Reviews of Museum of Art and Archaeology (Museum)

Robyn Johnston

Nice statue gallery, and some really lovely art collections. A great way to spend a few hours.

Cookie Callison

This was a Fabulous Event. The floral arrangements on display were designed to represent a piece of Art, typically a painting. Art is Such a personal choice. ( The Art I want in my home will be different from someone else's choice for their home. ) That's one of the things that makes life interesting. Some of the pictures the floral designer's chose to interpret were lovely and others, not so lovely. However, the actual FLORAL arrangements were OUTSTANDING. The Floral designer's did an AMAZING job of interpreting the painting they chose. This was my second year attending this event. This is a MUST for next year if you missed it this year.

Marcia Collins

Love this place

Richard Ryan

Surprised at how nice the collection was.

JoyA Piazza

In a terrible location and very hard to figure out how to get into it (no signage... odd for a MUSEUM, RIGHT?), but once you find it, it's surprisingly good.

Debbie Reece

Great place to visit, even though it's not as huge as the other museums.

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Sandra Snow

Great place for a quiet afternoon!

Scott Caddell

A hidden gem of Columbia. If you like art this museum is on par with the big ones. This is a good place to spend a quiet introspective afternoon. My favorite is the cast of the goddess Nike, but that changes occasionally depending on what is currently displayed. Give it a shot. You won’t be disappointed.

Tabatha Mounkes

Simply Amazing

Stephanie Hasty

Highly recommend!

Marcia Walker

The address is correct but the photo is incorrect.

Mark T

Small free University Museum. Some pretty cool items in the collection, well curated, and the right price. Worth checking out if you find yourself in the COMO area.

Josh Campbell

In own back yard

Alexandre Carneiro

Small but exquisite, beautiful choices, well organized, free. Check the gift store inside, if you like German or Swiss chocolate

Les Marzipan

Has some cool stuff, but it doesn't take long to see everything as it is very small.

Susan Jackson

Great place to take a date.

Don Plata

Parking and entrance is free. Exhibits are split between the first and second floor. This was moved from the main campus when their building was being renovated. It is in an old cancer research building and renamed Mizzou campus north. The first exhibit and the largest is to the right as you enter the main doors under the covered drop off entrance. The gift shop is in front of you to the left and the elevator is just past the gift shop. The stairs are also just to the left as you come in. When you come out of the elevator turn left to go to the exhibits. Coming out of the stairs it is a slight left then right. I mention all of this since it isn't obvious unless someone is there to assist you as you come in. The exhibits are wonderful. Most seem to be permanent installations with a few that cycle in and out. The north campus location is nice since you don't have to fight campus traffic or pay for parking. It is close to I-70 and could be a quick stop while driving through town.

Jan Goodson

Hidden treasure in plain sight.

Prerona Kundu

Incredible art and artifacts. It was free, and there were tons of things to see. However, there is very minimal information in the archaeology and anthropology section. I really wish there was more information on what the items were, where they were discovered, what they are used for, etc.

Caroline Tailgate Baker

Very interesting. Ready didn't realize we had this here in Columbia. Had my granddaughter with me and she loved it.

Ahmed Farag

You could see different archeological eras and civilizations

Clay Richmond

Love love this museum.

M H Vandel

They had a decent collection for a free museum. It took us about 2.5 hours to move through everything.

Peter Anger

Best museum in Columbia. The Nyphes marble is my favorite, beautifully lit and that makes all the difference. The Rembrandt's are traditional, and lots of other diverse works of art though the centuries. Nice on a hot summer, good air conditioning.

Jeff Hauser

This place is awesome and FREE! It threw me off a little because it is attached to a university hospital and once we found it all was good. This is a great starter museum for kids with great mock ups of famous marble statues through history, then a wonderful collection of history from across the state. Lastly many historical art pieces, some original some copies. Come and check it out you really have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Jeff

Courtney June

This place was awesome. I took my brother to see it because he loves native American culture. They had hundreds of artifacts from a lot of places. The coolest one was the shroud that was on an actual mummy. It was free to get in, but if you have a bag you have to leave it by the door. I was also walking around breastfeeding my baby and the man running it said if I needed anything from my bag I could get It. It was a very pleasant experience! If you like museums it's a must go to.

