Very nice modern museum with a nicely varied collection. Definatly worth a visit.

I great afternoon escape! We sometimes forget how special New England is!

An outstanding museum focusing on what makes Gloucester unique. You can easily spend 2-3 hours here. I highly recommend taking advantage of a tour with a docent. The 60-minute tour was informative and engaging. After you are finished at the museum, walk toward the water a couple of blocks and youll have plenty of great cafes and local shops to choose from.

This is a great little museum in downtown Gloucester. The Winslow Homer exhibit was really well done, showing his time on Cape Ann & the various items, people, themes that inspired his work during that period - beautifully done! The permanent collection highlights Gloucesters long history with the sea & includes living artists, something I really appreciated!

Small yet educational museum. Worth visiting! Friendly staff. Theres a small parking lot located right in front of muesum, its open to the public. $1 for 2 hours! Small shops and restaurants are all in walking distance!

Charming regional museum. There is parking across the street and its a short walk from the commuter rail so highly accessible. The entrance is wheelchair accessible accessible.The experience of this museum is very pleasing. I like my museums full of unexpected corners and varied spaces and the Cape Ann museum does not disappoint. You can wander from intimate galleries of artwork and folk and historical art and artifacts into soaring spaces accented by monumental sculptures in settings of warm, honey brown woodwork so the overall sensual atmosphere is delightful and stimulating. The artwork itself ranges from the classical fine arts to the raw, daily expression of folk art and artifacts. Whimsy and profundity are side by side, giving a rich and textured feel for the region.Parking is metered lot. There is a reasonable fee for museum entrance. If you plan a day trip, you can find a range of dining nearby. I am planning a return before long to try the Portuguese restaurant not far from the museum since Portuguese fish stew is one of the joys of life. You can feed mind, soul, and body on the same trip!

Really neat museum. The artwork here is beautiful. The kids’ room on the lower level has a lot of neat things for younger children.

For anyone interested in local history or the history of New England, the Cape Ann Museum is well worth seeking out. They have a wonderful collection of materials and artifacts on local industries, major figures, and artists.

A great little museum, weve always enjoyed our visits

Good museum for a city this size

We had a lovely time at the Cape Ann Museum this past week, viewing the Winslow Homer exhibit, which was beautifully hung and researched. The curators went to great lengths to find work from this period of Homers career and put together an intelligent, engaging show. I have two small criticisms regarding CAM. There is only one small restroom on the first floor of the museum, which had a line waiting, so to access the other restroom, I had to walk from the third floor all the way to the cellar. My husband and I drove from Cape Cod to see the exhibit and spent a good deal of time viewing the work. It may seem petty, but there were no chairs or benches in the exhibit, and since we are older, I walked out of the exhibit twice to sit in chairs and take a break in another part of the museum. So, while the show was wonderful, a few small conveniences for the viewing audience would have made for a better museum experience.

Gloucesters sailing history is elegantly on display at our wonderful Cape Ann Museum. The building is deceptively small from the outside, but its many rooms hold much of interest, including the schooners and sailing ships portrayed by local and visiting artists. My friend Armand Sindoni, a fine Gloucester artist himself, would surely approve. Go see it all and take someone. There is much to enjoy, including a one of a kind seafood cookbook by our local Justin Demetri at the Museum bookstore.

This gallery was beautifully done. There was a variety of different artists, and the displays are lovely. It was a great representation of the local art culture!

Amazing museum! I have to go back again.

World class collection in a beautiful, clean & spacious museum. Saw special exhibit, Homer at the Beach: A Marine Painters Journey, 1869-1880. Have renewed respect for Winslow Homers masterful use of pencil, ink, watercolor & oil paints. Also revisited six different American coastal towns of the northeast, historically and visually.

Charming local museum full of the scrappy hardscrabble landscapes that I love, and Wonderful Maritime artifacts including the light from a lighthouse. The whole place is lovingly curated and great for a rainy day.

High marks for the venue: elegant friendly and curiously laid out. Redone historical building with good flow and facilities. Working hard for its community. Good Winslow Homer exhibit in today, generally conservative and local/nautical art focus.

Beautiful space with fabulous exhibits! The folks were very friendly and helpful! Well be back to explore more again soon!

This is truly a hidden gem!! Current Winslow Homer exhibit brings together wonderful pieces from all over to Gloucester. Another amazing collection is a large display of nautical artwork by Fitz Hugh Lane. Worth spending an at least an hour or two browsing.

