Very welcoming staff, nice venue. Interesting exhibits.Brief but fun.

Exhibitions and no longer exciting modern art but something that tries to be modern art

First time to Utah loving the people and places! If you are ever in town take a walk downtown and see what UMOCA has to offer.

Great inspirational art for free! Always a delight.

Nice small museum, $8 donation is optional! The pre reservation has been lifted :) You should be able to see everything in 30 minutes!

We were disappointed. The museum is quite small. There were only six exhibits. Some of the history was interesting but in general it was lacking. Maybe you will find it to your liking.

Took our kids here for a field trip. They loved it. The staff was friendly and informative. The content there was excellent. I also enjoyed it as an adult.

A fantastic space with great pieces. So accessible and an amazing staff that curates and produces such fantastic exhibitions. I am very pleased with UMOCA.

I visited this museum after needing to visit one for a paper and Im really glad I chose UMoCA! They require you to reserve a time to visit the museum to help with social distancing, which was really easy to do. It was also nice that I didnt need to print a ticket or show some sort of confirmation, since they have a list of names for each time slot. This museum is free to visit, but they do recommend a $8 donation, which I happily paid. The woman at front desk (I think her name was Sofie?) was so welcoming and nice! I have never visited any art museum before, let alone this one, and she spent the time explaining the best way to go through the museum with me. I really, really appreciated it, and I was already feeling very comfortable just from being in the front. I visited around noon on a Wednesday and it was mostly empty, so I was able to take my time with the galleries.Each exhibition had a pamphlet at the front that gave context. They also serve as nice little souvenirs and ways to remember what you saw. The museum was quiet and clean, though that may be different on busier days and times. Each piece had names and descriptions nearby, which really add to the understanding of the art. Speaking of the art, I love the current exhibitions and the way they are set up! Theres a very natural flow to it all and its spaced enough for adequate social distancing. Overall, my experience with the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art was amazing from start to end, and Im really looking forward to going back someday!

Tiny museum had exactly *two* works on display—both nice works, but not exactly what you’d call a “collection,” and certainly not worthy of the name “museum.”

So amazing. There is a 5 dollar recommended fee. But you can pay it at the end.

Im not a contemporary art kind of guy, but thus museum had some items I liked,or at lest appreciated. Some art was less than a year old

First of all, this place is not pleasant. I know its a mean to say, but this museum was not at all enjoyable. First and foremost, it is very small. Its not a really big place and there isnt a lot to do in it which I think occurs because of the size. Second, the art in this place is not very good. I am not an art critique by any means, but when I can do half of the art, I become quite unimpressed. There wasnt a lot of effort put into the art in this museum. Yes, some pieces seem like theyd be hard to replicate or do, but a good portion of them consisted of stapling paper to a wall. Moving on, the stairs in the place dont seem very stable. They bend under your feet and make noise when you step on them, disturbing the quiet of the entire place. They also have videos being portrayed as art and the sound on them is quite deafening. You can here them wherever you go in the museum and the music is actually quite eerie and annoying. I want to look at in peace when I can. All in all, this just wasnt a nice place in my opinion. I didnt like the art, the stairs scared me, and it also wasnt a really welcoming place. The music that was constantly playing from the videos was annoying and really loud and the art just wasnt something that set my heart aflame. In the end, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art gets one star from me.

Its a smaller exhibition space than, say, the Museum of Fine Art up at the U, but thats part of its charm.

Beautiful museum with eye-opening exhibits. Free of charge but there is a suggested donation of $5.

A tiny space with a few works by local artists. Temporary exhibits are nice. Main expo is in a cosy place, art is OK, nothing too exciting.

Small. Not exactly worth the 8 dollar donation. Probably worth less than 5.

Amazing!

They were renovating so there wasnt much to see.

As an artist who travels to NYC regularly for art fairs and museums, I feel like this is a little patch of heaven in Salt Lake City.Though strolling through the museum on any given day is fascinating, I particularly recommend attending the opening receptions for shows. The people youll meet and learn from are just as incredible as the art!In the last year, Ive noticed that the caliber of shows has increased, with a strong presence of both emerging/established local and well-known national/international artists.Highly recommended for anyone looking to discover both new and already celebrated contemporary art!

