While the space is small, they really utilize it to show a great exhibition!I enjoyed the museum and will return!

The curation of the exhibits was excellent and the staff were friendly. It was also not too crowded when I went during a Sunday afternoon, which was welcome. The gift shop, although small, had lots of interesting gifts with that local Austin flavor. Last but not least, ticket pricing is really affordable for people from most backgrounds.

Clean and small art space. Very interesting.

Very interesting current exhibit on display. Great location in downtown with great rooftop views of the city. Your entrance fee also gets you into the sculpture gardens.

Close to UT and if you are hungry, they can accommodate. We took our son here after the marathon, and he ate all of his steak and the parts of the ample portions that my wife and I could not finish.We all had different cuts of meat and all were excellent. The staff was very good also.

We had an amazing experience here. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The art was very moving. For me especially “The Boundary of Life”. Many great artists work here! We enjoyed the day pass to the outdoor exhibit as well and was well worth it. I believe we only paid around $10 to get in which included the dual admission. Highly recommend to anyone and for all ages! Thank you for making our trip to Austin more memorable.

Cool modern art museum with a great city view from the rooftop. We will be visiting here often.

It costs $10 to get in, but theres really not much to see. $5 wouldve been great. And an employee awkwardly stares at you to make sure you dont touch anything or take flash photography probably? The best part was the roof.

From one artist to the many others, there is nothing, and I mean nothing that cant stop, or define the inner peace, love and Harmony that surrounds us all and this time of passion, I have tried to reach out look for me I guess its just lines and lines colors are colors but art is not just art, it sure soul its your imagination coming to life its your creations outside of a uncreated mentality thank you for everything that I have seen their it gives me a new meaning to damper for my horizon

Extremely cheap admission and they participate in Bank of Americas Museums on Us program. This place is an extremely small museum with only two floors and the floor plan is quite compact. Only a couple art works are currently on display. The other location housing the outdoor sculpture garden is much more impressive in my opinion. Staff is extremely friendly though.

From the many other exhibits Id seen from past people reviews...is the reason I wanted to go...but was sadden to see that it wasnt close to what I expected to see.

There was a Rodney McMillian exhibit on while I visited. This was interesting to see if you enjoy that type of art. This is a small museum with only 2 floors of art displayed. The roof top area is beautiful. You don’t get great views of the city but it’s worth checking out. There’s a few tables and chairs to relax. There is a small book cart with books to borrow onsite. I visited on a Tuesday when the museum has free entry. As the museum is quite small, I likely wouldn’t pay to enter the museum if I didn’t love the art work of the featured artist.

Worth a visit if youre in Austin. An inexpensive, interesting, and immersive art experience. Knowledgeable and friendly staff members, as well as a rooftop with a nice view of downtown Austin.

The video installments were very eye opening and visually intriguing and interesting. Selection of displays was very limited and seemed to be a lot of wasted space. The architecture made up for the wasted wall space with their stimulating lighting. Overall a pleasant museum, but maybe not worth the price tag.

Bf and I visiting from Chicago. Wanted to experience some local art. Best part of this place was the staircase and the roof. There were like 8 pieces of art. They say it’s three floors but the third floor is the empty roof. Which is lovely but not worth $10/person. Art was not evocative or particularly interesting. Staffer stared at us the entire time which was unsettling.

Pretty interesting exhibit when I went. They were showing this Rodney McMillian race introspective. Audio and visual and even an interactive drawing space to contribute ideas. It was fairly inexpensive and I would attend again for future exhibits. Love the building and parking is available everywhere pretty much.!

This place is always good. The service is great, its well priced, the atmosphere is nice. Its a solid CA spot.

We came on the free day and I’m so glad we didn’t pay. This place is super small and parking is tough even on the middle of a weekday. The employee who welcomed us was nice but the employees on the two floors of the museum were too much.They told us we can’t use flash photography - ok no problem. Then they said we can’t take video...ok. The employee (an older woman in a plaid skirt) proceeded to follow us around, never being more than two feet away. Her pretentious attitude towards us was apparent from the moment we entered.We didn’t do anything wrong, and we aren’t teenagers so I don’t know what we did to deserve this treatment. It was utterly unnecessary.All the art was wacky, and only from one artist.Parking in a structure nearby was $3/15 minutes. Unbelievable.Please save your money and time, go to the Blanton art museum instead.