An extremely well curated museum focused the artistic heritage of the Cape Ann region. A worthwhile focus! This is a region with a genuine claim on our attention. The history of work (fishing and quarries) and immigration provide context that works well to hold our attention. We spent a bit over an hour in the galleries, saw a lot, left with more to see. Well be back.

Beautiful collection and special exhibit. Nice size, small but manageable. Cool furniture mixed in with paintings.

Our Taste Gloucester guests enjoy visiting this wonderful historical museum after our tours. A true Gloucester gem!

Great art exhibits, friendly staff and seriously good examples and displays regarding Cape Ann and its incredible history.

We loved the paintings of Fitz Henry Lane. There were lots of other things to see too, not just paintings, like a one- person boat which crossed the Atlantic. Lots of local history. We chose it during Free Fun Friday because it was relatively close to our home in Maine and we were tired from our weeks activities. We were pleasantly surprised by the collection and spent a lot more time there than we anticipated.

Who new there was such an excellent art museum in Gloucester! Fine art, sculptures, and interesting exhibits related to the history and artists of Cape Ann.

Great collections. Fitz Henry space had black type on red labels in dim lighting & was illegible for me. Loved the Folly Cove display, & ship crew portraits. Overall, nice mix of art & local history. Very good place to get overview of Gloucester history.

Great place. Great history. Beautiful exhibits.

If you come to Gloucester and dont stop in here, you are missing out!! Great museum has art and history blended together for a real experience of cape Ann.

Wonderful Winslow Homer exhibition, in a very nice building and charming downtown.

What a beautiful collection! Lots of paintings - of rocks and boats and sunsets over the water - and sculptures and boat models, too. Totally worth the visit.

Beautiful museum in downtown historic Gloucester MA. Has a wonderful mix of history and fine art. Stop in and check it out! Just not on Mondays, they are closed then.

Varied collection, with a great display (permanent) of the local maritime history.

Nice and wonderful drive to get there price is great too.

Great walking tour of Edward Hopper houses, learned a lot about the artist! Highly recommended!

Great museum with a wide range of exhibits! It will definitely have something to suite everyone’s taste. It takes at least 1.5 hours to go through, so give plenty of time!!

Excellent museum of local history and culture, with lots of art, and some hardware (dories, lighthouse lenses)

They even have an area for children which is pretty good.

Beautiful artwork and exhibits, and it has a fun kids room.

A lovely space in which to linger

Wonderful exhibits exploring the history of Cape Ann. The Winslow Homer exhibit was very good.

Tons of mostly local stuff crammed into this beautiful little place. My son loves the kids room.

The Winslow Homer exhibit was excellent.

Wonderful combination of art, history and culture of Gloucester over hundreds of years. Impressive memories of the impact of Immigrants -- Italians, Sicilians and Portuguese -- on the fishing community. Well worth a visit and nice price for admission versus other museums.

Fantastic exhibit on Winslow Homer and wonderful paintings in their permanent collection. Pretty officious ticket seller made for a less than ideal start but it got better after that.

This is a wonderful institution for art and history buffs. There are treasures around every corner. The waterfront and the fishermen are represented well, here. The artists community has contributed so much to this area and their legacies live on. This is a valuable resource for the North Shore and beyond.

Surprisingly great museum and very good expositions.

We really enjoyed this local museum, it has a great variety of art and maritime history. I really enjoyed learning about the Folly Cove Designers and seeing the different interpretations of seascapes from artists over the years. We spent about 2 hours here, it was great for a rainy afternoon.

Great museum with nationally known artists and local gems. Great touring art shows.

Amazing collection and wonderful staff! Love it!

Great collection of Fitz Henry Lane paintings. Also fabulous exhibit of the Working waterfront of Gloucester.

A fabulous Hidden Gem in downtown Gloucester. We expected a two or three room Museum in a home. This is a major Museum facility in a modern building located over three different floors and connected to a historical home that is available for tours with a guide as well. Theres a great amount of seafaring exhibits including lighthouses, boats and Marine paintings, but also exhibits related to printmaking, music-making, and photography. This Museum is on a par with the Peabody Essex Museum, but of course much smaller comparedto that amazing facility.

Lovely regional museum with lots of Americana, and beautiful landscapes and seascape paintings by Fitz Henry Lane and other famous American painters. Plan to spend 1 to 2 hours.

Very nice little museum, great glimpse into local life and history.

