Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk

We loved our visit! Spent nearly 3 hours exploring every inch of this place. Very well organized and curated. Some really great pieces. Especially loved the double takes placed throughout the museum to give thought provoking comparisons between two separate pieces of art. Friendly staff. Interactive section was so fun! And how amazing that this is a free experience! Parking is plentiful and also free!

I could spend days walking around the different exhibits and amazingly, admission is free. I spent most of my time in the glass exhibit which had a beautiful diversity of glass including ancient glass, Tiffany style windows, blown glass and modern artwork glass. Also, there is an exhibit on different sands and how they affect the appearance of the glass. There is a very nice gift store too. Across the street is an affiliated glass studio which has a small but amazing display of pieces make there, multiple artists actively blowing glass and hands on classes.

Wonderful experience! So much to see! I love the blown glass exhibit. It's huge and took an hour just to skim through. You could easily spend days looking at the art and the unique pieces of furniture. The porcelain room has some beautiful pieces of American history. Some pics have political significance and as to the history of the time.

As a lover of the arts, I always try to stop by museums in every city I visit. Of the many art museums I’ve been to in the US, this one is up there at the top of my list. It has a beautifully curated collection and the glass exhibit is just so unique. One of my favorite stops in Norfolk. I also enjoyed the little cafe, and the museum gift shop had some really fun options. All in all, I would recommend to anyone who’s in town!

Beautiful museum, filled with an amazing collection of stunning art. I'll have to come back and explore it again, since it is fairly large and with all the different exhibits time will fly by. Hermitage Museum which is a couple miles away is a must see as well, it's an estate built by Florence and William Sloane who helped open and run the Chrysler museum.