I recently visited this museum during a conference field trip. They closed off the museum and we only had a chance to see part of it. A lot of great art displayed. We had a private lunch in their patio area. Lots of cactus and a stage where mariachi performed. I’d love to come back and check out the rest of the museum.

Great for kids. Free on Sundays. Sometimes theyll have cool activities like arts and crafts for the kids

Enjoyed the exhibition and theme. Staff here isnt as friendly as they are in other museums. But focus on the art and you will have a great time.

I enjoyed my time at MOLAA, I liked the exhibits were nice, the music was great, and the food trucks were nice. Overall, I think this is an important place to see a different perspective from what I am used too. However, I did not feel like I learned much about Latin American Art when I went. My best guess is that they were doing work on an exhibit. I would suggest checking what exhibit is on display before going, so you dont run into the problem I did. Will come back to see the new exhibits!

One of the museum to visit in Long Beach are, there is some temporary exhibitions that are worth to see all year long, yes is all about Latin American Art but be prepare to see art form other places, just around the corner you will find good places to have lunch

A vibrant collection of Latin American art in nicely laid out space. Mixed media, bold and creative. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. And dont miss their gift shop - art from all over Latin America displayed lovingly.

Great place to visit and experience some culture. Great exhibits and delicious food vendors available. Also had some poppin live music and my 1 year old loved it.

Great Varierty of different types of art. Building is very well kept and staff is very professional. Dedicated parking and safe area. Great for family outings.

You never know whats going to be on display here! The rotating exhibits are delightful. Very different from each other. Right now theyre showing huge black and white photographs made of gunpowder! After the artist creates his images he lights them on fire! Each panel is at least 6 ft tall by 3 to 5 ft wide. Haunting images. In another gallery they have textile scenes sown by women protesting their governments in Chile. then you walk into the gift shop and its a whole another gallery in and of itself. Yolanda Gonzalezs painted vases and bowls are truly amazing! Thursday nights the museum stays open late and they have guest artists present their wares in the foyer. Please stop by and support artists work.

The current tattoo exhibit is especially incredible, with very personal stories, and moving representations of those stories being tattooed onto the people sharing their experiences. If you have the chance to check it out before it wraps, you absolutely should. The rest is also good. Incredibly reasonable ticket prices as well.

Well maintained display of Latin American art, welcoming staff and a delightful sculpture garden. Not too extensive but cozy.

Lovely place my family is always here

With rotating exhibitions, the museum highlights contributions to contemporary Latin American art. Free admission every Sunday.

Loved the tattoo exhibit. This place is definitely changing an taking shape a top institution in Long Beach. Wait to ser more

Fun! go early to avoid the long lines to the rain forest. Wine was decently priced, $7 a glass.My favorites were the albino alligator, rain forest, aquarium and earthquake simulation...which was a 1989 flashback.

Amazing museum, truly world class. Probably the best Latino museum in the whole world.

I really liked some of the art pieces inside as some where newer. Thought there wouldve been more exhibits, but place is small. Overall, its a good visit.

Interesting works from established artists as well as new voices. I wish the gift shop would reflect this in their items and not the cliche items offered. The security is mostly friendly, some are reminiscent of a convenience store clerk. Overall, not a bad way to spend a few hours of your day.

Beautiful place. Very good exhibits!

My kids loved it. Plenty of arts and crafts. The art work is different. Very unique and interesting. Plenty of parking. Gated and safe. They also sell snacks and have a gift shop.

Always has interesting art to look at... one of my favorite ways to start a visit to downtown Long Beach.

This Museum holds all sort of events that involves the Latino culture. The art is amazing, though the exhibits are rather small. The shop has a great collection of merchandise and they do a really go job of bringing the community together in their events.

What an incredible place for art and even more so by Latin American artist! i went during the weekend and it was not packed at all. Parking was ample, all the galleries had amazing pieces some interactive.if youre looking for a gem to spark that creative flow or just want to immerse yourself in art this is the place

The artists exhibits and exhibitions in this museum are always so interesting and beautiful. If you havent been to this wonderful museum before, its worth spending a couple of hours on a tour.

They always have interesting and thought provoking exhibits here. Pretty cheap too. Great mini getaway if you are ever in the longbeach area

An amazing museum that highlights the great Latino artists of all kinds. Really made me feel proud to be Latino

The reviews are accurate! The restaurant was clean and the staff was very professional and attentive. Our server, Luis Miguel, answered all our questions and was very genuine. The food was fantastic and the portions were large. A bonus was our server spoke English which helps since we dont speak Spanish.

