Boca Raton Museum Of Art

Pros: A beautiful building in a great location
A wonderful collection
Cons: Poorly executed display of exhibits
Confusing signage
Poor lighting
The current Arnold Newman photography exhibit would leave Mr. Newman turning in his grave.
This special collection of unique and wonderful photographs is curated in such a way to diminish the brilliance of his work. Between the poor lighting, confusing signage and cluttered display, it made us wonder if the curator undervalued the importance and creativity exhibited in each photograph. With a museum this large, why were all the photos seemingly crammed in to such a small space?
Finally, we have visited this museum on several occasions, and their docents could not be nicer or try harder. They deserve better training.

I went here this past weekend for a workshop with a world reknowned sculpter John Raimondi. His work was amazing and it was great to meet and interact with such a spectacular artist.
The museum is a wonderful place to get an up-​close and personal look at some amazing and famous art! The exhibits are displayed perfectly and the space is roomy, so you can really walk around and take everything in. Its location is perfect to spend a morning taking in some art, and then grabbing lunch anywhere in the Park.
Highly recommend this for families, or a date, or even just for a quiet but enjoyable morning alone!

Really enjoy going to this museum. They have great programming, exhibitions, and a picturesque sculpture garden. To illustrate the breadth of what they offer, I have been to this venue for a few different events including: a wine tasting, a private wedding, a film screening, and a special traveling exhibition. All have been memorable experiences and I look forward to going back again soon.

It is a very nice building with a pretty sculpture garden and several nice exhibits. It is not large so you cannot say it has a great collection but it is definitely worth a visit if you are in the area. Staff there is very helpful and friendly.

Always nice place to go on a hot day where you can enjoy the beautiful art and cool atmosphere. Some exhibits are more popular so get there early! Great for people of all ages and interests there is always something nice to see there at the Boca museum.

Small but very nice museum has a permanent collection of both modern pieces and Costa Rican and African ancient art pieces. A quick tour was done in an hour & ½ but you could certainly spend longer.

Good, small local art museum. Has some awesome pieces and a good variety. Went online before our visit to check out the shows and when we got there, they notified us that the 1^st floor gallery was closed due to a change in exhibits. They adjusted the fee from $ 12 to $ 5 but I was disappointed that this wasn’t on the website. We could’ve come a week later and seen more. Hopefully we can come back another time.

In a state where art is perhaps not valued as much as it is in other states, I am very much a supporter of art museums, and Boca’s Museum of Art is no exception. The Boca Museum of Art is located at the end of Mizner Park. It is two stories tall and contains both permanent and traveling exhibitions.
While most of their collection contains modern or abstract art, there is also a section dedicated to the masters, such as Degas or Picasso. The permanent collection also features pre-​Columbian art and artifacts, and reading about each piece is quite interesting.
There was a beautiful collection of glass sculptures while I was there, that I really enjoyed, although all the pieces in the museum were interesting or beautiful in their own way, or trying to make a statement, like the «Holy Shit» piece. Miami has their own museum (PAMM, HistoryMiami), as does Miami Beach (Bass and Wolfsonian), so it is great to see that Boca Raton has a museum to call its own as well, even if said museum is located in a shopping mall.

Small but very pleasant wiith lots of light and an interesting colection of permanent art. Oddly the contemporary collection jars with Mayan artifacts, but its still workable.
The day we went all admission was reduced as the changing exhibits were closed.
The Rivers collection is great.

Staff were friendly, entry fee was very reasonable. Construction at the entrance was very confusing as entrance was not clearly marked. We looked at everything and it took a couple of hours but we were really trying to kill time as it is not that huge of a place. Nice variety of art pieces but a lot of what I would call «modern crap». A golden pile of poop called «holy shit»…I kid you not! Nice for something to do or a day date.

I’ll start this with a bit of history; I am from Los Angeles, where we have some of the best museums in the USA. When I moved to South Florida I was disappointed that there were so few, and that I’d have to travel pretty far to find them.
Then a Unilocal!event happened at this little museum. I saw some great local art here. The layout is open. It’s small, but it’s also at the end of Mizner Park shopping area, so I wouldn’t want a huge museum there.
The museum is laid out well, with several installations hidden in corners that make it feel bigger than it is. The outside is attractive, and there is plenty of parking in the garage.
I look forward to some new installations!

First, this is not a gigantic museum. You can easily work your way through in an hour or two. The price was right and we saw a good variety of pieces. Most of it was «real» art, with very little bullshit art (i.e. lightbulbs and cords). If you are in the area and like art, it’s worth checking out.

This my latest update. Yesterday, I visited the Boca Raton Art Museum and I saw and relished its Pop Culture Special Exhibit from the Weissman Collection. There were wonderful paintings by the giants of Pop Culture Art such as;Red Grooms («Blue Restaurant»), Andy Warhol («Flowers»), Tom Wesselman, and Keith Haring. I also appreciated the fine creations that I saw by Michael Speaker («Xerox Man’), Nam June Paik („Michelin Man Robot“), Allen Jones („Table“), and Edward Wicklander („Little Richard”-a spitting image of this Rock n’ Roll icon).This exhibit ends on April 13,2014.I also saw their temporary Futurist Exhibit featuring fine watercolor paintings by Guilio D’Anna („Portrait of Boy“)and Pippo Rizzo („Squadrismo“).Both painters were associated with Fascism and the Mussolini Régime in the 1930’s and 1940’s, but most of the works I saw at this exhibit emphasized Geometric shapes. The Futurism Exhibit ends April 30thNice recent additions to this art museum were Andre Gisson’s“Museum“, George Morren’s“Vase of Flowers», and El Anatsui from Ghana’s“Anonymous Creature”-made of aluminum and copper wire).There is free parking very close to this art museum and seniors like myself receive a discount on admission.

