Wonderful collection. Massive spaces to showcase special pieces without feeling cramped and viewing 360 degrees. In addition, cafe food was exceptional and bookstore equally as special. Looking forward to returning.
I took my three kids here in the spring- great pics outside- you can pretty much do the whole museum in an hour and a half- if your kids are the type that cannot be controlled, have impulses to touch things and don't listen to your directions- this is not not not the place for them.With that said- the place is big and lots of different things to see- beware of the neon stick man who gets "excited" - not for kids
For the person like myself who knows little about modern sculpture and other forms of art from the 60's despite being born in the 50's was intrugued by the exhibitions on display .especially the huge pieces which were very impressive
I had been wanting to go here for years. My husband finally took e and our two teenagers for my birthday. Initially they were not too excited about spending a day with mom and dad at a museum. However, all four of us loved it! The huge, open feel of the museum made it a great place to explore. The exhibits are very interesting and diverse which makes it fun as you walk around the whole building. We don't live near the museum but happened to drive by it again this weekend when I heard my teenage son tell someone how cool that place is. Definitely worth a visit.
Many of the exhibitions are illuminated in filtered natural light only--a boon for their minimalist collection. What a treat to be in the room of Agnes Martin artworks in the late afternoon autumn light. The pieces glowed.
时尚都市,美丽风景,异国情怀,金融中心,在太平洋的对岸,十分值得一去!那里空气清新,环境干净,整洁,特别是高科技产品令人向往!
After reading the good reviews I decided to go there all the way from New York and see it myself. It was the most uninteresting museum I have ever seen! I was hoping to see some nice sculptures.. No, the only thing you get to see are many wooden bricks lying on the floor in different positions, pile of construction debris and so on. Waste of your time and money! It was so much nicer outside of the museum. Definitely not recommending anyone to go to this museum!
because this re-purposed cracker factory uses natural light, i think you could return many different times of the day and see the exhibits differently. we were there near closing time, as it was getting darker, and the effect on some of the pieces was hypnotic. the four richard serra pieces are completely awesome, two of which you can walk inside. the detail and colors of the sol lewitt walls are so incredibly cool, i could have stayed viewing them for hours. fred sandback's minimalist string sculptures give the weight of large walls where there are none. i loved this museum, but i can understand how someone who is not into modern art and minimalist sculpture would feel the opposite.
With all the respect that ANY artist deserves for putting their heart out there for all to see, I simply did not get it. Having lived in NYC for quite some time, and having gone to MoMA and many other modern art galleries, I well know that modern art is weird --and that's what its meant to be. But....a pile of broken glass is art? Well, I guess so at the Dia:Beacon. While I have come to learn that there are no "rules" concerning modern art, I just felt that this was Dia crossed the line into absurdity --along with a touch of artistic arrogance (i.e. that an unenlightened heathen such as myself could never get what the artist was trying to express). If you need to stop for gas or something in Beacon, and have nothing else to do --or if the weather is lousy and you want to be indoors for a bit, then Dia:Beacon is worth it IMHO. Is it worth a separate trip to Beacon just for the sake of the museum? In my opinion.....no. But, then again, I am a heathen moron.
The facility is amazing and worth seeing for it's stark beauty alone. Some of the exhibits I would call art. Others... I guess some if goes beyond my ability to interpret... which I guess is the point of modern art. Don't miss the Richard Serra exhibit and be sure to walk around and into the pieces.