Beautiful building and located right downtown.

Super cool museum. Very contemporary and very fun. There was a sign saying climb at your own risk!

I had the best time with my siblings! The receptionist was very polite and help us get the best of our visit, she even help us go with a curator of the collection so he could explain better the display. It was a wonderful experience.

Neat place! They have changing exhibits and helpful, knowledgeable staff. Right downtown by City Creek shopping center and plenty of great shops.

Nice location. Exhibits change, but theres always going to be something worth seeing (or something super strange that youll try to forget). Definitely will go again.

Suggested donation $5. Decent size gallery with interesting art. Clean restrooms and a free, secure coat and bag check for bags that are too big to go in the gallery

Had a great experience here.

The art is interesting, but not expansive. Nevertheless, it is definitely thought provoking and source of some interesting discussion.

My kids like this piece of art. Its called bajewed cheese.

This was a fun place to visit during an afternoon I spent downtown with my wife. There is no entry fee, but they encourage donations. I spent about an hour perusing the upper- and lower-level exhibits and saw a surprising array of art in a multitude of unique forms.They had videos, paintings, a live musician, and all kinds of abstract artwork. All of the art in the museum was strikingly evocative. If I have a single complaint, its that I felt like the descriptions of the artwork and the inspiration behind each piece were all forceful attempts to shove the artists agenda or perspective down my throat instead of letting the art speak for itself.All in all, a very fun place to visit.

Was under construction for this visit. Optional donation for entrance. We paid $5 each, due to their Construction some of the displays were closed, but what we were able to see was interesting and informative. I always enjoy my trips here.

Im usually not the biggest fan of contemporary art, but it was actually kind of fun. They dont charge but ask you to leave a donation. The employees seemed really helpful and nice. The art itself was very interesting. I particularly like the bowl of cereal on the wall. They give you a free button just for coming.

Id never been to this museum before. I went for a school project. It was amazing!! There were so many unique things that Id never seen before. There were a lot of unique paintings, sculptures and even videos that were so creative.Some if it did make me feel a bit uncomfortable, but thats the purpose of art isnt it, to make people feel things.

It was small. Didnt really like the current exhibit. Walk way to downstairs seamed unstable. Nice atmosphere.

Very friendly staff although the content delivered is far from what we could expect from a big city modern art museum. It does feel like the artists exhibited are trying a bit too hard to be edgy & controversial instead of creating art. Still interesting nonetheless, especially considering that it is free. Loved the feathers display, it felt more real than the rest

Fantastic art installations, but unfortunately the staff are extremely rude and honestly homophobic. I would have loved to enjoy the beautiful art without being constantly pestered and “encouraged” to come back another time. Honestly a horrible experience and I will never return.

My favorite museum in Salt Lake City. The contemporary art Ive seen are creative and totally unique. Each exhibit is completely original. Some art is obvious, others are abstract, its up to the visitor to interpret the meaning. Lots of original pieces, plus its free (with a $5 suggested donation).

Great little non profit museum with some thoroughly enjoyable work. Sometimes I groan and roll my eyes the whole way through a modern art museum but this had a range of consistently delightful pieces. Definitely would go again next time in town.

Weve had a number of events here and we just love the venue. The staff here are always amenable and the art is always very interesting. I would like to give a shout out to our last event coordinators Jessica and Krystyne. They were fabulous. Thank you!

Its a decent / ok museum. There was 1 exhibit worth viewing (exhibits will change) of the 4 there. All the exhibits are inside small spaces. If you dont expect too much, then you might find a few things you will enjoy. Their recommended donation is $5 per person.

Working with the UMOCA team was truly a pleasure! Jessica Simpson went out of her way to not only accommodate but also help make our event a huge success. UMOCA is beautiful, reasonable and the perfect venue for your next event!

The art on display was not really my thing but the price is right at free with a suggested donation of $5. there were a few interesting pieces so Id wander through again and give them $5 again though. Glad I was cheap and only gave them $5 for the pair of us.

