Admissions, Hours, Parking

Admission

A purchased ticket is good for admission to both the Mint Museum of Art and the Mint Museum of Craft + Design on the same day. Download a family visit guide. 

• Members Free
• Adults $10
• College Students and Seniors (65+) with an ID $8
• Children 5-17 $5
• Children 4 and under free

Note: Admission to the Mint Museum of Art is free on Tuesday from 5pm-9pm
Note: Admission to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design is free on Tuesday from 10am-2pm and the third Thursday of the month from 5-8pm.
Note: Wheelchairs are available at both Mint locations, which are accessible to those with disabilities. Please contact the front desk staff at 704/337-2000 for more information.

Hours

Mint Museum of Art
Tuesday 10am-9pm
Wednesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sunday, Monday and major holidays (including New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)

Mint Museum of Craft + Design
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Third Thursday 10am-8pm
Closed Sunday, Monday and major holidays (including New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)

Parking

Mint Museum of Art
Generous free parking is available in front of the museum.

Mint Museum of Craft + Design
Free parking is available for two hours in the Dunhill Hotel Garage parking deck accessible from 6th Street near the intersection with North Tryon Street *Bring your parking ticket into the museum for validation. Exit the deck and walk across North Tryon Street to the museum. In case Tryon Street is blocked, parking is available at regular parking rates at The Seventh Street Station located between Sixth and Seventh Streets near the intersection of College Street. 

Visitor drop-off

Mint Museum of Craft + Design
Once you exit Interstate 77 on to Trade Street, head east toward downtown. Follow Trade Street to Church Street. Turn right on Church Street. Turn left on First Street. Turn left on Tryon Street. Proceed north on Tryon Street to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design, located on your right between Fifth and Sixth Streets. There is a curb cutout for drop-off only in front of the museum. To park, proceed north on Tryon Street. Turn right on Seventh Street. Cross over College Street and enter the Seventh Street Station parking deck on the right. Exit the deck and head two blocks north on either Sixth or Seventh Street. Turn left on Tryon Street. The museum is on the left between Fifth and Sixth Streets.