nasher museum of art at duke university

Visited here when they were between major visiting exhibits. This museum is small and charges a small admission fee (they also charge for parking). When we went there were only two major areas open the Contemporary Gallery and the 919 collection. The contemporary collection is very inventive, varied and there are several fascinating pieces of art. The 919 collection was good and the permanent collection very small. There is a lot of wasted space in this museum as the center court must be as large or nearly as large as the exhibit areas.Located at Duke West campus near the Sarah Duke Gardens and the Duke Chapel. If you are in the area worth a visit. We caught it at a bad time since they didn't have a visiting featured exhibit.

Small museum with punch! Most recently hosting a Miro. Exhibit, one of the few East coast venues. The exhibit was staged wonderfully, mixing painting with sculpture. Available local PBC production enhanced the exhibit. Excellent cafe. Open spaces and much light. Not to be missed in a trip to Durham and especially if you are on the Duke campus

The Nasher Museum houses a wonderful small permanent exhibit with items from all over the world. There is always a rotating major exhibit and rotating lesser exhibit. The Nasher is one of only two museums in the United States to have the Miro exhibit. There is a very fine cafe with outdoor seating within the museum. There are many school activities for field trips, a small theatre, and the museum has rooms and areas which can be rented for events. Worth the visit!

Closing in late February is the current Miro exhibition. I am not an aficionado of Miro's work or the surrealists in general, but I am glad I tagged along with my wife and at least got a better appreciation for this artist. Strange minimalist paintings on large basically blank white canvasses, or dark mainly abstract works with a few splashes of bright color. But I was mainly surprised by the extensive sculpture, including my favorite of a bull's head. Worth an hour of your time.

This is not a huge museum, but it is very well done with plenty of airy space and great areas for effective presentation. We visited during the Miro and Rauschenberg exhibits and couldn't have been happier with the way they were done. The audios in both were especially good as well. A highly recommended spot when visiting the Durham area.

Went to see the special exhibition of the Catalan artist Miro' that was being presented at this museum for a short period of time.It was vey nice to see so close to home some of the art work that is usually secluded to the Queen Sofia museum in Madrid.Very impressive display.The museum is also very nice.Just the parking lot is small and on top of that you still have to pay - for whatever reason

We chose the Nasher exhibits for our New Year's trip this year and so glad that we did! New Year's Eve Champagne Brunch plus exhibits of Joan Miro and Robert Rauschenberg were tops. This was our first visit to the Nasher and we were duly impressed with the total feel of the place. It is a beautiful contemporary building, inside and out. The total staff was so gracious and welcoming. The brunch in the cafe was outstanding. Many cheers to you, Nasher people!

It's a tiny museum and with the current Miro exhibit had limited appeal I love Miro so husband accommodated me I was not disappointed in the museum, the presentation or the exhibit - he could not get out quickly enough. Tiny permanent collection - again with limited appeal. What worked for us was the location next to the Sarah Duke Gardens.

We visited it during exhibition of Joan Miró's work of the 20 years of his life. While we loved this exhibition we did not particularly care for the narration. The problem was also very limited parking.

This is a lovely museum and delicious restaurant. I went to see the Joan Miro exhibition. It was laid out incredibly well, and there were some wonderful things for students to do as they were introduced to the works of this exhibit. They have excellent Docents who know the works and make tours lots of fun. I highly recommend taking some time to go to the Nasher. This exhibit is fantastic, but then so have most of the other exhibits that have stopped here. For sure, if you are in the RTP area take some time out for this museum. There are lots of discounts for tickets, and some family days as well.

Went to see Joan Miro exhibition. The museum has a nice layout with a wonderful restaurant. Best to make reservation beforehand. The Joan Miro exhibition is excellent, Nasher is the only museum on the east coast to have this special exhibiton.

My 12 year old son and I spent less than an hour and had a very nice experience.I wasn't impressed by some of the artwork, but there is ample works to view and this is why we enjoy art museums.The cost is minimal and the museum is very welcoming. If you like museums and you are at Duke, you should visit Nasher.

Very good collection. Special exhibits are also often excellent. Family Sundays every so often where admission is free and with activities for the kids.

Nasher looks compact from outside, hidden in woods. I was surprised that they were able to arrange wonderful exhbits in such a small space. They hold special exhibitions regularly. For now there are Miro and Rauschenberg, needless to say, awesome.

This was an interesting museum with artwork that was off beat. It didn't take much time to go through it. We had two pretends with us, who I must admit were not that interested but we're patient while the adults looked around.