I loved going to Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Museums are like a spiritual experience for me, I could easily spend a whole day getting lost in a museum. However if there are too many people, someone is rushing me, or some special event, it gives me anxiety. I need my own pace to look and not time constraints. Mihe Staff were incredibly kind, which can make or brake an experienceThis museum was calming and quite inspiring. It made me want to come home, transform items I never use, into items that are considered average and repurposed them to something ASTOUNDING! Thank you for letting me have a wonderful time.

Terrible experience. I took my two young children and was treated like we were not welcome. I was teaching my children to not touch the exhibits and helping them keep their hands away. They were being very well behaved and quiet and I was watching them closely. We were yelled at by one of the workers, followed closely around the room and were told we needed to leave because my daughter put one of her fingers on one of the stands. The worker girl basically just did not want us there because she thought my well behaved children were going to ruin all the art exhibits just because they were looking at them closely. We will not be back again. Children and families are definitely not welcome. So if youre looking for a cool learning experience for your children, go anywhere but this museum because you will probably be told to leave if your child breathes within a foot of an exhibit.

Don’t waste your time! Horrible!!! Very little art to view. Half of the building was closed for updates but no one cared to let us know that before we Payed and entered. Also, most of the art looked like something my kid could have done.Not worth my time, there is better art so see just walking down town, in architecture and statues.

This is the only place like this downtown. Its not huge, you will likely see everything really fast.Currently the SLUG exhibition is awesome! Its a total trip down memory lane of the scene in salt lake. Made my day.You will be hard pressed to find anything like this when you leave, so embrace it, and contribute. These things arent easy to curate.

To be honest, the vast majority of the pieces were quite odd. It wasnt until we found the random corner of the museum that we discovered some more normal but still thought-provoking pieces. Worth a quick tour, but no more.

Interesting gallery, quite quiet when I went which was nice to have the place to myself but I also finished it quickly so I wouldnt make a day trip of it. I believe it was entrance by donation only so that was nice, but I wish I had inquired about where the donations went, it would be nice to see them going back into the art community or to assist art students with grants and such.

Definitely worth visiting for something to do in downtown SLC, especially since its free! The installations can be bizarre, even irritatingly so, but I guess thats the point. Theres a good amount of cool art.

I would of given it 3 stars but because it was free I gave it 4. I dont like contemporary art and so I thought that there was a bunch of stupid stuff here. There were a couple of cool things but for the most part it was pretty boring. You could tell that people put a lot of work into the stuff that was there though.

I thought it was going to be bigger but its worth checking out if you like contemporary art. I was thinking that there would be a little bit more modern type art, but its a bit more like Avant-Garde type stuff.

UMOCA is a wonderful events space. The staff are professional, friendly, and great to work with for any occasion. I would recommend that any organization consider hosting an event at UMOCA.

Great experience!!!

Lovely museum run by some amazing people and servicing downtown SLC with some informative, topic starting, and political art. The events they put on are fantastic, I love stopping by whenever I can.I love the Local Artist Sticker Machines they have one of in the lobby!I also love the UMOCA Brunch for Bibliophiles they put on once a month.

Most definitely contemporary. Not a fan of unisex bathrooms.

Went to a cool debut of a documentary about Lloyd Miller, one of the most talented musicians ever to walk the planet. The venue was excellent and very contemporary.

I absolutely loved it! So calm so quiet and seeing peoples thoughts become reality is amazing.

The staff are professional and helpful. I found only one or two of the exhibits interesting. I understand that this is a contemporary art museum, however most of the exhibits were unintelligible, I feel that more could be done to utilize this space to Contemporary are that educates and inspires.

This museum crushes my soul. Its empty spaces are like a vacuum of the human spirit. I long for energy, passion and controversy, and it’s nowhere to be found it this hollow geometric box with echoes of heels on its wooden flooring. Helllooo....helllooo....hell...oh!?!

Brought my grand daughter over for Saturday activity. She had a great time making a sculpture. The people were very friendly I would recommend this place to anyone.

Small museum with interesting exhibits. Unfortunately it was mostly closed when I visited so it is hard to grade.

I like contemporary art. This museum just doesnt deliver much. Also (not related to art), while Im not against gender-neutral restrooms. tossing a trash bag over the urinal and slapping a new sign on the door flies in the face of common sense and aesthetic sensibility.

