Marjorie Barrick Museum

The museum here is ok. I decided to come to this museum on October 12, 2017 around 2 p.m. because my tuition is paying for this and I wanted to get my money’s worth.

The museum doesn’t have much, just more of few portraits and statues. The museum has lots of empty spaces and kind of pointless for a little child to come here. They do have little televisions that plays videos for people interested in historic times.

They have staff here but they don’t help at all. They all sit in their offices hanging around talking with each other. There was one employee cleaning the museum, at least that employee cares about her job.

If you are bored and just want to relax for a few minutes, I recommend to come here. But if you want something interesting and get your money’s worth, go somewhere else.

Small but professional art museum hidden away on the UNLV campus- adjacent lot is reached via Harmon, building is between the WRI and the Environmental Sciences. Come on a Saturday (open noon to five) for better luck with parking.

Admission is free and I believe staff are students and volunteers. Shout out to the female employee with the classy English accent who gave incredibly detailed directions that allowed me to find a place I would otherwise have missed.

This is more a reflection on UNLV than the museum. I couldn’t find it! Youll need to bring a student because I’m assuming most people visiting this museum are students. As a first timer to campus, it was hard to find parking, which ended up being very far from the museum and only took $1 which I didn’t have. After walking around in 100 degree heat with no directories other than cryptic jumbles of abbreviations, I hit a few dead ends then left when I started to die of heat. I’m looking forward to visiting when I’m more prepared to spend all day finding it or have a friend with parking and directions.

Wow. What happened here? I stopped by on 2/27/13 and the place was nearly empty. No more cool masks. No more wooden artifacts. Almost everything is gone! Everything that made this place a neat little place to walk around has vanished. There’s only a handful of paintings, a few modern-esque sculptures and a case of clothing. I know they have no money left, but geeze, there’s no pull here anymore. Sad.

In a City filled with glitz and glam…or at least an offering of those things.. It’s quite a beautiful thing to sit back within yourself and enjoy the heart of someone else’s creativity.

My second trip to the Marjorie Barrick Museum was as fantastic as the first, only this time amongst fellow elite Yelpers. A spectacular exhibit of Comic renderings and the history of the craft alongside some other very well put together art pieces was something more than a treat.

If you have never had the chance, do your soul a favor and visit the museum for a fresh perspective on the World around you, and If nothing else.. Sit and enjoy the flow of art around you. You will be glad you did !

Had the pleasure of attending this museum last night with fellow yelpers. By far the smallest museum I have ever been to, but the knowledge and quality was still there. Lot’s of new stuff I haven’t seen before. If you’re in the area or on campus @UNLV definitely give this place a check out.

5 stars for me!

I haven’t spent a lot of time at the museum displays. Rather, I often to to the Barrick for the UNLV Forum lecture series.

The museum is small as others have pointed out, but it’s exhibits are wonderful. I love the little sand digging option for youngsters to enjoy and learn while digging in sand.

There’s a new exhibit starting in two days called “Visions of Peru.” I’ll have to stop in and see it.

The curators have a sense of community and humor. Here’s a quote about an upcoming event:

March 14, 2011 – March 18, 2011
Location: Marjorie Barrick Museum
Plants Vacation @ the Museum during Spring Break

The Museum invites you to give your houseplant a vacation during Sping Break for a cultural retreat for plants. Throughout the week participants plants will be housed in the light flooded lobby, and presented with a series of musical events for plants.
The drop off date will be March 14, and the pick-up will be on March 18. Please e-mail barrick.museum@unlv.edu with the subject line ‘PLANT VACATION’ to tell us if you are interested in giving your plant a vacation.

Perhaps by big city standards, the Barrick is a modest museum, but programming and exhibitions can transcend “modest” walls, especially when access to the museum is free. The standing exhibitions showcase the museum’s pre-Columbian and ethnographic art. Most recently, I saw a vast collection of masks. The multitude of colors and designs were eye-catching and inspiring.

The gallery space delivers quality, visiting exhibitions, from international to regional. The versatility of the space allows the museum to host a wide variety of shows. The museum also provides opportunities for the community to contribute art in a Community Gallery, which regularly showcases themed exhibitions. In addition to visual art, the museum also regularly hosts lectures and the occasional film series.

With all of the programming and outreach efforts (including free coffee Mondays!), it is clear that the Barrick is striving to be a hub for Vegas culturati. These efforts deserve big kudos. Now, if only I could find a place to park!

Visited this museum on a trip to Vegas last year. They have some really interesting exhibits. I really enjoyed the Day of the Dead items as I am fascinated with this holiday and its intent to celebrate life rather than mourn. Also the Huipil textiles are beautiful to look at and they reminded me of the Mola that the Kuna women create. So much work go into these and they are not just fashion they have so much meaning…much is conveyed via color and pattern and layers. They make the term fashionista almost ancient. 🙂

Anyone with the least bit of interest in history would enjoy this. It does not take a full day but a few hours are needed to see everything in detail.

I’m glad I visited and the price is right since admission is free. I would have liked it more if they had a greater variety of artifacts. It’s just a lot of the same stuff.
The parking is metered and I paid for two hours worth of parking but I was through everything in about an hour.