A VERY solid offering for the Charlotte art scene. The exterior of the building is innovative, although it risks looking tired in a few decades. The stairs and plaza out front are a great place to sit and people watch or take a seat to watch the one of the stages that inevitably pop up on Tryon St. throughout the year.
The interior atrium is quite cool and allows for display of large scale works of art and a view of uptown (behind a screen though).
I'm not afraid to gush a little bit about their collection though because of A) quantity - there are enough galleries to eat up a couple hours even if you are moving at a relatively fast pace.
They have a good selection of 'top shelf' artists paintings and a good collection of 3-dimensional objects as well. They also had some contemporary artists on display that were interesting and innovative.
We went for free on a BoA cardholder free museum day, which made it even sweeter!