Oklahoma City Museum of Art

OKC MOA is a great community space to celebrate all things art. First, if you haven’t seen the Dale Chihuly glass collection, it’s incredible time and again. The museum seems to be getting better exhibits which will bring in art lovers from many places (e.g. the upcoming Matisse exhibition, of which OKC is the only U.S. stop). In addition to art exhibits, the museum also shows independent and foreign films in the theater, has special showings of Oscar-​nominated films, and hosts screenings of festival selections during the amazing deadCenter Film Festival. Additionally, the museum hosts adult and family art classes, art camps for kiddos, and drop-​in yoga. Art After 5 on Thursday evenings is also awesome, complete with snacks, adult beverages and live music on the rooftop during certain months of the year. The website is pretty solid and you can also sign up for mailing lists to be notified of different events via email (e.g. the film schedule). We are lucky to have this space in OKC and I encourage you to check it out if you haven’t lately!

I was very excited to visit this museum when visiting this past weekend. However, for the price (12 $) I was very let down at how small this museum was.
The Chihuly blown glass was marvelous– literally I was blown away– no pun intended. Absolutely beautiful!
There was also a quilt exhibition that was cool, but other than that I was sad at how much this museum lacked. We saw a Georgia O’keefe I was impressed with however.
Maybe my let down is due to growing up around the NYC museums, and Philadelphia Art Museum. However, I think it’s worth the visit if you can go on Thursdays after 5 when it’s only $ 5.

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Great location, great views, and most importantly great food. The atmosphere is perfect for an anniversary dinner, meet up with friends, or the occasional business lunch. I always go with the Seafood Mac & Cheese, it never disappoints.

Art After 5 is the best time to visit for us 20/​30-​somethings in the area! $ 5 admission to the art galleries and access to their rooftop for cocktails and their wonderful live music. I wish MoA would sell Museum Café appetizers on the rooftop as well. Great people watching and the perfect spot downtown to meet some friends after work.
We were recently at MoA for a local beer tasting event. It was uncomfortably crowded for the amount of people attending their but we still had a good time.
We haven’t watched any of the indie movies just yet but that’s on our bucket list!

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art has a little bit of something for everyone. I have enjoyed many great brunches, lunches, dinners, work dinners and cocktails in the public and private dining rooms. The fare has never disappointed.
Of course the art, which is always stunning from the classics to contemporary pop art.
Many of my friends and I have enjoyed Thursdays on the rooftop for dancing, cocktails and a limited menu. It is where I introduced two of my friends at my birthday celebration. I am glad to say they are now happily married.
Additionally, if you enjoy seeing a good, but not mainstream film, this is the place to go in Oklahoma City. Many theaters will not show the films in which I am interested, the film curator does a superb job at selecting the screenings.
If you enjoy, good films, food, art and rooftops, I suggest you become an Oklahoma City Art Museum member.
*OKCMOA was my getaway from the office, when I worked downtown. I had a membership, would walk over, enjoy the cool art, art and silence for half an hour, before heading back to the hustle and bustle of it all.

One name: Chihuly. And lots of it. I couldn’t tell if this is a permanent exhibit or passing, but it’s pretty awesome. We also saw the Faberge exhibit, which was well put together. How can a museum be bad though?
What I will criticize, and this is for many museums, why have audio you can call up on a cell when you can’t get cell service inside of the building?
Their store was pleasant and had some fun stuff too. Pleasant staff in the museum.