingly friendly staff seems to have fallen victim to this nonsense, probably naively thinking it represents values they should stand for. But hey, go there, have a look and ask them...