Leslie W.
Yelp
I was super excited to hear about this museum.
After visiting, I liked it, but didn't love it.
There is very little signage, so finding the art museum wasn't easy. We were lucky enough to run into some instructors from Cervantes Institute who were able to tell us where the art was. The grounds are nice I loved the water features and hidden courtyards. The doors are beautiful carved works of art.
Upon entering the museum, it wasn't immediately obvious what to do next. We walked up to a window. A security officer was sitting right behind the window and ignored us. She just sat there looking at us through the window. A gentleman in the rear office came forward to answer our questions and take our admission fees. Before entering the exhibit, the security officer yelled at us to not touch anything nor take any pictures.
There is a permanent exhibit that features artists from all over the Spanish speaking world. No one style predominated; there were mixed media, sculptural pieces, paintings, folk art, woven and carved figures. We were able to see a temporary exhibit featuring Chilean arpillera weavings. Each miniature stitched piece told stories of fear and resistance, from a woman's perspective. The security officer followed us around. Apparently, my mother, niece, and I look like rule breakers. (I do break rules, but not in museums.)
We walked over to the Roy Disney theater space. I wouldn't mind returning to see a show there. From there we headed over to look at the type of menu they had at the restaurant. Typical lunch fare. They close for a few hours, in the afternoon.
This space has a ton of potential.
