So much to see here! I swear you could spend two hours here! I am really impressed with the variety of art works they have. The whole layout feels well thought out.

Very impressed. The American art wing alone is worth the visit. Remarkably inclusive. The countrys most revered and trend-setting artists are represented..and theyre major works. Also enjoy the Wedgewood collection and Indian artifacts.

I would encourage more people to dial it down a bit and take the time to enjoy the sights. Theres beautiful works of art here, free admission and you just might learn something in the process.

A wonderful museum in downtown Birmingham with easy street parking, free entry, and a lot of different pieces of artwork from a wide range of time periods. Loved the variety in European, Asian, and African artwork. I wish they had artwork from Latin America, but honestly there was way more art than I initially expected!

A lot of different displays. Very informative, a lot to see. Bit confusing but each display has its own detailed description.

There is always something interesting and intriguing in the Birmingham Museum of Art. Some of the worlds top exhibits have come through the doors and the visitors have the opportunity to view for free. Thats right there is no admission fee to the museum.

Huge collections of art from all over and from all time periods, from 4500 years ago to last year, from global artists to local artists. Wish there was a little more from Egypt, the middle east, and South America. Nice outdoor area. Nice gift shop with souvenirs for all price ranges.

Its free. Has the largest Wedgewood collection and a very large african pottery exhibit.

Absolutely a must-do for tourists. If you’re going with kids, here is what you need to know:The museum is free. I recommend bringing a dollar or two for the donation box in the foyer though.The washrooms and drinking fountains are close to the entrance of the museum.They also have small storage lockers near the washrooms for you to store belongings.They do not allow bottled water in the galleries. They will ask you to leave your water bottle at the front with security.They have portable, lightweight stools available. I do recommend taking one if you are not used to standing or walking for long periods of time. Having a stool available for a seven-year-old who is starting to get crabby while you look at grown-up art is helpful too.BRING SNACKS. But only eat them in the Art Garden. I cannot stress enough how necessary the snacks are.The kids’ interactive area is wonderful. They have two separate rooms, one for younger children and the other for older children. My kids had a great time learning about pottery, still life paintings, and Chinese brush painting.Everyone we interacted with at the gallery was pleasant, professional, and were happy to have children there.Highly recommended as a high quality trip for low/no cost.

A really great night. Theres so much more than just paintings. You should definitely come if you have kids, they will love it! I love to learn and this museum is a fantastic place to do so.

This art museum was so fun and beautiful. There is a large variety of work that could be enjoyed for days! We love the kids section which has tons of great activities for children to simulate their creativity. The facilities are beautiful and well maintained. Parking is a very convenient. Highly recommended!

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Beautiful Art. Glad to see and the gallery is free to visit.

My wife and I enjoyed a date to the museum. The special exhibit Redline was sobering—drawing attention to the continuing impact of a decades old policy. Enjoyed seeing art by some of our favorite artists as well as iconic pieces that we were delighted to see “in person” so to speak. Didn’t have a chance to eat there but look forward to the idea of a dinner date.

Nice museum (free, a donation was given )excellent permanent and temporary collection, easy to walk and admire all the well descriptor displays, only wish they had a larger collection of mesoamerican cultures, personnel is very helpful.The Asian art has some rarities that we havent seen before...And the painting on rock was very interesting...Highly recommended when you visit Birmingham...

This was a pretty nice place to visit. I wish there was more though. I think more paintings would be really cool, as well as a section on Egypt! There were A LOT of pottery items and little knickknacks that didnt interest me personally, but it was still cool to see. It wasnt very busy so I think Sundays are a good time to go to avoid crowds.

Very clean and nice. There are some amazing pieces of art.

A great place to go on a date. No entry fee, plenty of opportunities for conversation, and beautiful artwork.

Great place to visit!!

An awesome place to visit, Free to everyone! This museum has so many exhibits. My family and I really enjoyed ourselves. I had a lot of pictures but needed room for phone storage. Im going back soon, there were a few hands on exhibits, photography as pictured and one on silhouettes that we got to do. Lovely antiques, artwork, photos, Asian and African art and history lesson.

Plenty of things to do and see here!! Came here for the Barbie exhibition and it was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. My kid enjoyed it overall. Very very nice friendly staff. The security is awesome. And the girls in the gift shop were THE BEST!!

Nice place to go spend a little time. Nothing like heritage art. No mummies tho

Always a great experience at the Birmingham museum of art. They host so many events its always something there for every to do. Whether day or night it recommend you stop by and view their amazing galleries.

