Minnesota Marine Art Museum

Super cool place. They have student ticket prices. Lots of friendly staff, and they really put in the work to make your experience a good one. They also had a kids area, and miscellaneous interactive things to do. My boyfriend is a marine life nerd, so this was a perfect place to spend the day. We will be back!
Apr 8th, 2024

Today was the first time ever that our 9-yr old and 6-yr old granddaughters visited an art museum. I anticipated spending at most one hour at the museum and prepared them for their first visit to understand what they would see and what behavior expectations were. Thanks to a little preparation and the Bingo Scavenger Hunt the museum has ready in 3 different difficulty levels, my girls had an incredibly successful and rewarding visit they will not soon forget! We came ready with sketch pads and a pencil to draw a favorite piece of art. The museum offered a pencil bag with a full colored pencil set, a variety of pencils in different hardnesses for shading, and a pencil sharpener for their use! My granddaughters were quite excited and enthralled by the Bingo activity, and the other few activities set up for children, such as the table with the paper shredder, the art table to take a photo of their artwork and display it in a virtual quilt projected on the wall, and learning how to be an "artivist". Furthermore, they sat on the ground to sketch a photo and a painting, and learned what Impressionism is as well as the immense talent the makers of these pieces of art have. The girls and I have painted together oh so many times and started to understand the magnitude of skill of these artists. I cannot thank the museum staff enough for truly understanding how to help children interact with art! This was a gift that continued to give: Once at home, they grabbed their colored pencils and finished their sketches, took photos of them, shared them with their friends, and proudly showed them to their parents. The older granddaughter told her mother how much she LOVED the art museum and she'd like to go to more art museums. I wanted to cry when I heard this!! They are planning their next visit to a nearby art museum they have never made the time to see. I plan on the many art museums in the Twin Cities in the next year. Thank you for having had such a positive influence on these children.
Apr 1st, 2024

Mar 27th, 2024

Amazing! What a fantastic surprise. Very impressive collection in a wonderful environment. Highly recommend!
Mar 25th, 2024

Best local art museum.
Mar 14th, 2024