Reviews of KMAC Museum (Museum)

Melanie Rudolph

Great art exhibits. When I went, it was free entrance. Educational exhibit. Nice coffee and pastry shop, too.

mary lou ferrell

Love

sahar Maddah

My toddler and I come on fridays for their story, song, and craft time from 10:30-11:15. She loves it. There are a few stories surrounding a theme, the last one was emotions which was great. The craft and the the songs reinforce the theme, which is even better. Overall a great experience for the wee ones. Not to mention an in house coffee shop that serves delicious coffee... and the art, lol, many many arts on display.

Mayhell Coronado

Great place to watch basketball! Very nice!

Jamika Bell

I was a little upset because I called ahead and asked if they had wheelchairs available they said yes. So I went with my husband and they didn't have an at all in the building. I feel like that was a waste of time. My husband stayed in the car while I was with our children. It was supposed to be a family outgoing. As the museum goes very interesting the children enjoyed themselves.

Alfonso Valbuena

Nice building. Zero exposition. In renovation, but still, not good stuff inside

Franco Pestilli

I loved the high school art exposition. Friendly service.

Ellen Ombati

Very small.

Bubblegum Soda Arts

It was pretty fun, we got to make prints of chairs so that was cool I guess

Jennifer Williams

Something fun and free to do!

Kenny Radcliffe

Neat little museum with some items for sale.

Trey Baker

Great gallery, certainly worth a visit

Cheryl Vanlier

Nice for kids first museum experience. Related art works they could appreciate.

marie dickerson

First-timer to the Kmac.I attended the poetry slam. Got to hear some really talented and creative poets. Really nice venue

Mangela Johnson

I work there.

Philip Woods

Interesting place with some more avant garde offerings.

Savannah Peters

It's nice to be able to walk through a free art museum, and the staff was really nice and fun. However, the art was mediocre at best, and the exhibits were not well organized or labeled.

Kasey Dickens

Love the little hidden coffee shop! What a great space!

Lissa López

Unique quiet and nice place , chaitea coffee is good one.

Deanna Rhodes

My daughter is 3 and had a great time! I would recommend for children 3-10.

Naveen srikakolanu

Spent good time

Jesi Murphy

Went to the KMAC triennial today where local artists were on display. This museum doesn't show local artists exclusively, they show work from artists all over the world. However, I really enjoyed this exhibit and my enjoyment was heightened by the fact that all of the amazing artwork was made by artists that are either from Kentucky or currently work/live in Kentucky. We have amazing artists here and they deserve a place at the table as much as anyone else. I've enjoyed all the exhibits at this museum and the atmosphere is very modern, clean, and open.

Stephanie J

Chairs, chairs, and more chairs; loved the circular chairs when I first walked in the door. Each chair throughout was unique and carefully crafted with a description telling "its" story. There is an area for kids to explore, draw, and create their own paper chair. This was a really neat place to visit.

Trickyalaska

Nothing much to do

Jawan Bowman

It is an amazing place to host poetry events and amazing artwork.

La'Kendra Thorn

Love the ever-changing exhibits and it's totally FREE!

Dylan Chubbs

Couple rad pieces but the current collection didn't blow my socks off. Staff was super friendly though and made the visit very enjoyable.

Heather Hunt

Fantastic eclectic museum with a coffee bar. Interesting exhibits. Great gift shop.

Keith M.

Anything free deserves 5 Stars no matter what. There was friendly staff that greeted us when we walked in and even gave us a tour. Since they change out the artwork every month or so I think I'll visit again.

Amanda H.

Beautiful space with a fantastic activity area for kids. They host a family fun day monthly that has really creative crafts to do together.

Patricia Moore Cox

Nice free museum

Danny Nail

Fun for kids on art day

Keisha S

Its nice

Lauren Kasdan

Great museum that hosts great events.

jonathan tubbs

Learn more about chairs and it's art

Jessica Hall

Fun for kids

Jack Steiner Jr

Nice, interesting spot

Savio Rebello

Good experience

Martha Tribbey

Free kid's activities. The gallery is more impressive to adults.

betsydurham18

They do a KMAC Poetry slam their once a month and it's awesome!