Helen Salmons

Nice place for a history lesson

Cheri Sevcik

Our 7yr old granddaughter loves the museum as much as we do. Great to have something so nice and educational. It's free but we always drop a donation in the box.

Omar palada

Amazing Roman statue and ancient Palestinian art

11 Chuck

Didn't really have much, but the artifacts it did have we're great. My son and I really enjoyed our walk through of the museum.

CLIFF SMITH

Found a new love in my life. And it's not a joke. Someone was there and I just fell in love with that individual. And so did that person. What a hell of a place to meet

Elizabeth Farthing

This was a great time. Many interesting and educational items. I was very impressed with the wealth of information and displays.

Kenny Sherrill

I love the ancient sculpture castings and was blown away by the archery exhibit.

Laurel Duever-Collins

Huge collection and a wonderful array of pieces. Hidden gem in Colimbia!

Ruma Devi

Great place!

Jarrell Williams

Addreess not right. Its across town

Matthew Berkus

A pleasant little find in Columbia. Relatively small but some great pieces.

Stacie Schroeder

Great collection for a town Columbia's size. Nicely curated and well-chosen temporary installations. Cast collection offers good insight into antiquities.

Pam Hansen

Great museum. Something fun and free.

Deann Land

Interesting place, not a good field trip for 5-6 year olds that we were with

B Hanson

Note that is museum is not on the main campus, but at Mizzou North. The museum isn't large, but it is free and has a surprisingly diverse array of art. Cool medieval/renaissance art, and a lot of artifacts and sculptures from different eras on the archaeology end (check out the mummy shroud). A good way to kill an hour or two, and it looks like they will be adding on to it .

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Awesome

Chaz Bruscato

Go! It's free and they have a lot of cool exhibits. Way more than you'd expect given the unassuming facade. Just go check it out.

N Carroll

Very interesting place to visit. Well structured and housing a very interesting assortment of pieces. I would highly recommend.

James Newhard

incredible range of objects

Mallory Koci

We stopped here on the way home from an anniversary trip. It was well worth the stop! The museum guards were so friendly and knowledgeable. And the museum itself was full of interesting artifacts and art! It was one of my most memorable museums.

elza guissou

Very impressive wrt and great staffs

Amy Watkins

My 7 year old loved seeing the painting's and statues. Good place to see into the past

Erin Spencer

Small museum but nice layout and interesting artifacts. My parents enjoyed the Art in Bloom exhibit.

Craig Pepmiller

Quite a variety for a small, free museum.

Neila Bates

It wad really nice, very clean and quiet. It was very enjoyable

Randy W

It is a lovely place with great number of artifacts

Satpal Singh

The museum of art and anthropology are on the ground floor and first floor in the same building. Both are excellence of art. I loved it too much.

Bradford Thornsberry

I was pleasantly surprised on how nice this museum was. I will definitely be going back.

Dan Viets

Peak. Outstanding. Surreal.

George Akers

Always a cool place to visit with my family, especially on a summer day.

Marshall Sheets

Nice museum. The collection is relatively small, but interesting nonetheless. Includes paintings, sculptures, pottery, old coinage, and other anthropological items. Great way to kill a couple hours.

Hans Hofmann

This is a great little museum. At times felt like we were the only people there. Nicely laid out. I especially liked the archery collection.

Eli Ethridge

This is an underappreciated gem in Columbia! Lovely art exhibits and free.

Susan Stoddard

Great community treasure, go check it out.

Mark Swanson

Easy parking not too busy during the week you can take as much time as you like.

Joshua Morton

Adding new exhibits has helped