Very nice inside and big inside. The lady at the front desk was very helpful and nice. The gift shop is cute. It is worth stopping by. We enjoyed ourselves.

The Chandler Museum is small but very well put together. When we visited they had an exhibit on Chandler’s own boxer Zora Foley, a Day of the Dead exhibit, and local and National photos from Dorothea Lange (of the famous dust bowl photos). If you have children check out their to go art boxes. They have at-home activities and supplies on one of their current exhibits. (When we visited they had Frank Lloyd Wright and Day of the Dead)

We had a very fun time here. Its a great place to see the history of Chandler along with their current exhibits. They currently have a wonderful exhibit for Day of The Dead and Chandler boxer Zora Folley and his heavyweight title fight against Muhammad Ali. It is a great place to take the family to. And the staff are very kind. My family truly enjoyed it.

Small but nice, would recommend. Free of charge

We enjoyed a free, knowledgeable, and informative tour of this new museum. We came away with a good understanding of Chandler history. The exhibit on the internment of Japanese American citizens during WWII is well-done and worth exploring. We also enjoyed the artworks derived from ordinary objects.

Very cool place helpful staff and learned a bit about the city of chandler. My Girlfriend and I even colored a few pictures together! Nice place to take a date to.

I hope they get more exhibits. Otherwise a nice little museum.

Awesome display and info on Folley!

As a 64 year old Chandler Native, I was very let down by this new museum. I enjoyed seeing the Dorothea Lange exhibit, but the rest was a real let down. Only a couple dozen photos line the walls.. There is so much more to Chandler History then what I saw here. How about contacting the Bogles, Dobsons, Knoxs, Saba, Basha, and Serrano families and see if you can get some more photos. Photos of downtown in the 50s, 60s, and 70s maybe. Ill be back to see the coming Zoro Folley exibit, but not impressed by the main hall.

Its Free admittance; enjoyed the exhibits

The lady at the front desk is very nice and remembered me when I came back with my husband a couple weeks after my first visit. The exhibits are interesting and we look forward to seeing the exhibits in the future. Definitely somewhere we will go often!

The museum is very clean and well arranged. Current exhibits are very well done, informative, thought provoking.

It was a breath taking experience. Those who immerse in history should definitely visit this.I would recommend to atleast visit this place and see how the American Japanese people were harassed and thrown out of their homes and how was their life afterwards.Great experience.

Very nice musrum. Easy to find and easy to park. Best part, its free

Architecturally superb. The exhibit on the detained Japanese American citizens should make us truly remember what we are capable of. Yes the Tyranny of the Masses.

We came to the museum to see their exhibit on the Gila River Interment Camp during WWII. My mother in law and her extended family were interned at that camp when she was a child, so the visit was very personal to our family. We attended the exhibit opening at an evening reception and everyone was so kind and was interested in our familys tragic stories and experiences at the camp. The exhibit was great for its size and we loved making paper cranes with the other attendees - it was a wonderful interactive project. The museum has a paper crane community project where they are trying to fold 16,655 paper cranes - one for every person interned at the Gila River Internment Camp.

Nice small cozy museum exhibit of Perl harbor was cool and interesting.

We came to the museum to see their exhibit on the Gila River Interment Camp during WWII. My mother in law and her extended family were interned at that camp when she was a child, so the visit was very personal to our family. We attended the exhibit opening at an evening reception and everyone was so kind and was interested in our familys tragic stories and experiences at the camp. The exhibit was great for its size and we loved making paper cranes with the other attendees - it was a wonderful interactive project. The museum has a paper crane community project where they are trying to fold 16,655 paper cranes - one for every person interned at the Gila River Internment Camp.

The place itself is inviting and the two current exhibits-- The Wall and Gaman: Enduring Jpanese American Internet at Gila River- were powerfully educative, emotionally moving, and profoundly engaging.

We liked the exhibit on the Japanese interments during WW2 in the Chandler area. They also have an exhibit on Border Walls.

A very small but well-curated exhibit on the WWII Japanese internment camps in Arizona and the West coast. it was down-to-earth and honest without a lot of fluff and easy for my children to understand. They eve had a small section of books written by internees that my first grader was able to read and understand.

Fresh and new, innovative and fun. Both cutting the apron strings and the internment camp exhibited were informative.