Vast and diverse collection. AMAZING!

Fantastic place with wide array of exhibits. Free admission and parking. Staff super nice and friendly

Beautiful museum, I spent 3 hours, enjoyed every minute of it. Well organized and maintained, also very friendly and informative employees. Free general admission, a fully accessible for people with disabilities. Highly recommend to visit.

Always a wonderful experience. So glad it is open again.

The Jacob Lawrence The American Struggle exhibit is on display until February I enjoyed it.

Friendly staff, some great exhibits and great price.

This museum is incredible and completely free. We spent about 3 hours there wandering and reading all the incredible descriptions of the great historical significance of each piece.

Took the drive into Birmingham to the Art Museum. It was a lovely collection. A lot of the museum reminded me of the Carlos Museum at Emory in Atlanta. They both have good representationsof Asian, African and native art as week as the usual Egyptian artifacts, European and American art. It was a good trip if you love art. My traveling companion does, so she really enjoyed it.

Tip: The disabled entrance is in the parking lot, on the side of the building and not the front.The staff members were kind and knowledgeable.They encourage you to take photos, just make sure to turn off the flash on your camera.I went for the Japanese Heritage Festival and stayed to check out more exhibitions.I enjoyed my visit under the gentle lighting.

Simply awesome place. Why? Because of the exhibitions. I loved it. The atmosphere was also welcoming, quiet and stunning. Very beautiful rooms. Nice and tasty food. Great staff, lovely people around. Very enjoyed!

The admission is free. The museum has its own parking lot and its free for visitors. The museum has extensive collections, from Alabama, USA, to Europe, to Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea and China. A lot of the artworks are numbered. A lot more information about the artists and artworks are available on the museum website by entering the number.

It was merely okay.The whole 1st floor was all white people art and stuff and then they crammed Asian, African, and Native American culture all into the 2nd floor. Barbie got an ENTIRE room, while they only could do small little rooms for the “minorities”. Not to mention most of the plaques in the Native American section (which I was looking forward to but was highly disappointed) said “either (tribe) or (tribe)”. Like you aren’t sure which tribe the artifact is from? Anyways didn’t go to anything else other than the first and second floor, after seeing how they crammed all other races/cultures into one floor while white culture got an entire one to themselves, I wasn’t impressed.

Staff was super friendly and thoroughly enjoyed the exhibits.

A gem right in the middle of our city. Such an amazing collection! Allow yourself 2-3 hours to walk, take your time and truly enjoy the art.

Nice, donation-based museum, with much more than I expected. The best parts are the kids areas with art-centric activities. The kids had a blast playing the museum bingo. Parking is difficult so get there early to get good parking in the lot.

Maybe its because my expectations werent too high, but I was pleasantly surprised at the variety of artworks. Paintings, antique furniture, dishes and ceramics, sculptures.. every era/genre seems to be covered. They have a gift shop, cafe, and childrens area as well! A definite must do for anyone living in the Ham. (Fun Fact: They even have a Monet). Free admission, donations welcome!

It is one of the best places for family outings as well as to take kids along. The place in itself is a knowledge hub and the various exhibits depict the features of natural environment.

Nice people. Awesome art collection and a lot of fun activities for kids and adults.

Great outing on a rainy day.

The artists represented in their contemporary and modern art collections are racially diverse. That’s incredibly important to me in visiting art museums. If that’s important to you, then this museum will deliver. I was only saddened to miss an Amy Shetland piece because it was currently on loan elsewhere. Excited to come back and explore this museum again & again.

Really enjoyed my time at the museum. Lots of artwork to look at, spent over two hours looking around and I could have stayed longer. There are inside and outside exhibits. Beautiful fountain outside the museum. There were setting up for a wedding and reception, I was told that the reception money helps to fund the museum. The gift shop was kind of small, would have liked for it to be bigger with more variety of souvenirs and gifts.

Its free to the public as is parking. There were several different exhibits, all excellent. There was also an outdoor exhibit!

Fantastic art museum, and it’s free of charge! They have really interesting exhibits as well as historic art.

My family had a blast at the Art After 5:Harry Potter Night. Beautiful art exhibits and the staff was very friendly.

I love coming here!! They have so many different exhibits and it’s not just limited to hanging art. There is a great culture representation here and they do a terrific job organizing the pieces. This is a must visit!!

Such a beautiful and calmed place, we went with my family visiting from Chile, it was so enjoyable

Loved it! Great art collection and free to the public

Great museum to visit! Free admission but they accept donations at the entrance. Some really cool pieces of art. I really wanted to touch the paintings but I had to restrain.

