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Chinati Foundation


Chinati Foundation
U.S. 67 ( 1/2 mile south of Marfa)
Marfa, TX
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“Chinati Foundation” Frommer's
“Go West Young Man...and Woman: A West Texas Honeymoon Adventure” TravelLady
“Marfa as masterpiece theater” Los Angeles Times (free registration required)
“Around the Big Bend” Atlantic Monthly
“Wild At Heart” Concierge.com / Condé Nast Traveler
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 5 attractions in Marfa
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Traveller Description: An art museum operated by the Chinati Foundation, housed in a former U.S. Cavalry post, Fort D.A. Russell.
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Attraction type: Art gallery
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Address: U.S. 67 ( 1/2 mile south of Marfa) Marfa, TX
Tel: 915-729-4362

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“Massive Art Overdose”
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4 of 5 stars
Super73
New York
26 May 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

If you're into Donald Judd, Dan Flavin or John Chamberlain (and you're reading this review, so you probably are) this is heaven. Access is by docent-led tour only and lasts about 5 hours with a lunch break in the middle (try Foundation Pizza in Marfa for lunch). The rest of the art is OK, but there is something surreal and... more

“An addictive, wonderful museum”
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5 of 5 stars
travelinbaby
Miami Beach
29 Sep 2004
9/10 found this review helpful

I also feel the need to comment on the Chinati Foundation after reading the first comment. First, I love the drive there. The landscape itself is a minimalist wonder. I must concede that you probably won't like the art (and it IS great art) if you think that only portrait paintings are "Art". This is a collection of really extraordinary... more

“Give it a chance”
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5 of 5 stars
londontraveller
London, UK
16 Aug 2004
8/8 found this review helpful

What the other reviewer proves is that whatever else, you won't have neutral feelings about the Chinati Foundation! I loved it, so felt I should present the other point of view. Judd bought an abandoned fort and used the outbuildings and the amazing surrounding landscape to house his monumental, minimalist works, and those of his friends. Amongst the fun stuff... more

“Unless You Like Minimalist "Art," Skip It”
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1 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Texas
30 Oct 2003
5/15 found this review helpful

I have yet to figure out what makes what I saw "art"! The entire "collection" consisted of something termed minimalist art, and certainly had minimal interest to me. One "piece" simply consisted of circles of rocks sitting on an old concrete tennis court. I don't know who would be considered to have the biggest problem ... someone who would declare... more

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Chinati Foundation Address

U.S. 67 ( 1/2 mile south of Marfa), Marfa, TX
Tel: 915-729-4362