Birmingham Museum of Art
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Absolutely a must-do for tourists. If you’re going with kids, here is what you need to know: The museum is free. I recommend bringing a dollar or two for the donation box in the foyer though. The washrooms and drinking fountains are close to the entrance of the museum. They also have small storage lockers near the washrooms for you to store belongings. They do not allow bottled water in the galleries. They will ask you to leave your water bottle at the front with security. They have portable, lightweight stools available. I do recommend taking one if you are not used to standing or walking for long periods of time. Having a stool available for a seven-year-old who is starting to get crabby while you look at grown-up art is helpful too. BRING SNACKS. But only eat them in the Art Garden. I cannot stress enough how necessary the snacks are. The kids’ interactive area is wonderful. They have two separate rooms, one for younger children and the other for older children. My kids had a great time learning about pottery, still life paintings, and Chinese brush painting. Everyone we interacted with at the gallery was pleasant, professional, and were happy to have children there. Highly recommended as a high quality trip for low/no cost.
Emily ArmstrongEmily Armstrong
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My family enjoyed walking around the art galleries. There are so many things to look at and best of all, it's free admissions. You can leave donations if wanted. I loved looking at the Medieval art galleries and the different parts of Asia art galleries. So many artifacts and they are gorgeous. I was very impressed by what they had on display from different parts of the world. It was lovely. There is a small gift shop (2 people allowed inside at a time), and the rest rooms are decent. We had our one year old in the stroller the whole time as there are some artifacts and art pieces that he could easily grab since they were not encased behind glass. Watch out for that. Masks are a requirement for entry. They do have hand sanitizer stations throughout. You will spend a very long time at this place. We will have to go back as we missed some of the exhibits. Also, 5 minutes walking distance is the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame if interested and inexpensive to get inside.
Melody OwenMelody Owen
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I don't come here often, but they hold great events here such as the Japanese Heritage Festival and various Teen Nights throughout the year. They also have a mixture of paid and free classes to take here through the week. Lovely art museum with a lovely sculpture graden along with it. A great place to go and view art. Did i mention that it is FREE?! There is also a donation box if you want to contribute to it. It has two floors which you can access through various stairs or an elevator. Seats and benches are scattered throughout the museum for those who need breaks along with audio/books to read about the art. Great place to take pictures as well and just hangout with friends. Art is seperated through types and time period. There are permanent installations as well as traveling installations so check their website often to see what's new.
Kassandra Arias-ParbulKassandra Arias-Parbul
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Pretty small museum for the city. It’s about 2 floors and includes a sculpture garden. I would say it’s just an average/standard museum in comparison to other cities. We were done in about an hour. I was not particularly impressed by the collection, however they had a small exhibit called “Nappy” that focused on the hair of African American women and that was pretty incredible. I was almost disappointed that they didn’t have more pieces as this was the best part of the museum. I would come back because it’s free and a good place to visit, but don’t expect anything too large. They also had a paid exhibit on Disney movie costumes for a price, but we did not go in there. The museum shop was also small and half was all Disney related stuff due to the exhibit so that was a bit of a bummer.
KatalinaKatalina
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Today we went to the Birmingham Museum of Art to see Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume. It consisted of costumes from Disney live action movies, TV shows, and stage productions. Heros, princesses, and villains were all represented. There was also labeling that told you something about the designers and their challenges and inspirations. Included in the presentation was a short film that focused on the numerous times that Cinderella has been presented in various ways and the approach taken by each designer in creating the dramatic ball gown she wears with her famous glass slippers. One of the attendants told us that each manikin was an exact replica of the actor that originally wore the costume, at least from the neck down.
James ReedJames Reed
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It was merely okay. The whole 1st floor was all white people art and stuff and then they crammed Asian, African, and Native American culture all into the 2nd floor. Barbie got an ENTIRE room, while they only could do small little rooms for the “minorities”. Not to mention most of the plaques in the Native American section (which I was looking forward to but was highly disappointed) said “either (tribe) or (tribe)”. Like you aren’t sure which tribe the artifact is from? Anyways didn’t go to anything else other than the first and second floor, after seeing how they crammed all other races/cultures into one floor while white culture got an entire one to themselves, I wasn’t impressed.
Glitchy 911Glitchy 911
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2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203
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The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama. Its collection includes more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts representing various cultures, including Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, and Native American.
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