I dont come here often, but they hold great events here such as the Japanese Heritage Festival and various Teen Nights throughout the year. They also have a mixture of paid and free classes to take here through the week. Lovely art museum with a lovely sculpture graden along with it. A great place to go and view art. Did i mention that it is FREE?! There is also a donation box if you want to contribute to it.It has two floors which you can access through various stairs or an elevator. Seats and benches are scattered throughout the museum for those who need breaks along with audio/books to read about the art. Great place to take pictures as well and just hangout with friends. Art is seperated through types and time period. There are permanent installations as well as traveling installations so check their website often to see whats new.

Who knew Birmingham had an awesome free museum of art!! Its the perfect size museum with a great kids area!

I always have the best of times, whether it be a new exhibit or my Gees Bend Quilting Workshop that I teach here.The staff is awesome. You must visit.

Beautifully designed spaces and galleries. Easy street parking and free parking in the museum lot. Free general admission. Absolutely worth a visit (or ten).

A strong collection - very eclectic. Great children’s art center.

Ill be honest, because this museum has free admission, I wasnt sure what to expect, however, I ended up spending most of my day there and thoroughly enjoyed it- there was much to see, read, and learn! I wish more educational things like this were available at the affordable cost of free! ;) (There is a donation box located at the entrance for those who want to; I personally think its worth the donation if you can afford it so that places like this can remain free for everyone to enjoy. :)

The art and experience were amazing 10/10 would go again

Great Sunday outing! Barbie- Dreaming of a Female Future

Great place to spend a Sunday.

A wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Their collections have magnificent examples of art history. All exhibits are beautifully lit and displayed so you can enjoy them to the fullest. Go, bring your children, family and friends to share this fun and educational experience.

Were so lucky to have such a wonderful collection that we can visit for free. Great permanent curated collection as well as temporary exhibits.

Beautiful collection with thorough explanation of each piece.

The staff is kind and helpful. It is a beautiful place to visit. The food at the cafe is delicious.

The art here is beautiful and its in an easy to access location as well. I highly recommend the native American section

Tiny museum with a decent collection. Free! Feels kind of homely.

Beautiful no charge art museum with unique art displays. We spent several hours and still could have stayed longer. Birmingham is so blessed with fantastic fine art collections. We ate lunch at Oscars which was excellent both in food and service. The Gift shop has some unusal gift selections. This is a worthwhile venue to visit.

Free entry. Clean environment. Great diversity of art from many different cultures over a wide range of history.

The museum was a lot more expansive than we expected, we budgeted about two hours but only managed to make it through maybe a third of the exhibits. Could definitely make a whole day out of it!

A wonderful venue full of culture and history. When we visited, it was donation-based, so I felt compelled to give what I could because the museum encompasses a tremendous wealth of information & artifacts within its space. I will return in the future and would encourage anyone who appreciates art, history, and knowledge to see for yourself.

Got to go with my daughter, this place is amazing. The experience was one in a million. It has all kind of art from eastern Asia to Africa t ok the good old USA. Take the whole family its worth the trip. I also want to mention that it is free, but you can make a small donation.

This is probably one of the best art museums Ive ever seen!! Its free and VERY BIG! I would recommend starting with the second floor first and then going down. There are many exhibits and different types of art, so thats amazing. I am not sure about parking for this place (I parked elsewhere), but it is definitely walkable. There are pretty gardens outside, and the gift shop is very reasonably priced. Staff are friendly! There are also stairs, elevators, bathrooms, and drinking foundations throughout the place. Would highly recommend to anyone whos interested in global and local art!

I couldnt possibly do justice in a short review for Birminghams world class Museum of Art . I am honestly not quite sure just how many other major museums across our country are also FREE to enter, & explore every exhibit until you are satisfied, but I comfortably venture to say its most likely NOT MANY. I feel so very blessed & lucky to live in a great city whos treasured works of art are displayed freely open for all to access. And I hope it will ALWAYS remain so.

I always love visiting the museum and seeing all of the beautiful pieces of Art. Ive always been one for history and beauty! Its super nice and modern and would recommend.

For a free museum, this has an incredible collection of art from all over the world. My favorite piece was a massive painting by Albert Bierstadt that hangs at the end of the hallway. The Asian art and the ceramics were also impressive.

One of the places you should not miss if travelling to Birmingham Alabama

We held a private event here last week and couldnt be happier. Great staff, great location, and wonderful space to be in.

