Figge Art Museum — Attraction in Davenport

Do not go here if youre a person who carries things in any sort of backpack. I have a mini backpack that's very small. It simply fits my necessities. I find them more comfortable than purses. I see a lot of children and adults wearing backpacks nowadays honestly. There were no signs at all stating "No backpacks." I was suddenly stopped by two workers who immediately told me to take it off without explaining anything. I have bad anxiety and sensory issues and need my bag with me. I carry earbuds with me and occasionally medicine in case I do get a panic attack. I tried explaining that to them but they said and I quote, "We don't care what's in the bag." "You just can't have it." Supposedly they were worried that I would be more likely to bump into the art with something on my back. People are allowed to bring in strollers and my cousin has a broken ankle and needs to use a scooter. They stated, "Well that's a medical reason." Mental health is just as important. I just found it really stupid and it definitely ruined my day. We were going to complain but they kept repeating over and over "That's the policy everywhere." It's a lie though. If there really was an emergency I wouldn't be able to have my things. They make you lock it in a cubby on the first floor. For mothers out there, if you do plan to bring a baby or a younger child they don't allow diaper bags either. They even stated that soon they were going to start taking bags before entry. I understand that it's an art museum and they're worried about things getting damaged but this is definitely...

My son and grandchildren were having a great time at the Art Museum. The boys are little and we thought they would not be interested in the art but they were engaged! My grandsons enjoyed it when we read the stories and descriptions of various art out loud to them. Their littles eyes were captured in wonder with all the shapes, colors and sizes of some of the beautiful art. We decided the children needed a break, so we went to the family center and let them play and burn some energy. The family room was very hands on for the children. They could sit, draw, and read about art. The family center was very educational for the children - until it was not. There was a connecting room off one end of the Family room, which had gay pride flags displayed and an abstract of a persons body. The body art looked rather “adult” to me- maybe just my perspective. I felt uncomfortable with the art and wondered why the art museum would connect the Pride Room and Family room together? I felt the Museum was promoting Pride to the kids and why would they want to? I believe the Art Museum should be a learning center for children, especially in the summer, when parents may have more time to explore and teach art to their children. Seeing the Pride art room was connected to the family room by a glass door gave me a feeling of secrecy, and influence. Why is the pride room connected to the Family room? Why it so important for kids to observe?...

The museum itself was a wonderful experience. I was there for the French impressionist exhibit. Wonderful collection and as a bonus there was a John Bloom exhibit at the same time. I also truly enjoyed their perminant collections as well. There’s a charming gift store too. We decided to take in the full Figge experience and enjoy a lunch at the cafe with a beautiful river view. That was a mistake. They were very busy and said it would be a 20 minute wait, fine it was more like 35. When we did get seated it over 15 minutes to get water then we sat there another 20 minutes and watched people who had been seated after us get waited on. None of the servers or the manager said a word to us. When they waited on four other table that had been seated after us, one only there for about 5 minutes we...