text: Located in downtown Charlotte The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art offers a place to view the Bechtler Familys modern art collection Before walking in you are taken aback by the beauty of the building The Bechtler Museum building itself is art Colorful grand and unparalleled the outside of this building sets a very quality tone and ensures that you are in the right place nnOnce inside you are greeted by a cafe gift shop and a counter to pay for entry The cost to enter range from The staff was helpful and you do get a complementary audio guide with the purchase of your ticket In the lobby there was also a series of family portraits of the Bechtlers done by Andy Worhol and the results of the North Carolina Google Doodle contest Both were interesting to view nnPersonally I was shocked with the size of the collection and museum space Since the building seems so big from the outside I was expecting a significant collection However once you get inside and view the collection you are thrown a loop at what all of the space is actually used for Overall the collection is smaller but significant for a city the size of Charlotte If you are looking to fill free time this is a nice museum However if you must choose between this and the Mint I would suggest choosing the Mint