Lots of beautiful art made by Latin Americans. They also host events on the property featuring Latin American culture. Events are opportunities to experience aunthentic cuisine and products. So keep an eye out for events.

Cool small museum, glad we found it. They had some very interesting exhibits when we visited.

MOLAA is a museum dedicated to Latin American Art in Southern California in Long Beach; the only museum in the US to exclusively feature works by people of Latin American decent. It is relatively a midsize museum, impeccably clean, well curated, air conditioned and wonderful exhibits.Parking lot is huge. Admission price is relatively affordable; Sundays are free!! Staff are friendly and competent. Museum store is small and souvenirs are tad pricey. Overall, a good museum that every family or individual should visit and enjoy Hispanic Culturas y Artes.

For such a beautiful space, it has very little art. Only five galleries in total and two were closed when I went to visit.

Great exhibit of Tomas Ochas work using black and white photos with gunpowder

Love this space soo much. In 2018 I saw some amazing exhibitions here including; INK Stories on Skin and Judith Hernandez A Dream is the Shadow of Something Real. This place is singular in its focus on Latin American artist, that usually get overlooked at other places. Large space, but the exhibitions are curated very well, so it doesnt feel like youre at a loss. They have talks and an interactive space to do art. The gift shop is small but I really enjoyed some of the things they sell. Love this place, parking is on site or on the street and Sundays are free. Definitely would recommend, if you have time for only one thing in Long Beach make it the MOLAA

Talk about having a great time and great food. Their events are incredible.

Nice, spacious, relaxed museum. A while ago I saw the Gráfica América exhibit which I really liked. Adequate parking. Nice museum shop with crafts items.

The art and events emphasize the wealth of our cultural influences

They have very good art in this place

The price is $10 or $7 if youre a student. Their exhibitions are amazingly detailed and thorough. There is plenty to see and a good way to pass the evening relaxing and learning. Great place to go with friends and they are open late. Currently they have an exhibition on ink!

The MOLAA was Empty! What did I pay for? Was it robbed? Where did all the wonderful Latin American Art go?The first 2 rooms I entered had NO ART on the walls. White walls with nothing on them. I did notice the wide open spaces, high ceilings and nice hardwood floor. Instead, there were some basic information boards displayed in English and Spanish about Spanish people. I could have googled that!When I entered a third very large empty room, I noticed art, as there were 2 large brown murals on the walls. But thats it. The murals were not to my taste. The 2 very similar murals depicted tattooed people performing tasks such as one person on her cell phone, one person drinking beer, and one person getting a tattoo. In the background was a painted floor-like tile pattern. I left to see what was in the next room, and once again, the only thing in the room was 1 or 2 more of the same murals. We found a smaller room with two small scenes on tables. One had a farm scene and other had an inventor and his invention scene. There were also 2 small (18 inches?) screens with video of the 2 scenes coming to life. Okay, that was interesting... Last, we found a room with about 20 small place mat-sized fabric art pieces on the wall. Somewhere along the way was an area with art that was supposed to be waves (?) in abstract, but they werent presented well (no frames, etc.) and looked... abstract.We were told about a sculpture garden, so we ventured to find it. Poor signage. We found ourselves walking outside along a narrow passageway between 2 buildings for about 50 feet to find the sculpture garden. It was an open stark cement area with about 10 sculptures (some in disrepair with paint peeling). When we returned to the lobby, we saw a group of performers yelling at each other, acting out a scene.I had really thought that MoLAA was going to be something special. This museum has GREAT bones and could and should be amazing. It should contain a variety of art and and has the capacity to hold a lot of amazing art. Maybe the curator could please visit some of the other museums around Los Angeles County, like, El Segundo (ESMoA), Los Angeles (LACMA, the Getty, the Broad Museam), and get inspired to fill the Art Museum with art!

The Afro-lLatin Festival was so enriching, I rediscovered historical possibilities of Mansa Munsa descendants connecting with the people of Guatemala and Hondoras, people in Latin America who I have a sense of family connections since mines also leads to West Africa.

This Museum was fantastic! I loved the stories behind the Artist the displays of Artistic work was the coolest Ive seen all my life

Nice smaller museum...I spent 1-1,5 hours very interesting exhibit at the time -Horizons The last 3 art galleries I visited the artist addressed #plastic #trash # sustainability: good for awareness --need #action. Another aspect of the exhibit was emotions of peoples plight in life. One was #heartbreaking letters from inmates to authorities asking for a trial...mist had been waiting years. #textile art #photography #video

Very good art

I really enjoyed my experience here. I came with my students, the process was simple, our docents were passionate, knowledgeable and communicated well with the students. So much interesting and beautiful art, worth coming back for.