Love The Sorcerers Burden now on exhibit. Remodel of the space looks great!

The Contemporary Austin is Austin, Texass primary community art museum, consisting of two primary locations and an art school. The Contemporary Austin reflects the spectrum of contemporary art through exhibitions, commissions, education, and the collection. Locally, the museum is often referred to as The Contemporary.

It was very soothing kinda spooky n theres a really beautiful woman who works there lol i loved the view

This visit was on a free day due to the remodeling and closing off of the second floor. We had the opportunity to view the first floor installations by Jessica Stockholder and Robert Davidson. Both were energetic, provocative installations that brought to the foreground the relationship between the viewer and the object. Stockholders work was more immediate while Davidsons felt more like a fresh perspective on ancient imagery from our collective subconscious. The elevated viewing platform promotes the theme of context-as-subject. This is precisely what compliments the adjacent Stockholder installation which is amplified by its contrast to the ancient lines of Davidson.

I like this place it’s good to come and take a look from time to time.

A great little museum on Congress St. Its small but powerful.

Collection might be small and limited, but in general a rich experience.

I always believe in constructive criticism if there is to be criticism, but I am hard pressed to find anything constructive here, other than the sparse & select pieces that the rooms seemed to tolerate were quite well done. We were finished in 8 minutes only because the elevator to the roof took 4 of it.

A wonderful place. Small but good collection. Great rooftop.

Please prepare a display (and yes you can call maplethorpe). 4.25 stars.

Sitting on a wood pallet or avoiding rotting sweet potatoes sound fun to you? Good. This is your place. I understand art, but the current exhibit just feels more lazy than evocative or interesting.

Loved it. Good food great location

Fascinating shows, amazing artists in a wonderful and educational setting. Favorite place to pass a few hours each time a new show goes up.

The front desk clerk was helpful and nice. That was where the customer service ended. Everyone else seemed like they were glaring at us. It was a bit uncomfortable. That being said, the art was beautiful and unique. My only comment is... I felt underwhelmed. I felt like for $20 you would get to see a bit more art at the main location. I realize the ticket gets you into the sculpture park, but if you are traveling and have a booked day you cant always make a detour.I truly thank the artists who have placed their art on location for this building, but I wont say I recommend it.

The building itself is cool and has a good atmosphere. However, the Rodney McMillian exhibit was laughable. I found it to have a serious lack of creativity. None of the showcases evoked any kind of reaction and I was finished very quickly. Visually, there is no base level appeal to the work. And, unfortunately, it wasnt thought provoking in the slightest sense either. To me, it rides on the coat tails of racial tension in America to try and garner attention without having any of the means to do so. The tarp, knitted to look like the white house, was especially bad to the point I was just laughing to myself. It looked like a third grade class project, but it was masqueraded as a collection of fine details representing slave history in American politics. I dont think art has to require some kind of difficult/unique skill to be great or make a point. However, if youre going to make something of simple skill and effort, the end product should have at least of some kind of unique features or synergy with the exhibit. The descriptions throughout the installation went into scathing detail about the process of making everything. I assume this is because the end product had little to talk about. This should have been free entry, as are other places with better local art.

Located in the heart of down town this art gallery is small but offers some interesting pieces. I didnt see everying since I was on a field trip with my daughter. It was great though the art made the kids think. Like any where the traffic is awful and the parking is non existent. There are garages a couple blocks away and the walk isnt bad.

They recently reopened the Jones Center after being closed a few months for renovation and have pieces from Monika Sosnowska on display. There are about 6 pieces downstairs and 3 upstairs. One of the staff members said the rooftop should be finished in a few weeks and open December 15th or 16th. If you plan on stopping by, Id recommend waiting until the rooftop is finished.

Nice exterior and front staff were friendly. The rooftop was technically the best part with the nice views but the first 2 floors of art exhibits were very uninspiring and bare bones. The price of $10 is not worth it unless you find an art exhibit that appeals to you in the future

Been here three times. First time was an amazing exhibit from the lead guy of band DEVO. Last two times iv come the exhibits have been horribly boring and limited. It was ridiculous, couldnt believe they were selling admission....I felt like I was scammed out of $10 - and when you show up with your family or a group of friends it ends up costing like $50 - to see almost nothing. I enjoy contemporary art, but this place needs to up its game - its absolute nonsense what they have going on inside right now.

