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  412DeniseC

  I wanted to see the Richard Jolley art installation (I've seen his work for years, and have several pieces of his wife, Tommie Rush, work.) The staff was friendly and very knowledgeable (especially the helpful lady in the gift shop). I also checked out the miniature dioramas, and the other galleries. The upside down Mona Lisa was neat...made of sewing thread spools.

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  935erind

  The Knoxville Museum of Art is great for Knoxville and the world. The largest glass and steel permanent structure in the world is here. Created by international glass artist and Knoxville resident Richard Jolley this exhibit takes your through the Circle of Life. They also have ever changing exhibits from around the region and the world. The space lends itself to different meetings, parties and music concerts. There is also a free trolley to take you over in downtown Knoxville.

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  shauno426

  The staff of the KMA is very sorry that Shaun O and family did not have a good experience at the KMA. We all work hard to make sure our visitors have a positive experience, and most of the time they do; we appreciate Shaun O letting us know when we did not live up to our high standards. By way of explanation (but not an excuse), when Shaun visited this week we were setting up for the big annual fundraiser that allows the museum to stay open and keep admission free for everyone. This left us short of space for regular programs, so we had to set up a scheduled artist’s talk in the main lobby. Not an ideal situation. I’m also sorry that Shaun O felt that poorly treated by the floor staff. They are trained to maintain a friendly presence and strike balance between making visitors feel welcome and protecting delicate works of art. It sounds like we were off balance that day. As for the attitude of the other visitors that day, I’m afraid that’s beyond our control. I have shared Shaun’s review with our entire staff, and we all hope the Shaun O and family will return and let us show we can do better to enjoy all that the museum has to offer. David ButlerExecutive Director

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  BGfalcon2012

  There are always cool exhibits going in and out of this museum. You can walk through it in a couple hours, but it's very nice and quiet. A great place to go on a date and then walk over to the sunsphere and World's Fair Park. It's free, and the gift shop has a lot of cute stuff in it.

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  jrzygirlTN

  Very upscale and family friendly! Have been a few times this year and the exhibits are always fresh and interesting!

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  Volguy1984

  I love this art museum, for one it's free, it's a great size and the staff is so friendly and knowledgable. The galleries change often and are always unique and different.

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  emptynester2014

  Small and very well presented art museum. We really enjoyed the modern art exhibits on the third floor - especially the Mona Lisa made out of colored cotton reels (sounds strange, I know, but it really is very clever and worth a look). Nice little gift shop too and probably the cleanest public toilets I have ever seen! There are gardens too if the weather is good and a great view of the Sunsphere from the third floor balcony. Well worth a visit.

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  KiloKiloFoxtrot

  I guess I knew I was not going to see the quality/size of exhibits that I took for granted living in larger cities, but the Knoxville Museum of Art is just embarrassingly sparse. I started to wonder if I missed some part of the building. Perhaps if there is a special exhibition I am interested in, I might return.

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  EmilyB26

  We have been members of KMA for many years. Admission is free, which is really amazing given many of the other small regional art galleries. If you join, you are offered free admission to many other regional museums. Don't miss the Richard Jolley exhibit and if you are in Knoxville on a Friday night then go to Live After Five. That event led my husband and me to meet.

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  TishiaA_13

  The Knoxville Museum of Art is a nice place. I took my children there for a little bit of relaxing art and culture. It was cool on a really hot day, the sculptures and the paintings are nice to view. We had a great time, and it took about 2.5 hours to go through and take our time.