I was hosting a small group 6 persons from abroad on a Sunday Afternoon May 5th, 19. On an Architectural and Sculpture Walk of the Brosdwalk and City Hall area. Eecstopped inn the Court Yard of CA Museum to point out the works of George Demetrios whose fountain sculpture of his wife and renowned Folly Cove Group Member was draped in its winter cloak. This small group of distinguished are enthusiast want to enter the lobby and get a sense of things. We did not have time for a full tour. On entering alone, I asked for permission to enter the reception area, only. We were denied. I am not judging the whole museum. The one person not authority did not honor an opportunity for a 2 minute public relations and Gloucester Hospitalty opportunity.

Beautiful place!!! Wonderful artwork and historical displays. We learned a lot about Cape Ann and its colorful history.

This airy and beautiful Museum has a marvelous collection of artifacts and artwork all directly related to the Cape, Glocester especially. My friend and I were both taken with it and very glad we went.

Charming art museum with rich local history and lovely art. An oasis in the city not to be missed.

Museum well done on the history of fishing & granite quarries

Beautiful collections in a beautiful building. Spectacular Fitz Henry Lane and Mary Blood Mellon collection. Very reasonable fee for admission. A must for visitors of Cape Ann.

The Little House: Her Story was an excellent exhibition and, as always the CAM was a special place to visit.

The Cape Ann Museum is worth going to. Its not just paintings on the wall. There is so much to see and definitely should be on everyones go to list.

Nice museum. Took a tour while there and learned some interesting things. They also have an authentic British red coat taken by a pirateer. The lighthouse light is cool, and so are the many sculptures... especially one of an angel caring up a soldier into heaven. There are many beautiful paintings, maritime history items, and rooms to tour from the historic home that is also part of this museum. I think anyone would enjoy this museum! Check it out!

Fantastic tour by Margaret. Knowledgeable and fascinating.

Small but well thought out Museum, we found an excellent exhibit of Gloucester artists.

Worth the admission to see sailing with wind.

Wonderful Museum with amazing works of art!

Wonderful place to visit, both for art as well as history of the area

Informative. Interesting. Thought provoking. Thank you.

Always unique, beautiful presentation

Dont miss it. You can spend hours in there and not grow weary. Best presentation of the quarrying at Halibut Point. Worth a day trip alone to Gloucester.

World class museum in a small setting. Fabulous tour guide. Dont miss.

Great experience right in the next town over.

This is such a great museum for such a small town. There are lots of Asian artifacts dating back to the times when Gloucester was trading directly with Asia. There is a whole room of paintings by Gloucester artist, Fitz Hugh Lane, as well! There are many pieces of art from the fishing industry, but my favorite piece in the museum is one of Walker Hancocks studies for his sculpture for the Pennsylvania Railroad WWII Memorial.

Beautifully designed to combine art and history. A very personal experience for each visitor.

A true hidden gem. Dont miss it.

Such a wonderful gem of a museum to have in Gloucester. My Cape Ann Foodie Tour customers love visiting!

Nice collection!

Very informative.

Wonderful small museum with local flavor. Lots of beautiful art works by Fitz Henry (”Hugh) Lane and others. Worth a visit!

I true asset to the cape Ann community. This Museum is top knock and worth every Penney of admission.

Wonderful exibit

Very nice museum with beautiful works by premier marine painters. Interesting history displayed of fishing industry.

Amazingly wonderful display of Art

A Great museum for artwork and other pieces all related to Cape Ann. A small museum but lots to see. Parking is in a metered lot but you can go in and out of museum to feed the meter.

What a terrific museum!

A great museum that showcases all the ways that make Cape Ann such a special place.

Wonderful permanent collection. GREAT historical pieces and lots of knowledge.

Great, clean and educational museum. My students learned a good amount.

A small but very informative Museum. Well worth seeing.

Good exhibits

Wonderful representation of Cape Ann art. Also includes information about fishing industry and the quarrying.

Nice combination of local contemporary art, older art (many beautiful paintings by Fitz Hugh Lane), and dioramas and artifacts highlighting Gloucesters seafaring history, including the sloop that was used in the first solo Atlantic crossing.

Rich and eclectic collection. Painting includes single biggest Fitz Henry Lane collection; Marsden Hartley, John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, an AMAZING riff on the goddess Diana by Umberto Romano. Giant Fresnel lens fills a whole room, amazing. A Harborfront diorama made for the 1892 Columbian exhibition.

Nice local artist, 3 floors, can view in about an hour

It is a must for Cape Ann visitors. The Lane gallery alone is worth a trip, but they have much more including some great maritime collections and research library.

Great Gloucester museum and historic house.

Good place to learn about local history.

Interesting. Great stuff.

Small but informational

Gem of a museum. Not to be missed.