To Nowa

Perfect stop for art interested people. The staff was really friendly and the exhibition was worth to be seen. And we got a recommendation for another good place.

Nicole Swanner

Really, really, really enjoyed my visit. One of the exhibits they had while I was there was on chairs which was unexpectedly touching. They had several areas set up where you could sit down and make your own art. I would love to take my son here!

Jeff Yeh

It's free, kind of small as there's only 2 exhibits at a time, 3 floors, your in and out in roughly 20-30 minutes. The exhibits they had were interesting though, good amount of information for the pieces.

Celia Hibben

Best atmosphere of all the many, many art museums/galleries I've ever visited. Exhibits are always super interesting. The classes are really fun too

Melani Babi

A great place to spend an hour, good natural lighting and interesting exhibits.

Carbo Kuo

Nothing special to see there. Very few exhibition.

Shauvon McGill

Fascinating, modern, and fun!

Philip DeLaney

Great as usual - visited between main exhibitions but the Folk Art exhibit was still worth the visit.

La'Mia Jones

I dont like that they have changed stuff around AND had the third floor closed off. But the 1st floor is just a little fun.

mpampis antoniadis

KMAC Museum (previously known as the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft) is an American museum located in the West Main District of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, which "explores the relationship between art and craft by identifying art as big ideas and craft as the intersection between process, materials and labor."[1] It is a nonprofit organization supported in part by the Fund for the Arts and Kentucky Arts Council, as well as many public and private donors. History Founded in 1981 by Phyllis George Brown, then First Lady of Kentucky and former Miss America, the Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation was started to build interest in Kentucky's rich craft and art resources.[2] With the help of Mary Shands, the start of the center began with ease. In 1984 the organization moved into the lower level of a West Main Street building to have more space for things like a gift shop.[2] When the move occurred the west district of downtown Louisville had low occupancy rates for the buildings. The location of several museums like the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft helped revitalize this area of downtown. Since 1984 the organization has presented hundreds of exhibitions, reaching approximately 100,000 viewers and students annually. By 1991 the Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation has tried to be a leader in the community of preserving Kentucky's heritage in its arts and crafts. It has held several promotion events to help improve its goal. Over ten years ago the organization recognized the importance of including educational programming as part of their mission. In 1990 the state's educational system had been restructured resulting in the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA).[3] The museum's educational programs are tightly connected to the KERA goals of combining art education with other subjects such as history, social studies, mathematics and language arts. Over the years, their educational programming has expanded and its focus has continued to increase their work with schools in Jefferson County and throughout the state. In January 2001, the organization purchased two adjacent buildings on West Main Street in the heart of Louisville's West Main Street Historic District.[citation needed] Built in the 1880s the building is a four-story cast iron structure with a pastel facade and giant windows. After renovation, the facility provides the organization with 28,500 square feet (2,650 m2) of interior space in which to operate, spread over four floors and a lower level. The new facility increased the size and visibility of the Gallery Shop, with frontage on Main Street, and houses three exhibition galleries: the Steve Wilson Gallery, the Mary & Al Shands Gallery, and the Lindy & Bill Street Gallery.[citation needed] The Lindy & Bill Street Gallery, on the second floor overlooking Main Street, is rented for meetings and entertaining. The third floor houses the Education Center as well as a small south facing gallery and the fourth floor is used for administrative offices. The museum is in close proximity to the Kentucky Science Center, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, the Frazier History Museum and the Muhammad Ali Center, which gives the nickname of the area as "Museum Row".

Chet Johnson

State of the art renovated museum with thought-provoking exhibits!

Alphonso Phillips

Different type of art to see.

vijay goyal

Nice place

Seiler Smith

KMAC is a gem in Louisville! Has a gallery of art that centers that changes every few months and often revolves around a pertinent topic. Definitely would recommend checking out.

