Arlington Museum of Art

For a first timer at visiting a museum my experience was not very good. All photographs and nothing else. I was expecting some photos, paintings, and maybe even some statues. Also it was advertised to be free, only small children get in free.

First of all, I love that this museum is in a city that isn’t a major metro city — stepping in, it came off as a community center in the downtown area of Arlington. On our way to Dallas from Fort Worth I had seen a billboard of Toulouse Lautrec’s work displayed here and quickly Googled to find more information, including the museum’s location and business hours.
It only costs eight bucks for admissions and as mentioned before, the museum is small so there is only a small table set up by the entrance with one staffer, handling admissions. The museum isn’t huge at all, but has two flights and I spent (like I always do) a couple hours, immersed in Lautrec’s work. It was awesome! They also have a small viewing area of a Lautrec documentary that they were showing, which was nice. The store is very small — more like a stand. I saw past and future exhibits shown at the museum on a poster and they bring out really popular works for such a small museum. Loved that!

Great museum. The place is cozy, inviting. No one pushing you through or hanging over your shoulder. Can enjoy the art at your own pace. Small enough to leave being able to absorb everything.
The curator utilizes the space very very well. The experience was cohesive. Upcoming exhibits look exciting.

Went to see the Ansel Adams exhibit and it was amazing. I love photography and he is one of the best of all time. However, the museum was smaller than I expected and was as another Unilocaler had mentioned «shabby» as far as the conditions of the museum go. Yet, for their size they put on a great exhibit and also had a movie on Adams’ life that you could watch which was a nice addition.

I was in town with a friend to see a Ranger’s game, and we wanted to find something in town to do while we were waiting for the game to start.
So we came to the Arlington Museum of Art, and I have to say I was unexpectedly impressed with what they had to offer. It’s a small venue, but their pieces are carefully selected and displayed in such a way that takes you on a tour of the progression of the exhibit.
And we happened to be lucky enough to get an actual guided tour of the exhibit, and this helped us to appreciate the works of art we were seeing in a way that we never would have gotten just by looking at them ourselves. It was almost like getting a bit of a history lesson, displayed in the form of artwork.
I hope to visit this museum again the next time I’m in town.

Today was my 1^st visit to the Arlington Museum. The Ansel Adams exhibit was divine. The dvd movie on his life and struggle to be recognized was so poignant.
However, I was taken back by the shabby condition of the museum. The floors looked dirty. The gift shop was not properly stocked with postcards of the artist’s work. Enjoy art is crucial. Just hoped there was a bit more love & attention given to this quaint venue.

I went with friends to see the Ansel Adams exhibit. I consider the door cost a donation to bringing in new art and supporting things like the electric bill.
The Ansel Adams exhibit itself was quite good. There were 47 prints made by Ansel himself in the dark room. The exhibit was on the first and second floor. The third floor was showcasing local photographers who had entered in an Ansel Adams themed photography contest.
The third floor was a mess and frankly they should be embarrassed by what a mess they presented. I realize they were doing some construction but that’s no excuse for having beaded strings and random crushed top hats and other things lying all over a table. They should have packed all that crap away.
The second floor was a little awkward in layout. There were several times I had a seat and waited for a clog of people to go past so I could see the photographs in peace and contemplate as long as I wished.
The first floor felt gigantic and cavernous. It was easy to go around the outside perimeter to see the photographs. I felt like they have a lot of wasted space in the center of the room but at the same time, nobody was standing on top of me on the first floor.
Would I go again? If there was a really good exhibit and I felt the urge, yes I might go again.
The Ansel Adams exhibit is 5 stars.
Minus a star for the messy 3^rd floor.

I thought this was a great exhibit. A collection of images of Ansel’s choosing, printed by him. Most of his iconic images are included. I found myself drawn to the «quieter» images most of which I’ve seen in books but not in person. Could use a little more illumination, but some amazing photography.

I couldn’t agree with Curtis more about the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit… this exhibit was overpriced ($ 8/​person) and completely underwhelming. Plus, the staff even showed up late when the museum is supposed to open at 1pm… several of us were waiting outside for them to open the doors. It took us all of 20 minutes to look at everything… total waste!

Went to see the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit about the Samara house. I was very disappointed and felt like I had been ripped-​off. The entire exhibit is held in three tiny rooms on the second floor. There is not very much of anything to look at except some blueprints, a few photos of the house, and half a dozen pieces of furniture. Don’t waste your money on this exhibit.

My wife and I had our wedding/​reception here in May of 2006. The person we talked to was real nice. He offered us a 5 hour spot for only $ 500.00. The place had an bottom floor which we didn’t use. They had a second floor which was used for all the girls to get ready and they had a top floor for the guys to get ready. They had elevators which was good. The main floor were the art was was where everything happened. We had our ceremony, then asked all guests to take a break outside in the courtyard while the people then set up for the reception. Everything went pretty smooth and no one had any issues. This place is in downtown Arlington by the train tracks. Since we had our wedding at night there was plenty of parking for the people that drove in from out of town. The only tricky part of the whole thing was that we could not move any of the art work. So we had a month to look at the space to decide what and how we wanted to work the tables and chairs. It was a great time and if there are people on a budget this is the place to have your wedding or anything else for that matter. It was cheap and very elegant.
MZ