Cameron Art Museum - Wilmington, North Carolina

Michael T.

This was a great museum with a lot to see and enjoy. If you are in Wilmington, this is a must visit attraction with a lot to see. We also visited the sculpture park located outside of the premise and enjoyed the Jazz show. They do have a cafeteria on site with a gift shop.

Ernest R.

Very nice museum. The umbrellas were calm and soothing and then stressful. It was nice but very different.

I wanted to touch everything. Clearly there are signs that say no touching. Security will get you!!!

Be respectful, by knowing the oils from your fingers can and will destroy art. Art is owned by real people. There is NO TOUCHING!!!

Fergus R.

Small Art Museum with interesting pieces. Expensive ($16) but the front-desk is keen on finding reasons to give you a concession (expired college ID!). They have a new director who seems to be ambitious and is acquiring good items. The had a great quilt exhibit on which was really interesting. Wish they had more room to show more of the permanent pieces.

Doctor R. G. H.

Great gallery. First time there. Very friendly staff. The lace was packed, but we learned it was a community day. They had live music, food trucks, as well as their own cafe. The gallery had great works of art. Many different mediums. We got through in about an hour, then walked the grounds. There is some outdoor art and a very sime oind with various well maintained plants. Highly recommend.

James N.

My wife and I were looking to go somewhere different last Saturday. The museum is smaller than we thought but worth the visit. The staff were friendly and helpful! The different displays kept our interest and the outside displays ended our enjoyable day!

Sujit C.

This is an amazing museum and decent value for the dollar. They have lots of membership discounts, a cute cafe, and rotating programs and displays.

Joshua M.

As time progresses on, it seems that the appreciation for the Arts diminishes. This is where I am thankful for the Cameron Art Museum. Today, I visited CAM on a Monday for a private photo shoot and had the opportunity to observe, appreciate and lose myself inside of the Museum, as it was closed to the public. Heather, our event coordinator, was an amazing hostess, as was the entire staff that was working inside. We were allowed private access to the 2020 Illumination Exhibit, where local Artists have submitted their pieces up for public vote and they were incredible!!! I found myself feeling overwhelming peace and serenity the entire time I was working inside. The galleries are spacious, sterile and showcase the pieces well. I love visiting, time moves by too fast when I'm here and I cannot wait to come back each time I leave. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to visit your wonderful Museum, for your hospitality and also for offering our community a true Gem! 5 STARS!!

wei S.

This visit to the museum was extremely disappointing. The ticket prices were quite high, yet the quality of the exhibits didn’t even come close to justifying the cost. Most of the artwork felt unfinished and lacked any real artistic value, resembling incomplete sketches or something you’d expect from a high school art project graded a B. To make matters worse, some of the exhibits consisted of “lifestyle photography” that looked like images you’d find on a free stock photo website. It’s hard to understand why these were even included in a museum setting, as they added no artistic merit to the overall experience.

The museum layout was equally baffling. There were only two main exhibition halls. The first hall was divided into around ten smaller rooms, each of which was no larger than an average living room. The pieces displayed there were sparse and unimpressive, with little to capture your attention or encourage a closer look. The entire first hall could be walked through in minutes, and there was hardly anything worth stopping for. The second hall did show a slight improvement in quality, but it was still disappointingly small and lacked depth. The only highlights were a few works that explored the use of different materials to recreate the same image and some flag-inspired pieces that allowed for multiple interpretations. These were creative and interactive, offering a brief glimpse of artistic potential, but unfortunately, they were far too few to salvage the overall experience.

The final room featured a handful of architectural sketches and landscape drawings, which were by far the most interesting pieces in the entire museum. However, they were isolated moments of quality in an otherwise poorly curated collection. The exhibits felt like a random assortment of modern and abstract art pieces, many of which seemed hastily put together or entirely derivative, lacking any sense of originality or craftsmanship.

The only positive aspect of the visit was the friendly and helpful staff, but that doesn’t make up for the shortcomings of the exhibition itself. Overall, this was a very underwhelming and overpriced experience. It lacked any sense of cohesion, emotional impact, or artistic inspiration. For anyone who appreciates art, I can’t recommend this museum. Save your time and money for something that truly values its audience.

I won’t be sharing images of the entire exhibition because, for a museum that charges admission, it wouldn’t be fair to reveal everything. Instead, I’ll just share one or two pieces that I found somewhat decent.