MoCA Westport

"What is the world coming to...I plan a day with my son to see the museum, drive over an 1hr to get there only to pull up to an empty parking lot. Hopeful there's a mistake ( because I went to the website and didn't see anything about the museum being closed and called and listen to the voicemail reiterate the hours advertised on Google and the website of 12-4pm). To my huge disappointment it was not a mistake. The museum wasn't open and there was no indication of the change except for digging for it on the website. Very much a disservice to the public who the museums are for. A public place should have the bear minimum professionalism to put right there on the website homepage that they are TEMPORARILY CLOSED or at the very little effort update the voice-mail that u are temporarily closed. This is what we get for trying to frequent our home CT??"

"My daughter recently started attending weekly after school workshops at MoCA and loves it! She has such a great time with Erika, the instructor and its a nice feeling to know she’s having the time of her life for a few hours. She has made robots, paintings, printmaking, and as a treat, put on a puppet show with some of her crafts that she made. So glad we found this gem of an art space! :)"

"On my trip to Massachussets (Nov 10th) i was able to visit Moca Westport since i found out Yayoi Kusama “Narcissus” and “infinity room” were the temporary exhibit. I saw Narcissus in NYC summer 2017 but i will never get tired of it. Amazing artist, incredible exhibit. I recommend anyone to enjoy one or more of her exhibits soon!"

"We went to see Kusama. They charged $25 a ticket without telling us it was only two of her installations, (one which you could only see for two minutes, and only a single time.) so it’s $25 for 5-10 minutes: there was no other art. I know kusama is a big artist but that kind of fee for only two pieces is just really pretentious. At least be up front about it or don’t open till you have more stuff."

"Westport Arts Center is a nice, modest-sized gallery with friendly staff. However, we went lately for a string quartet concert. The music was excellent, but the venue is not ideal for such a concert. The ceiling is too low, which made the musicians look uncomfortable when they stood. The management is looking for a new space. I hope they find one that is more suitable for concerts."