Quaint but a nice Adventure. We noticed this museum while on a walk through a park (hiding behind gate). Since the museum is newer there was no admission fee. We enjoyed the current exhibit about the Japaneese intermnent camps during WWII here is Arizona. There was a lot of amazing art, photos and information but seemed a bit short. It was nice learning more about history but I do wish the exhibit had been larger. The rest of the museum had general history about Chandler and was decent enougg. Small place but a nice way to spend an hour or so. The receptionist did mention they have classes going on throughout the month for adults and kids. Im just sad we missed one, it would have given us a bit more to do. Looking forward the checking out some of the lectures they have coming up.

Great small museum, good place to learn about Chandlers history. The docents did a great job with the tour and sharing some interesting history. Good way to escape the heat.

Very well put together exhibits

Its a small museum that took me a little under an hour to explore. After you walk past the nicely decorated roof that shades the entrance to the museum, you walk towards your right and thats where the exhibits are. The first room was about the Japanese Internment camps in AZ and there were a list of names along with origami cranes to represent those interned. There were also a few artifacts from those camps. After that, there was a coloring area, and beyond that, there were some paintings and items (like space heaters, telephone, etc) from the 1900s. Once done with this area, you can exit into the main hall to look at some pictures placed on the walls from Chandler in the past. After that, you can exit a door their Living Room building. The Living Room is a tiny room with two sofas, old silverware and dishes from the 1900s and pictures of a historic hotel.There wasnt too much to see, but the museum is so well maintained- clean, aesthetically pleasing, and all the displays have helpful signs if you want to learn about them. The front desk ladies were especially kind and welcoming, and also informed me of the tours that they offered there.

Excellent exhibit on Japanese internment from WWIl. Will be back for other programs.

I was very disappointedwith the the lack of items they had from Chandlers History.The new building is very nice and the staff was very helpful and pleasant..,

We took a stroll over after being at the mall. I was with my eight year old granddaughter. It was quite interesting learning about the Chandler and Price families. We gained so much from the exhibit of the Japanese internment camps in the Gila. It was amazing to see the strength of the people that had to live through that and I was just an incredible learning experience for us both.

This is Chandlers newest museum. Its modern style is very appealing. My husband and I stopped in to see the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit. Dont miss it. There are wonderful photos of Wrights architectural style, including pictures of the furniture. There are actually pieces from his furniture collection. And its FREE. And dont miss the Adobe house out side and around the back of the museum.

This is a wonderful gem tucked away behind the Chandler mall. The exhibits are well thought out and interesting. Its a great place to spend a bit of time and admission is free!

The displays were informative, gave you an idea of how the people who were being held lived. Makes you understand that circumstances like that still takes place.

Interesting relatively new museum. Provided a starting point for discussing the history of our grandchildrens hometown. Looks like it has room and the desire to get better. I look forward to visiting in the future.

I highly recommend any local or out of town visitors to come and see Chandler Art Museum. General free admission and beautiful architect of the museum.

Very interesting and well-organized exhibit about WWII internment camps just south of Chandler.

Awesome experience, very well done. Thank you Chandler!

Very nice

So up to date. And history is awesome. Its free!

Great space. Good exhibits. The Ariel photos were stunning and the internment camp exhibit was well done.

The Japanese internment exhibit was extremely disappointing. Besides pictures there were no real artifacts or displays. And to make it worse the exhibit promotes a version of revisionist history and untruths about the true motivation behind the internments with a modern politically correct spin and racial undertones. A museum should be a place to observe and learn the facts of our past, not be subjected to an agenda.

Awesome Adventure finding out about aprons great place to learn

Great exhibit on WWII japanese internment centers.

Its mostly just pictures on the walls? And 1 of the 3 exhibits it houses seemed to be an art contest? Not much in the way of artifacts/memorabilia. Definitely not what I expected to find in a MUSEUM....

This small museum had just opened and all the exhibits were not quite completed yet when we were there in mid-December of 2018. But the exhibit on Japanese internment camps at Gila River during WWII was quite informative, interestingand sobering. And the Awkward Family Photo exhibit ( a temporary traveling exhibit) was pretty funny. There was no admission fee.

This is a free museum. Much of it was about the experience of Japanese Americans during World War I I. I thought I already knew that sad story but the museum really brought it to life and I came away with a deeper understanding. If you go, be sure to watch the movie.

Small gem of a museum about Chandler and the area. Free admission and free parking across from the mall. Currently in Nov 2019 running an exhibition on the Arizona internment camp for American citizens with Japanese ancestry during WWII. President Ronald Reagan formally apologized for this unconstitutional treatment of Americans caused by a culture of racism and fear

They have quite an exhibit on the Japanese internment during world war 2. Was quite impressive. Its a new museum so its free thru December so there is no excuse not to go. There is plenty of parking and is handicap accessible.