It is an average musium without a public Fi-Wi access. Every Sunday, the entrance fee is waived.

An amazing experience every time I visit MOLAA. Ive been coming to rhis museum ever since it a small little house. This place never disappoints with its various colection of art.

The exhibits were fine and they have a great sculpture garden.

A nice little art gallery. Had some really cool exhibits when I visited.

Amazing. Not expensive. Great works from all over the world.

It was really encouraging for my whole 4th grade class!

Really disappointed with this museum, which looks big and modern from outside, but inside is doesnt have many paintings or art work, just very few. Not worth the drive unfortunately.Btw I was so surprised by the many good reviews for this museum, but it seems that many are for events, workshops, or even the store.

Im not really a museum sort of guy. Having said that I didnt feel compelled to make fun of anything so it must have been pretty good

Small but interesting.

Pretty cool exhibits . And the beautiful scenery as the back drop. (The beach :) )

The Museam had decent art but the problem with it is that the time I was there in February, it didnt have a good quantity of art the fact that they made it free that time is why I give this 5 stars tho.

Where was the Mexican art/artists/history/heritage??I am glad it was free day today we went for a school project but there was not much to write about art was about attention current politicsAnd main art was centered on LGBTNo offense but very disappointing.2002 Long Beach had a real Latin art exhibit small but more realistic why you go thereNow it’s about someone’s agenda

Really great for a small museum and worth a visit if youre in the area. You could spend 30 minutes to 2 hours here.

I like it cuz its small and its free on Sunday and you can walk through the whole thing and its fairly short amount of time but theres a lot to see. I went there probably 6 months ago and its 100% completely different which was refreshing.

Every time I go to the LA area I enjoy the cutting edge exhibits at MOLAA. In Sept., 2018+, this was literally true as one of their special shows was on LA tattoos. In addition to the naval connection to LA and international roots of this body art, various local artists works were displayed. Also, one section had videos of various people selected who would receive tattoos on specified days during the exhibit. In addition works by two female Latino artists were shown. And do step outside in the walled in back courtyard where sculpture and cacti are displayed together. Currently, the outside café is closed for renovations. Free parking is available in the adjacent lot, and do stop into the museum shop that has gifts related to current exhibits. And enjoy free admission on Sundays thanks to Target.

Amazing. Much more than I expected for the low admission price! Many regions represented, and bilingual placards on every piece.

With exhibits that change every several months you can keep coming back and I always do something new. Teachers can get a really good discount on membership

I went there on a Sunday for an event but when I decided to visit the inside of the museum, I was surprised that there was not much to see. Some parts of the museum seemed closed to the public.

A fantastic local museum who has some really unique exhibits. The history and art that they draw from locally really opened my eyes to what was around me in just my backyard.I was incredibly impressed by the exhibits they had and I am eager to plan another once another of their exhibits catches my eye.

Great place to visit, so many great art on display, the gift shop is amazing and on Sunday target sundays it is free! No entry fee to the museum for all who visit!

The staff was so nice and helped us transition to each room so we could explore all of their exhibits and new acquisitions. They also took the time to find their free posters to give one to each member of our group before we left the gift shop.

Every time I go to the LA area I enjoy the cutting edge exhibits at MOLAA. In Sept., 2018+, this was literally true as one of their special shows was on LA tattoos. In addition to the naval connection to LA and international roots of this body art, various local artists works were displayed. Also, one section had videos of various people selected who would receive tattoos on specified days during the exhibit. In addition works by two female Latino artists were shown. And do step outside in the walled in back courtyard where sculpture and cacti are displayed together. Currently, the outside café is closed for renovations. Free parking is available in the adjacent lot, and do stop into the museum shop that has gifts related to current exhibits. And enjoy free admission on Sundays thanks to Target.

Every time I go to the LA area I enjoy the cutting edge exhibits at MOLAA. In Sept., 2018+, this was literally true as one of their special shows was on LA tattoos. In addition to the naval connection to LA and international roots of this body art, various local artists works were displayed. Also, one section had videos of various people selected who would receive tattoos on specified days during the exhibit. In addition works by two female Latino artists were shown. And do step outside in the walled in back courtyard where sculpture and cacti are displayed together. Currently, the outside café is closed for renovations. Free parking is available in the adjacent lot, and do stop into the museum shop that has gifts related to current exhibits. And enjoy free admission on Sundays thanks to Target.

Always a cool event going on.. love it

Free admision on Sundays, so there is no excuse not to visit. Definitely a great place to stop by and learn more about the Latin Art culture and development.

