Frist Art Museum, Nashville: Photos, Reviews & Location

Classic art deco building houses a museum with rotating visual exhibitions & educational programs.

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#35 of 57 Tourist attractions in Nashville #14 of 22 Gift shops in Nashville

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.60

0.8 km from the center of Nashville

Rating breakdown

5 ★74%
4 ★17%
3 ★5%
2 ★2%
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919 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203, United States

fristartmuseum.org

+1 615-244-3340

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What is the rating of Frist Art Museum?: Frist Art Museum is rated 4.6 out of 5 based on 7,734 reviews.
How does Frist Art Museum rank in Nashville?: Frist Art Museum is #35 of 57 Tourist attractions in Nashville by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Frist Art Museum located?: 919 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203, United States — 0.8 km from the center of Nashville.
How can I contact Frist Art Museum?: Phone: +1 615-244-3340 · Website: fristartmuseum.org

Reviews (14)

Seth Alexander 2024 Feb 19

Visited on a Saturday at open. Easy parking right next to the museum. Friendly staff and easy to browse galleries. The kids area on the second floor was a hit for our family. We'll be back without our kids to spend additional time browsing the exhibits. The self-serve lockers are nice and I wish more places would set up something like that.

Brian Bonaparte 2024 Feb 03

This is my second visit to Frisk collection in Nashville.

I greatly appreciate the sincerity and the earnestness of the curation.

They don’t stick to the Hit Parade: Picasso, Monet, Klimt and more lately Warhol, Koonz, Kusama.

The Starbucksication of the art museum world is driving me mad lately!

In sharp contrast to well-funded museums around the world that slavishly display only works from a well-known cadre of artists, the Frisk bucks the trend entirely showing vision, confidence, boldness … and great quality.

Everything here is of merit!

Bravo and THANK YOU!

As a bonus you get to enjoy the collection inside an Art Deco Jewel, which still functions as a US post office!

The federal government built 3 post offices using the same blueprint in the early 1930s: Nashville, Knoxville and Kansas City.

All three still stand today, but this one is in the best shape, beaming with the glory of what good government can accomplish.

Julian 2024 Jan 24

Das Museum ist super gut. Sie haben einen eigenen Parkplatz hinter dem Museum Gürtel welchen man keine Gebühren zahlen muss wenn man eine Eintrittskarte für das Museum kauft. Ebenfalls kann man für den Aufenthalt seine Jacke oder Gegenstände in den Spinden kostenlos aufbewahren.

Izuku Sevilla 2024 Jan 14

They had very good and interesting expositions when we visited. They had one of the modern visions and experiences of artists of color. How society impacts their life. And the people around them. They had an exposition about the exploration of the classical painting on Spanish America on the times of the conquista.

There was an interactive art space. Designed usually for kids but adults and children can have a lot of fun with it!

We did our own stamped designs. There was an interactive wall where we could change the views of the circular displays and create any part we wanted and then we tried a mirror section they had that was to help kids to visualize themselves.

Charlene Cross 2023 Dec 11

Small museum with a big impact. The exhibits were thought provoking and beautiful. There's a nice space upstairs for little children. I visited with a friend, but would have loved to take my kids here.

val chang 2023 Nov 27

I enjoyed this museum. It is very interesting because all of the collection is borrowed from other museums and galleries. They also have an interactive exhibit which was by far best I’ve seen and been to out of the many museums I’ve traveled too. Parking is not free they have a lot spaces. Restrooms were clean. The price to enter for non members are reasonable adults 15! And anyone under 18 free also I saw anyone with government assistance enter at a reduce rate and reduce parking.

Will Warstler 2023 Nov 12

Wife & I went (last minute decision) on our anniversary. Great place to relax & take in the different kinds/genres of artwork. I found some of the older pieces to be interesting & and thought-provoking. Totally recommend.

India Kai Latham 2023 Oct 21

Frist Art Museum is city staple! Family friendly and in the heart of downtown. Every Saturday, they offer free architectural tours. They do a great job celebrating every culture, artist spectrum and collaborating with other businesses. This is must-do to get acclimated in the artist space here in Nashville.

Tim Anderson 2023 Oct 13

Really well laid out gallery and art complex. Lots of community involvement and a curio shop. No cafeteria. Has some permanent collection halls and lots of theme exhibitions. Well worth a visit.

Alejandro Vinas 2023 Oct 09

Cool art museum in downtown Nashville! Even the architecture is pretty neat. Probably a medium sized Museum with solid exhibits. Within walking distance of downtown and it's right off of Broadway! Definitely recommend checking it out if you're a fan of art and happen to be in Nashville.
I paid $13 for admission and it is wheelchair accessible.

Daviyion Johnson 2023 Oct 04

Was in town for a conference and had some time to kill, so stopped into the museum to see what they had to offer.

At the time they had a very cool exhibit from Beatrix Potter, which was awesome and brought back lots to childhood memories. And they had a very cool Afrofuturism mini exhibit.

Also, really enjoyed the student art exhibit. It looked like they were in the process of setting up the next incoming exhibit so a big section was closed off at the time, but the museum itself for what I saw was a nice space there in Nashville.

Probably only need about 1 1/2 hours tops to see the whole thing right now, but that could look different with the other exhibit space being open.

Cha'vette Ware 2023 Sep 18

I had an amazing time at the Frist Museum in Nashville! The "Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage" exhibit was mind-blowing, telling powerful stories through art. The museum staff were friendly and informative, making my visit even better. I'm leaving feeling inspired and can't wait to come back. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Trevor Thompson (interwebTREV) 2023 Sep 12

Uncertain of exactly what was happening, but at the time of my visit, the majority of the museum was temporarily-closed. That solely, left the Beatrix Potter exhibit to be explored. It was so impressively curated & presented. I knew very little of BP before this, but have since come to respect her so much more. Her work ranges from pencil/ink sketches, watercolor paintings to her own books & a board game! She created & accumulated an insane amount of art by the age of only nine (& beyond, of course)…but I was so surprised at how much she’d done only in her childhood, let alone adulthood. She examined & documented different aspects of animals, insects & meshed them with human characteristics in the most whimsical & interesting ways. There’s also a cool kid-targeted art station where you can do everything from sketch, stamp, paint & an array of other activities, but I enjoyed it myself, as an adult. I really loved seeing kids getting excited about being interactive with art, aside from anything electronic. Simpler times! The gift shop is so much fun too! So many great things to look at & pick from. I’d highly recommend this place, even just based off of the one exhibit!

Megan Guzman 2023 Jul 09

Great place to go especially when it’s hot in Nashville. They offer many different exhibits every few months. The tickets are $15 for entry. 18 years and younger get in for free. They also have many different discounts for seniors, military, EBT/WIC families, and college students. The parking is $2 per hour in their gated lot. They also have an activity center for children (and adults) filled with many different creative stations. Definitely recommend especially for families!