This is a surprisingly interesting museum. The current quilt shoe was filled with interesting works. Very unexpected. The upstairs silent auction items were terrific. Definitely worth a visit.
The Oceanside Museum of Art is the worst art museum I've ever visited. Here you will find two kinds of phonies: Con artists posing as real artists, and their gullible marks posing as art afficionados. For an $8 admission fare you can see things like a canvas bearing offensive profanity, a crucified store-bought doll, a painting of only two solid color geometric shapes, and a sculpture consisting of three pieces of scrap plywood joined together with sheetrock nails. This kind of stuff was considered avant-garde in the 1960's, but now it’s just lazy plagiarism. There are a few decent original pieces, but not enough to redeem the experience. Thankfully, the collection is so tiny, you can see everything and escape in about 30 minutes.
This is a lovely museum. It is nicely laid out. I sometimes visit to just to see the gift shop. The gift shop has some great items to buy from all over the world. The volunteers are very helpful.
We had a little extra time on our hands, so we decided to walk to the Oceanside Museum of Art. We were a little concerned as we were late and wondered if we could cover it all. The Museum is a little on the smaller side - but interesting art pieces were shown. We managed to cover it in about 30 to 45 minutes. As we left, other people were buying admission tickets an hour before closing, so an hour should sufficient time.
We enjoyed the exhibits on the second floor. The gift shop featured work by local artisans. Highly recommend.
Outstanding museum in a small beach community. HIGHLY recommend visiting and keep an eye out for the terrific evening events.
The Oceanside Museum of Art is a nice small art museum that has some really exceptional rotating exhibits. Definitely worth a visit and the museum hosts local artists each fall.
Oceanside can be very proud with its Art Museum or Oceanside Museum of Art. Located on Pier View street just behind City Hall. They bring wonderful exhibit. The museum also holds events including once a month (I believe it is on the first Sunday of the month) they have family day which they offer hands on art projects and complementary admission. The museum has a real good gift shop with inexpensive hand made work of local artists
On display thru 8 Feb, this is a powerful display of black and white photos of women in the area who are making a difference in their community. Each poster size photograph is accompanied by a short quotation. If you are in the area come for an hour to be encouraged by their combined and individual philosophy.
Saw the most exquisite quilt show in November. Right now a private collection of nudes is a must see !