Art is in the eye of the beholder. It was interesting. Worst part is that it was really warm. Best part was the staff was friendly and informative. $5 minimum donation suggested.

Yeah it was a small museum and I was excited for the ultra super exhibition from posters outside but it wasnt that awe inspiring or particularly showing talent. It was a cute place though and it was free so i like that alot and the receptionist was very nice.

I personally love this meuseum.I had an internship here a couple years ago and absolutely loved the people worked with while i was there.The art on display here has always made me think about what the artists message and what may have inspired them to create there art, or at the bare minimum consider there veiw and perspective of the world.It would not be a far stretch gor me to say that this is the place that made me realize that the story and message behind the art is just as important, if not more important, then the art its self.

Such a beautiful building, however lots of empty space. I guess Im spoiled because Ive been to MoMa before and that is the standard I hold. I hope it expands so that one can spend more time there. As we grow as a state Im sure it will grow as well.

Just walking checking out Utah, cant to visit when Chris is back in town.

Have someone give you a tour, so you know kind of what youre looking at. It makes contemporary art so much more accessible

A small place, but used very efficiently. What they show first looks odd, but it makes you think about it. The place was mostly quite.

Well I got directions yesterday to the museum and tomorrow Im headed off as Museum I have a series of shots that Im interested in taking care of us and I heard this place is real nice so I cant wait to get there and check it out for myself and then after that I want to make it to the zoo anyway I was told by my friends that this is first rate very nice and very nice museum I cant wait to get there tomorrow

Amazing building, thoughtful exhibitions, friendly people.Should be bigger.Whats cool is that its free (if you are in a pinch, but they ask for donations).

The gallery is a fun place to go if you’re looking for something new to do in Salt Lake. It’s pretty small, and the exhibits were quite different from what I expected. I spent maybe 30-40 minutes looking before I’d seen it all.

A few pieces were really exceptional but otherwise I was not too impressed. The donation based entrance is voluntary so its not bad given that.

Love the art here. Super quick place, but they sell nice stickers here.

I was very disappointed by the art displayed at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on my visit in early March. The largest, most prominently displayed pieces were pornographic. The rest of the displays had little-to -no aesthetic qualities and appeared to be considered art because of their SJW message.I should have done my homework before going here.

Wonderfully curated museum. If youre looking for something modern and less traditional, this is your place.

Small but better than nothing ggreat kids free activities 2nd saturday of the month

Very few exhibits to see. Not well thought out, most artwork was lesser quality than that of my nine-year-old. Very amateurish. I can see more artful videos on YouTube by much more talented individuals. I paid the $5 per person donation, but it wasnt worth 5 cents.

In transition between exhibits, so the place felt uninspired and really dead. Need to give them another chance, though. Its the kind of place that I want to like because of the need. Having said that, I havent had a good experience there yet. Maybe next time.

Another contemporary art museum where the building is better than the collection.

Missing the WoW factor but nice.

I enjoyed my experience, but the museum was quite small. I had expected a lot more.

Small ,very interresting ,im a hoverer in museums and its about a 50- 60 min vissit.

The museum is large, but the exhibits are small and reminiscent of freshman art class. Two of the twenty exhibits made me pause in satisfaction, but most were too focused on trying to be edgy or make a political statement than capture any appreciation of life, art, or society.

Thought there would be more exhibits but what was there was interesting.

Fun art museum with friendly staff.

Had some decent exhibitions on display, fun family art activities on Saturday.

Fun place to visit. Very close to city creek center

Excellent service. Also, for the most interesting exhibits Ive ever seen.

Every so often we visit to see the new weird art. It is interesting.

Very nice place. Went there for a private screening of a movie.

Extremely disappointing. I was shocked by how few pieces were on display; and the few that are were unexceptional and lacked creativity. Quite frankly, Im unsure if any of the pieces could be considered art at all.

Fun place very thought provoking art

One of the only places in UT to see amazing contemporary art.

Amazing gallery and a monthly family art activity!

Great museum with interesting art.

Third visit tonight- always interesting and enjoyable

Rating mostly for the building and staff. Just not enough right now to warrant a visit IMO.

Great space for contemporary art in Utah.

Amazing artwork and very interesting exhibits.