Every time I go to the LA area I enjoy the cutting edge exhibits at MOLAA. In Sept., 2018+, this was literally true as one of their special shows was on LA tattoos. In addition to the naval connection to LA and international roots of this body art, various local artists works were displayed. Also, one section had videos of various people selected who would receive tattoos on specified days during the exhibit. In addition works by two female Latino artists were shown. And do step outside in the walled in back courtyard where sculpture and cacti are displayed together. Currently, the outside café is closed for renovations. Free parking is available in the adjacent lot, and do stop into the museum shop that has gifts related to current exhibits. And enjoy free admission on Sundays thanks to Target.

Molaa has always been a wonderful museum . so many events and nice art. The two gentlemen in the front were amazing and helpful. I cant wait to start planning to attend more events. I love this place.

We liked this museum a lot. The entrance was for free on Sunday, and we had a chance to enjoy several great exhibitions. All artists works are well explained, there are also screens with video for more information. The light set up is very good and shows the artworks in a very clear way.Parking is free, and spacious. Sculpture garden didnt impress us though.

Interesting......the current exhibition is Gráfica América. There was some pretty cool stuff in there and other things that just made you ask WTH is that?! But hey its art right? Yea I dont know.....I found that timeline of printmaking and Colonization interesting.There was one room I really did enjoy it was by Cuban artists Osmeivy Ortega Pacheco, the techniques and materials he used were very cool how he was able to put everything together. I really liked Los Nidos de Plata.I wouldnt mind returning to see what other exhibits they have after this one is over, it would depend thought.

Wonderful art work. Sponsors community events such as the Cultural Alliance. Sundays are free to Long Beach residents. Many Latino artists are responsible for such beautiful productions. Love for the community is exibited in contributions made to youth by offering a summer workshop and memberships to the museum are offered to the public.

Its a good collection. My only complaint was the lack of description given to many pieces. Especially the historical works, its helps to have some level of context, when possible.

Very welcoming, good architecture, events for the family, great art

Good to check into once in a while where art might come from Los Angeles to Buenos Aires

I went a Sunday and really enjoyed the Latin art based on the 90s Chicano life. However I noticed, there was no central American art, I think that would be great to add into the museum. This museum kinda takes me back to college days for the MECHA student group which was mainly based on Mexican American history. No central Americans? Anyway, Latin America is huge, Id love to see art from around Latin America.

I came here for my first time and I am just taken back by the art here. All the pieces and designs displayed here are just wonderful! The staff here at the museum are friendly and helpful people. I would recommend people to come to this museum and appreciate all the wonderful forms of art displayed here! They give a discount as well if you are a student.

Came here back in 2015. I fell in love with this place. I truly feels like home. Rich art and history.

Very nice, well organized and well presented museum. Good diversity of artists but I didnt find it to be very interesting. Its nice because we went on a free Sunday but I wouldnt spend money on it. But I think its awesome they feature not very well known LATIN artists.

Great space for additional events. Beautiful museum.

Great place to spend the afternoon with my children

Very good print show. Hope to come back next year. Took many lovely treasures home with me.

The gift shop is great. You can buy all kinds of things!

Loved it! Did not actually go in the Museum, just visited the restroom and the gift shop and Tony was awesome love I your nick-nacks now youre freaking security he needs to check himself Im sorry he kicked me off the property for no reason hey you know what was thank you, he must have been having a bad day just have him check himself.

We had a great time here

Such a lovely place. good time to enjoyed well.

Great museum/gallery. Its not huge, but we definitely enjoyed the exhibits and left with a few goodies from the gift shop. Highly recommended for those who visit art galleries.

Small but well curated. Pay attention to the exhibit at the time to see if youre interested.

Very chill nice to learn some history.

Excellent performance space for the Long Beach Operas production of Frida.

Clean friendly staff great exhibits. And free admission on Sundays! Also within walking distance to some pretty great places to eat there in Long Beach, you can even ride a lime scooter or bike to a local restaurant and get there and no time and avoid the traffic!

Amazing place! lots of food and drinks

If you think you know get a guide and learn, I had a first great date there. And you will too

Many great events hosted. A lot to see and enjoy even if youre not a member. Friendly staff.

Its great. It always has impressive exhibitions. Free on Sundays.

My favorite art exhibition was the women from Chile.

Love that theres a museum representing the Hispanic community. Love the location and that there is plenty of parking... :)

This museum puts on different exhibits every five months or so. Theyre really dedicated to representation, locality, and history which is inspiring. They also encourage local volunteers to help with major projects. I appreciate the hands and the minds who put this museum together. I lool forward to seeing other exhibits in the future.