Minnesota Museum of American Art — Attraction in Saint Paul

A complete waste of time and money. There is no museum. This is a money laundering scheme. To call it a gallery would be a stretch. There is one room with about 20 mediocre paintings and one children's playroom with kids' "art" on the walls. No admission fee, but they welcome donations. For what??? I paid $7 to park in Holiday garage. It is a stressful drive up a tight spiral to get into this garage. Not to mention massive road construction right at that intersection, which adds to the stress. There is no art to look at, but there are plenty of "staff" rooms. This is so weird and contrived, don't fall for the impressive and completely undeserved name for this...

I was in the area for a work trip that kept me over the weekend. I appreciated that this museum is open on Sundays (4/6/25). Parking was a breeze. A nice quiet morning to enjoy some art and learn some local history. The staff were engaging and great. I had a wonderful discussion with one of the volunteers over a few pieces ( I can’t remember her name). She was great, she shared local history and local resources information. She even put up with my questions about how lighting impacts the presentation of different works. If you love art and history pin...

It is a Great art museum. It is free expect for special exhibits. It is a large museum with almost every type of are you can think of. I like the ancient and religious art worl the most. They have a gift shop with interesting books, art work, and art materials. It can take a person up to 3 hours to see everything or longer depending how long you look at the art. There is acient Roam, Greek, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, African, Native American, south American tribal, European renaissance, Egyptian, modern, post modern, and other types or...