There wasnt much of an exhibit to look at. The lady at the front was extremely helpful and informative about what to expect there. We went up to the roof top but there wasnt anything there. Good thing it was free

Not what we were expecting, and the building was too hot. The art exhibition was amazing in the other hand, but we just had a glimpse. The cool thing is the student discount with valid ID!

Interesting exhibit with reasonable pricing and nearby sculpture garden. The rooftop space was beautiful and a spacious little heaven in city life

Cool looking museum with awesome Austin views from the rooftop.

Don’t miss their movie showings on the roof! They’re super fun and always on really interesting topics.

Lovely place for a party on the roof--just lovely!

Superb space and excellent exhibits make for a vivacious visit!

It was cool. Its the first art gallery Ive ever been to so Im not too savvy about how they typically run. I think that the exhibits i saw were really neat. I could actually understand his stark symbolism. I gave it 4 Stars instead of 5 because i felt like there wasnt a whole lot on display. I think they could have included more

Had some interesting light and sound based pieces, does not take long to get through the exhibits. Was ok, but not fantastic.

Cool. Smaller than most. Video displays.

This museum is 2 small floors with (current) space for 3 exhibits. Unfortunately for us, the two displays upstairs both incorporated audio which was at war with each other, really killing my enjoyment of both. I prefer to not be lectured or yelled at while looking at art, so this wasnt for me.Staff was kind and helpful, building was clean.Maybe if the exhibit speaks to you its work the 5$ entree.

I recommend an open mind for this small avant guarded art venue..... shot phone pics from their rooftop of the great geometries and. juxtaposition of the new skyscrapers ...

I guess its a great place but its now closed between exhibits. Apparently I missed this detail on the web site.

Fairly small museum. There were only two artists on display when we visited.

Building and interior is really cool. Much smaller than I expected. Had 5 small exhibits, 3 of them were great

Intriguing

If you love art as much as I do and you live in Austin you should get a membership to the Contemporary! The museum is beautiful. The rooftop is superb and this is only for the Congress ave location... Laguna Gloria is a beautiful fusion if art and nature. Have I mentioned the perks of the membership?

Great exibits just wanted more for the $10.00 entry fee. What was there was very interesting and I enjoyed my visit

This place gets really fun exhibits quite often.

Wow. It was the most hideous museum I have ever been in my entire life.Don’t even waste your 5$for entrance. Better go buy scratch off lottery ticket or somethingIt will be more joy

Totally uneventful. I would not recommend it. The park at the lake though is really good.

More of an exhibition space. Which is very cool. One artist when we visited. Contemporary art always challenges you, so be open and accept the challenge the some sees the world differently than you and consider how art can put you in another’s shoes.

Very contemporary.

Absolutely beautiful space, amazing exhibit and very kind staff. would return here any chance i get.

A smallish but really cool museum. Definitely go up to the rooftop!

I know its not what I should pay attention to... but I kind of love this place for the building itself more than whats being displayed inside. Every time I go in, I cant help but be drawn into a game of what was it before?? The doors on the wall suggest Im in between the floors that used to be- and the design that they left suggests the same. Its an awesome building... one of my many places downtown that I love to drive myself crazy with.The art inside is usually pretty good also, if youre into that.

This place is great! Its a good sized but intimate space. Theyve got rotating shows every 3-4 months with really cool artists. Being a member really pays off! The discount on art school classes and the member previews easily make up the price of membership.

Small but interesting. I would say make sure you go to both museums to make it worth it.

Cool art installation, great view of Congress from the roof!

Smaller than I expected, only took me about 20Minutes to see all the art. However it was nicely curated and had a very interesting exhibit

The Huma Bhabha exhibit was awesome! A must see in my opinion. The museum itself is fairly small, you can see everything in about an hour.

10$ is rather pricy for such a small museum. If you decide to go, be sure to also visit Laguna Gloria (included with the price) to get your moneys worth.