I love art museums and decided to check this one out while I was in Florida. There was a lot of construction going on outside. The museum is located in Mizner Park, which is an outdoor shopping mall/​walking park. When I got inside, I found out that the whole first floor was closed off in preparation for a big fashion exhibit. I was a little bit disappointed, but then I realized that the prices of admission had been cut to $ 5. I went upstairs, and looked at the paintings sculptures, quilts, and ancient artifacts. They have modern pieces as well as some that are hundreds of years old. After I finished looking around, I went outside to see their sculpture garden. The garden was pretty small, but it had some interesting pieces.
If you like art museums, I think it’s worth it to make a visit to this one if you’re already in the area. It won’t take up too much of your time because it is definitely on the smaller side when compared to more well-​known art museums. Plus, if you are with people who aren’t that into art, they can walk around Mizner Park and do some shopping while they wait for you.

I’ve been to various art museums around the world… this one is tiny compared to all of them. It’s more like a 2 story gallery with lesser known art work and a lot of sketches belonging to the great masters, some obnoxious modern art exhibits, and modern and ancient cultural artifacts belonging to Africa, South America, and Middle Eastern countries, and a wing temporarily dedicated to the history of quilting in America.
The employees are still delightful. The museum store is very small and cramped with shelves boxing customers in with us fearing that we’d knock something over just to get through to explore the rest of the store and it is very mediocre as it does include the typical lampwork glass jewelry, plastic matchboxes with classic artwork plastered on them, and humoresque birthday cards. I overheard that they’re going to build a bigger store in the near future.

After visiting Mizner many times and staring at the statue outside the Boca Museum of Art it was time to Visit.
Admission is 8 $ for Adults, 6 $ for Seniors, and 4 $ Students with ID, Children under 12 visit free. First Wednesday of the month extended time until 8PM
The first section had Golf themed Art and a mini-​Golf Exhibit that you can play. It was fun but there were way too many kids to ruin my time by «Bogarting» the holes hacking them up and playing the same hole repetitively. They had the World’s Smallest scale miniature Golf course of the World’s Largest mini Golf Course, that was cute.
There was a beautiful Glass Exhibit in the next room and the art was just exquisite. I wish I could have just one of these pieces! Really pleasing and beautiful to the eye.
Upstairs on the left there are Artifacts on one side of the Room Separated by an exhibit in Front of you. On the Right there was Art Work from Private Owners’ collections they have donated to the Museum. I saw Matisse’s and Picasso’s to name a Few, really beautiful and thought-​provoking.
Keep Walking down on the left and there’s 3-​dimentional art and ten a separate room for Photography. There is a history of the types of photos taken, there are Celebrities and World photography, and period photography and expression.
The Photography was my Fiancé’s and my favorite part of the Museum.
Before you walk out the door check out the Auditorium for more Art, there is a Portrait exhibit there now complete with Alex Guofeng Cao and his ‘Marilyn vs Monalisa’ and a Mohammad Ali Collage.
A great way to spend your time and enrich your mind is at the Museum.
Must check this place out its affordable and worth it.

This is a decent museum, interesting but not mind-​blowing.
There are multiple floors, each with their own wings and exhibits. I saw modern art, classic art, photography and more (more meaning weird, which I love.) Very easy to get around and see everything there is to see.
We ran into a little issue here though. We bought tickets and was told there was a reception outside that we should go check out with local stores and crafters selling items. Ok, cool, I support that. Only, when we got outside, we were told we needed to go back to the counter to buy an actual ticket for the event … after we had paid to get into the museum. I guess at the counter they meant we should check it out, and buy a ticket right now to do so. That was a little embarrassing and not so much fun.
(Also, I probably would have bought something from the local crafters if they had included it as part of the museum tour but instead I just went and saw exhibits instead. Ah well.)
Overall, worth checking out if you’re in the area. It’s $ 14 for general admission, which is probably a little high for what is inside, but it’s always good to support the arts. Also, they have deals for seniors and students so make sure to let them know.

There was an extensive collection of pre-​Colombian art. There was also an interesting history of photography exhibit.

I’ve been here a few times, mainly for school-​related purposes but I had a great time nonetheless. Of course, like Mike V. said, it’s nothing huge so you should set your expectations straight.
It’s much bigger than it looks from the outside and it had some interesting exhibits the times I visited. Admission is $ 14 for adults, which is kind of pricey, in my opinion. If you’re a student, make sure to show your i.d. and your ticket will cost you $ 6.
I had to write a report for school once, about 5 years ago, and planned to come here the day before it was due. To my dismay, I had to find out the hard way that museums are universally closed on Mondays and this one is no exception.
Anyway, it’s a cool place considering it’s in Boca Raton– hopefully I can find a reason to come back some time.

A very decent museum. It’s no San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, but for boca there are some great pieces in there. I took my mom there for a nice sunday outing and she really liked it.
They offer a student discount too so remember to bring your ID college students!