I did not know that Chandler had a museum until after I went for a visit. Not only did they have some good exhibits on Arizona history, but they also had some stuff about Chandler history. Its a good place to go spend part of your afternoon at.

Very beautiful I had a painting displayed here recently and it was treated very well!!

Chuckwagon Cookoff is sponsored by them

The new building is beautiful and admission is free. Great place to learn about our city and to see how its evolved through the century.

A newly renovated building with good size of space.

This place is small and free. If you want free air conditioning for 30 mins tops it is perfect. There is a section on Japanese history duting WWII and this was the only exhibit that wasnt disappointing or underwhelming. This place is okay for young children, but I wouldnt intentionally bring them because they probably will not appreciate it. The bathrooms are nice and clean though, so if you need the restroom stop in.

We came to the museum to see their exhibit on the Gila River Interment Camp during WWII. My mother in law and her extended family were interned at that camp when she was a child, so the visit was very personal to our family. We attended the exhibit opening at an evening reception and everyone was so kind and was interested in our familys tragic stories and experiences at the camp. The exhibit was great for its size and we loved making paper cranes with the other attendees - it was a wonderful interactive project. The museum has a paper crane community project where they are trying to fold 16,655 paper cranes - one for every person interned at the Gila River Internment Camp. The museum is small, exquisite, and worth a quick visit if you are in the area. The staff are wonderful and kind and we felt incredibly welcomed by them during our visit. Thank you! We cant wait to visit again.

The exhibit is very informative

Loved this place. My family had a great time. Well be coming back!

Very limited experience. They missed a great chance to display the history and growth of Chandler.

Lovely informative museum

Well worth the visit - sad to think we treated Japanese american like war criminals. A travesty of justice. Not our finest hour.

Very interesting. Awesome aerial view photos from 1929 to present.

Great exhibits! Glad we have a local museum and that it will have family activities on Saturdays. Looking forward to coming back and see other exhibits they do.

Had an afterthought date with the boo, went in 10 minutes before close to see the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit. The front desk lady said we could stay longer if wed like. We were the only two there.

It wasnt appealing to the grandkids. Perhaps if I had gone by myself I would have enjoyed it more.

Very cool to see all the history of Chandler. New building right by Chandler mall

First class like just about everything that Chandler does.

Nice museum to explore about the city of Chandler.

Small but very well put together museum with very good exhibits. Entrance is free.

Stopped in to check it out and learned a lot from the guide at the front desk

Excellent exhibit on Japanese internment camp, very moving, I recommend taking time to view the video

A little sparse still but getting better

I learned a lot about the history of Japanese Americans in the 20th century in Arizona.

Not enough history on exhibit, the funny family photo exhibit seemed out of place. I was disappointed in this new Museum. Hopefully, the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit in January 2019 will help.

In treating exibit.

Chandler Museum is a unique place to experience local history with excellent interpretation. The most recent exhibits on the internment camps that existed nearby during WWII were really well done. This is a place worth a stop. Look forward to their new building in late 2018.

Awesome exhibits and artwork.

Great little museum thats a perfect afternoon adventure!

Not ready for visitors. No displays about important Chandler history. Nothing but a few undescriptive photos.Takes about 5 minutesThen there are two displays of photos and Japanese Gila River prison. Neither of these had anything to do wirh Chandler History.Very disappointing.

Nice

Great learning experience for kids and family.

A great museum that just opened a beautiful new facility.

Small but definitely worth a visit!

Small, but well set up.

Great show of the towns beginning

Good selection of rides for all ages including fully-grown adults like myself! Free bus service to and from the Waterpark from Rhodes City which was very handy, food was decent although we were harassed by wasps all the while we had food. Also have a wristband service that you can load money onto upon arrival which was very handy/avoided the

This place is a little gem in Chandler. It is bigger than expected with many different hallways and nooks. There are so many beautiful pictures and sculptures that tell the history of our great country.

I found this place very unique. It has great information about Chandler and many other things, so I highly recommend going and check it out.

Very good.

Loved the information about the Japanese internment camps located close by. Handled delicate subject in a very informative tasteful way.

Pretty epic

Under construction will be very nice when complete

Quiet and non-crowded. Beautiful exhibits full of historical information

Classy, fun, and free...

Beautifully done!

Loved it

Excellent presentation

Still under construction improvements

I did work there thats all

I love this Museum!

Fantastic