Wonderful museum with great balance of art from across the globe. I enjoyed their European art and was so pleased to see their samurai exhibit. If you are less familiar with Eastern art and myths, the museum has audio guides and informative panels with a bit more depth than artist, dating, and location. They offer tours in Spanish and have a great exploration area for kids. Bring a quarter for a locker or practice puppy dog eyes to borrow one from a fellow patron.

Carefully organized art. Great cafe available for lunch. World renowned pieces on display.

Our first time coming to Alabama and this was an awesome place to visit.

I recently visited the museum to look at the Barbie exhibit. It wasnt what I was expecting because it only showed what looked like living room settings through out the decades. I was expecting Barbie through the decades and how she has changed. I notice that Barbie had a large room and will be shown through some of 2020 as well. I was told by one of the staff that the museum is planning and exhibit for indigenous people in detail for about 3 rooms I believe. I am disappointed that the museum in my years of living and growing up in Birmingham, Alabama. I have never seen that much work or effort put into the details of black history connecting African history. The museum seems to actively represent other cultures over one culture (being African American, black, and African culture). African have a deep rooted history in the state of Alabama but it seems that our culture has been almost excluded in the Birmingham art museum. In speaking to one of your workers I asked if there would be anything in depth for black history month in February to June which is black music month and I was told that the museum only does the bare minimum. Which broke my heart since I am a lover of the arts. The museum as so many galleries inside to exhibit things from other countries, Christian religion and the way the white people live in the Victorian Era but I cannot go there to learn anything of my own culture but can learn almost everything about everyone else culture through the years in detail. The Birmingham art museum needs to do better in its black balling of African American culture first before giving an entire room to a doll.

Had a good time at the Art After 5: Harry Potter event. My fav was the wand making.

I visit this museum quite often, lately I noticed the security following me around the whole building. I walk down the corridor and could hear the staff / security speaking to other people (White) but as I walk by, they stare at me as if I wasnt supposed to be there. I dont know if this is due to cultural conditioning, or other underlying issues. I do know that major changes need to be made regarding the subjective treatment of Black people.

A wonderful beautiful relaxing day will be spent here...You will enjoy it!

We thoroughly enjoyed a couple of hours here before “Museum fatigue” took over - there’s too much to see in one visit. The friendly staff were really keen to engage and highlight some of the key things to look out for, which added to the experience. I’m not sure that enough is always made of some of the greatest exhibits, and the interpretation is rather flat. It feels as if it could benefit from an injection of life and extra creativity, but it’s a great place overall - especially as it’s free of charge.

They always have new exhibits and fun events. Love the Greek & Italian exhibits always!

It offers a lot! Very family oriented and has lots of historical pieces. Very interesting!

Wonderful gallery, friendly staff, AND it is free!

They have an amazing exhibit for Barbie right now . Done by all female artist and it’s free . I get like a child again. Great exhibit for children and you can touch everything

Free. Friendly. Fantastic. Best place to stare at a wall in Birmingham.

Nice collection encompassing a bit of everything! Got a special tour when the museum was closed, including the collections storage. Being a museum person myself, its always interesting to see how other museums operate behind the public face.

Very impressed with the quality and quantity of art displayed.

Decent exhibit. Higly recommend Oscars cafe for lunch. Had the porter house sandwich with kimchi..didnt plan to eat the whole thing but changed my mind after the first bite. Im sorry i did not take a picture. Heading back tomorrow and hope to try something else.

So glad I finally went here after 30 years in Bham. Lol. I really shouldve gone sooner. It was a wonderful experience and loved the content, as there is something for everyone to see here.

This was my first time at the Birmingham Museum of art. We were scheduled to do an hour tour but it only lasted the best if 30 minutes. The best part of that tour was our guide providing us with the website were we can look up the details for some of the pieces on self lead tours.

Great time with my kids. Please support

SO WONDERFUL. Great for ALL ages.

Excellent! Very clean. We ate at the cafe there and the food was very good. Friendly staff too!

This is a wonderful museum with a great selection. Pretty large, and the admission is free! Definitely would recommend if visiting the Birmingham area or are a local looking for something to do on the weekend. I donated a few dollars and would recommend doing as well since they have so many great exhibits and a kind staff.

The Birmingham Museum of Art is a masterpiece in itself. The museum is comprised of so many beautiful exhibits and artifacts. The place is really good option to visit with family. Moreover, the museum offers many activities for kids where they can have learning as well as fun. There is something for everyone to enjoy. This is a wonderful place.