Kenya Tyler

Beautiful and inviting.

Alex Sánchez

Entrance is for free, a lot of amazing art souvenir to buy.

Barbara Murray

They offered a summer camp

Amy Shah

Great exhibit. There was a neat gift shop

Lauren McConnell

A lovely gallery with excellent staff and some interactive exhibits.

Jason Browning

Love this place!

Forest Clevenger

It's a FREE contemporary art museum with a slant towards local crafts. They also have a cafe and hands on area. It's not spectacular but is really cool and just super clean. The art is unique and they have a nice thing going. Also it's super central so you can just go there between things downtown - you can't beat free museums.

C W

My 5 year old loved the buildings exhibit and chair exhibit! And there's a fun shopping area for souvenirs. We'll be back!

Amy Dobben

Modern art isn't really my thing, but the exhibitions are unique. The staff is friendly, and the gift shop and kids' area are full of interesting things to see and do.

Caitlin Clarke

I absolutely loved KMAC. I wish I could go back! My friends and I were out-of-towners visiting from up north for a conference in the city, and this museum was one of the only places we could find open on a Sunday before flying out. I'm so glad we found it. The ultimate museum aesthetic and feel- so warm and cozy and friendly. All the art was, of course, beautiful and thought-provoking. Even the coffee was absolutely delicious and made on the spot. My friends and I stayed here for a good while just chatting and hanging out in the lobby after viewing the pieces. The employees on the ground floor were highly knowledgeable and so kind and relaxed. They made us feel welcomed and comfortable. You could tell right away that they absolutely were passionate about the arts. On top of all this, admission was free! I still keep my pamphlets and stickers that I got here, and if I ever come back to Louisville I will 100% stop by. I'm sure my friends would say the same.

Local Tea Witch

Wonderful place to experience art in a whole new way!! They even host spoken word events!!!

Sarah Hayden

Fun for kids

Wayne Otway

Nice art chair exhibit

Nadijka Lypova

Small cozy space

Megan Love

Not much to look at. Had the best store I've been to but asking a lot on their prices . Very friendly people.

Mitchel Alonso

A great place to pick up a gift. Also a lot of family activities.

Emily Burke

Interesting and entertaining. Family Fun day is a great idea.

Ben Hibben

Interesting art designed to encourage you to think.

David Dewberry

Super monthy poetry slam

gHizzie01

My daughter and I always have an awesome time when we go there, it's an eclectic place that has something for everyone.

Mark Hady

Educating type of museum

Susanne Ressl

Free entry to this nice museum. We went to see the highschool kids' art exhibition and were super impressed. Great to see so much young talent!

melodie Willoughby

Went to a poetry slam here, it was very well done and we plan to go back

Aubrey Holle

The monthly yoga series is a great way to see the exhibits.

Susan Eisner

Interesting place to visit

Jael Harrington

Awesome kids area!

Arturo Garza

Small museum but interesting exhibitions

Carolyn Marie Dimmick

Cute craft museum. Great for kids.

Yuul Selv

Get it

melissa renfro-brumley

Wonderful community art day, my nephew did two projects, and all ages were welcome! Great feel, very welcoming! Worth the visit!

Tamia Johnson

Very airy and artsy space

Claire Rechnitzer

A small gem, and free!

Sean Harrington

Beautiful museum with super-friendly staff. Just amazing inside with lots of space for art. They even have a kid's area that our boys loved.

Fiyin Lasisi

At KMAC Museum, ideas become reality. This shows they put on are epic. My brother participated in this years show. Looking forward to next years event. You don’t wanna miss it

Alejandro C

Love it

Brad Settles

Small museum but some neat stuff. The poetry slam is pretty fun.

Jenell Burget

The poetry slam is great

Frank Mianzo

Very disappointed in items for sale in the museum store .It used to be all the items were from Kentucky artists and the store served as a showcase for many artists. Now it appears that fewer than 20 percent are from the state. Not worth the trip to shop.