The Mint Museum is a Charlotte landmark that infuses some much-need culture in this city. While it has its flaws, the Mint Museum is still a great place to learn about cultures and art periods that you probably glossed over in your art and world history classes in college.
As someone who is decidedly not an art snob, I felt enlightened when I finally saw the connection between art history "isms" and their social context. The museum has a strange hodgepodge of collections. I probably looked like Where's Waldo going through each collection. Oddly enough, the museum has a strong pre-Colombian collection of pottery and statues, medieval Madonnas, West African ceremonial masks, and an rotating exhibit of formal dresses in the 20th century among other collections. King George III and Queen Charlotte's oversized portraits will remind you vividly why we are in the Queen City.
I agree with the other Yelpers that $10 admission is somewhat steep, but who wouldn't spend $10 or more in the mall? They have free Tuesday night admissions, plus BOA cardholders can get in for free once a month. The place needs some TLC, but I hear that this will occur when the new museum uptown opens. Not an art aficionado? At least add the Mint Museum to your Charlotte bucket list.