Montclair Art Museum — Attraction in Montclair

We had a fabulous experience hosting our wedding at the Montclair Art Museum. We mostly worked with Meryl, who took over running weddings at the MAM last year. She was incredibly responsive, attentive, and communicative throughout the process, providing true caring and enthusiasm for our wedding. While the MAM is a “load-in” venue, they have an excellent sound system, kitchens for catering staff to work from, and incredible lighting that makes the room stunningly romantic during the ceremony and fun during the reception. Guests LOVED being able to browse the museum as part of the cocktail hour, and Leir Hall is a truly beautiful room. For a wedding with many disabled guests including the bride and her mom, we were very impressed from day one with how accessible the venue is compared to others that we saw. While there is room for improvement, there was a lot of care and support with accessibility (including having a great, dedicated accessibility professional at the museum). Some words of advice for future married couples: one thing to be mindful of in planning your wedding here is some of the needs that relate to protecting the artwork, like only serving clear liquid in Lehman Court or requiring vendors be a certain distance from the wall to keep art safe - not a problem, just a consideration with what drinks you serve. And given the complexity of loading in various vendors, we definitely benefitted significantly from having a caterer who is used to working there (Cheryl from Church Street Catering) and a day-of coordinator to help keep everyone in sync. In conclusion, Meryl and the team really went above and beyond many times, from helping to plan out every aspect of the day to helping with many needs throughout the day. I highly recommend the MAM, it is a beautiful place that made for a truly...

Located on South Mountain Avenue in Montclair, New Jersey, the Montclair Art Museum is an absolutely beautiful space to enjoy an abundance of collections + art showcases. Per their website, "The Montclair Art Museum collects, exhibits, preserves, and interprets American and Native American art, honoring the creative accomplishments of a diverse range of artists, past and present."

I recently visited for the first time to attend a wedding that was being held within the museum's event space, and it was absolutely beautiful. The gallery spaces were lovely to view & enjoy during the event in themselves (particularly as these were accessible during the initial cocktail hour), but their designated event space for the reception itself was clean, well-kept, and was the perfect size to accommodate a dance floor, many tables & chairs, and a DJ booth!! I thought the staff did a great job taking care of everyone during the wedding as well. :-) Thanks for...

Never coming here again ! The woman at the front desk was extremely rude and irritating to say the very least. This museum participates in the museums4all program. When I called last weekend in advance to see how many people can come in free with the families first card l, the gentleman on the phone said up to 4 people per card. My family consists of 4 people so we decided to go. When we got there the woman insisted there was no such thing and gave the the passes as a “favor” . She was extremely belittling and isn’t knowledgeable enough to be sitting at the front desk. Also, when my two children and I walked to the bathroom located by the entrance she insisted we go downstairs. Why would I when I have a 3 year old who needs to go now ? She made us feel like we didn’t belong and it was just a very uncomfortable experience. The museum is also very small and doesn’t have...