Great curator and the art is.so good I go back to feel inspired and wash my soul. AJ Boozer

Nirvana and Pearl Jam was awesome.

How have you not been here yet? Easy approachable modern art, a fine addition to the art scene in Austin Texas .

Really cool little space with solid curation and a really nice rooftop patio.

Amazing space to see beautiful installations. Cute date spot!

Yeah its contemporary af

Two floors of boring stuff. Good thing we went with friends and good things we were laughing of everything. Sorry.

Due to the 3 floors of NOTHING we ALL hated it. Thank God we got a free pass to another outdoor contemporary museum.

Great museum staff.

Waste of time and space. Go to Laguna instead

I got married here. In the community room. It was absolutely lovely, and the museum exhibits were interesting to my guests. The museum staff was amazing, super helpful and friendly, happy to have our modest party there. This is a great institution worth your time and money.

Arthouse at the Jones Center has recently joined forces with AMOA; and I see nothing but good to come from the collaboration. The Arthouse is an accessible space for emerging and established artists. Ive attended a number of openings and an Edible Austin food event there; and each time I found it to be a relaxed and exquisite gallery. The staff is available, but non-intrusive which makes for a lovely time to reflect and absorb the art. Highly recommended.

I love the exhibitions here!! The staff probably have to deal with difficult folks at times because they come across as overly cautious about everything, but I think they are just trying to protect the art and minimize their liability. Its not free to enter, but a small fee helps to keep the lights on. Ask about how to become a member and get special invites to private events on their rooftop. My visits here have helped me to gain new perspectives in my own creative thinking.

This is the second time we visited this current exhibit. The best time to visit this museum is Sunday, when street parking is readily available.....

First time visiting. The each of the artists presented were both engaging in their own right. Just wish there was more printed material to have available.

Small space with cool shows by up and coming and established artists.

Looking for architectural inspiration? Stop in here and sign up for a membership.During the Spring and Fall, this museum hosts movie nights on their rooftop deck to view architectural films.As a member, youre also included in their monthly members happy hour, sponsored by local vendors.View the gallery installations, sip cocktails with friends, and spend a breezy Wednesday night on their rooftop and pass all the 6th street bars!

Good art gallery with interesting exhibits

Great art exhibit for teens. Great exhibition that utilizes all senses. DJ was great!

Small interesting and thought provoking exhibit. It is worth your time to walk through

Always a good use of time to visit. The exhibits change regularly, as youd expect from a contemporary spot, but thats the whole point. I was really digging the Rodney McMillian stuff on my last visit, especially after seeing his Black Show at the ICA at UPenn. Cheap admission, especially for students, centrally located for Austins bus system, cool building. Also free cold brew coffee from a corporate sponsored keg on the roof when I visited. $3 for student admission, see some cutting edge art, and push your heart to a speeding collapse on caffeine. Offers a lot more than the $3 cuppa offered at the Starbucks across the intersection.

Great little museum. Free on Tuesdays!

While in downtown Austin, I had a hankering for some art - saw a great show here and recommend the gallery. Its a smaller space (2 floors); there are no concessions. The modern design of the wood staircase between the floors is pleasing.

Great open space. Good staff and really enjoyed the installation.

A nice place to go and the rooftop view is awesome.

The building looks large but the exhibition space is fairly small and appears to only host one or two shows at a time, with no permanent collection. The shows when I visited were interesting, but I was finished in well under an hour.

Great show on display and dont forget to check out their sculpture garden!

Has unique art and the building itself is quite a site for a true art enthusiast. Modified from an old retail warehouse to an art space

Main exhibit was disappointing. The worst was an artless boring amateur film about Klansmen having sex with a pergola.But the big bad of the day was the sculpture garden visit: to be included with admission. We were given open hours and took an Uber out there - only to be refused entry. Special event. Wasted more on Uber fares than on the ticket to the Contemporary. What we find negligent is not having been told the gardens were closed for the day.

Arthouse has great programs for kids still in high school; my work was displayed here once as part of a competition. It curates interesting, contemporary work of local artists around Austin. During SXSW it becomes a party venue one should be sure to visit!

I paid admission for only FOUR installments that were not very interesting or well executed. It was a complete rip off.