Coca At The Mattress Factory

User Reviews of Coca At The Mattress Factory

Yelp.com Review - by Meredith Z.

4.0 of 5 stars. I have actually volunteered here on several occasions. The exhibits are eclectic and fascinating; I did not get bored of them until I had seen the place 4 times. Experience walking into pitch black...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura Z.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is a full-scale exploration of sensory overload and deprivation. Seriously, lots of extreme darkness mixed with sound and small, carefully constructed lighted areas. One installation felt...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by B K.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is the best! Go, and don't be scared of the dark ;-) (those who have been know what I'm talking about!)The Annex (separate from the main building) had a lot of broken robots when I was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by h d.

5.0 of 5 stars. The Mattress Factory ranks among the best of the best. It's housed in a repurposed building - it was the Stearns & Foster mattress factory and warehouse buildings at some point. The building itself...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Deb K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I ended up here for a friend's wedding. If you are looking for a unique, laid back, fun reception location, look no further. The bride and groom rented out the whole museum, so we were able to enjoy...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by jessica t.

5.0 of 5 stars. I don't really want to put art, and the experience of it into text. Because good art transcends it. It won't do you much good - for me to oooo and aaaah over the hours spent wandering through a large...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by monique m.

5.0 of 5 stars. one of Pittsburgh's gem in art. the fact that they support artists by giving them a place to stay as they create one of a kinda site specific installations for the mattress factory is awesome. the art...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jean K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I really enjoyed this museum. Small enough to really take your time and enjoy without getting overloaded and exhausted. Interesting stuff and not too weird that my parents wouldn't like it (though...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Carolyn W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Finally a museum cafe that doesn't have pedestrian chicken fingers and fries.After spending nearly two-and-a-half hours in the museum, my friend and I were ready for some food. We decided to see what...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Carolyn W.

5.0 of 5 stars. This was at the top of my list of places I wanted to go to during my weekend in Pittsburgh. Luckily my friend I was staying with had never been either and was equally excited to check it out.After...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Susan D.

4.0 of 5 stars. During my week-long "in-town vacation" (which wasn't nearly long enough), I decided to take advantage of the cultural attractions that Pittsburgh has to offer. Believe it or not, i'd never been to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Teresita C.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm so jazzed about this cafe I could yell from rooftops. Located in the lobby of a Pittsburgh must-see, Mattress Factory Art Museum, this tiny cafe is a hidden treasure in a building already chock...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Even though my late grandmother was an artist, I'm the first to admit I don't get a lot of Art. Especially Modern Art. Heck my own father was thrown out of the Worcester Art Museum as a child for...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael D.

4.0 of 5 stars. On a recent quick trip to Pittsburgh, I planned to drop in on Primanti's and have one of their classic, french fry and cole slaw stuffed sandwiches. Then I thought I'd do some photography in the city,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by amanda q.

4.0 of 5 stars. the museum is for the most part pretty lovely.but if you go, you seriously need to check out the second building a block or away. like, 3 floors of more awesome installation art.and the gift shop has...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Patty T.

5.0 of 5 stars. The Mattress Factory is my favorite art museum in Pittsburgh. I love how unique the art is and how it's art that you can not only see, but experience. Sometimes the installations are made of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Minji K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Love the Mattress Factory. So much so that my profile picture is one taken there! I'm a big fan of installation art, and my two favorites were James Turrell and Yayoi Kusama. I loved how Turrell...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Beth M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Went here on a recent trip to Pittsburgh and was treated to honestly some of the best contemporary art I've seen in a while. I'm a huge fan of installations, and this seems to be the specialty...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by June P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went to this place alone, around 3 PM on a Thursday, and it was pretty deserted. There weren't many people around, so I felt like I had the museum pretty much all to myself. The art is very...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Diana G.

5.0 of 5 stars. This museum really does house art you can get into! And, now that I saw all that was there, I am inspired to plant a plant on an old upside-down speaker, and then play some Black Sabbath through it......
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by kendrah r.

5.0 of 5 stars. I had my wedding ceremony at the Mattress Factory. The staff were great. There was a house in the alley that was being turned into gallery space but wasn't quite finished yet and they let us go in...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chi N.

4.0 of 5 stars. ok that profile picture says its all.... expect really really abstract art here. this place is completely empty when we came back and i felt like i was in the wrong part of philly when we came here....
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa S.

5.0 of 5 stars. A friend heard that I was really into Japanese art, and suggested we take a trip to Pittsburgh to check out the Yayoi Kusama installation at The Mattress Factory. Her Infinity Dots Mirrored Room and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren H.

5.0 of 5 stars. The Mattress Factory is the definition of trippy. When I went in the middle of a weekday, it was deserted and walking around the installations by myself only enhanced the experience. Many people have...
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Andy M.

5.0 of 5 stars. awesome... just the best experience. bring your inner child and be curious for a couple hours!
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by PC W.

4.0 of 5 stars. They have some crazy installations here. There are only a few rooms so you go through it quickly. The art here is totally bizarre and I love it! Great place for any fan of contemporary art. Yayoi...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica B.

5.0 of 5 stars. The installations at the Mattress Factory often force viewers to think about what art is and means. Should art be beautiful? Should it be sculpture, or painting, or printmaking? Or can it be anything...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by trina f.

5.0 of 5 stars. Visited this place when on a biz trip from Seattle. Really had an amazing time, and think that it is incredible.Would go here for lunch a lot if I lived in Pittsburgh!Def a recommendation!
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2007
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Comtemporary art at the Mattress Factory

This interesting museum of contemporary art is located in the historic Mexican War Streets on Pittsb...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/30/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Hayley B.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a great museum and truly a unique experience to visit. It's worth visiting several times!
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenn N.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this place. Where else can you sit in a dark room and come out 15 minutes later, thinking wow, that is art? Maybe that's only me.What's interesting is that a lot of the pieces often don't...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by S R.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place used to be a mattress factory and now it presents several floors of modern art. I have to say it wasn't as impressive as the Andy Warhol Museum and the place kind of creeped me out. Each...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2006
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a most interesting museum!

Hidden away in the neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, you would never expect to find such an interesting p...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/23/2005
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A Museum filled with Matresses?

When I first visted the Matress Factory, I knew I was in for a suprise. As you can tell by the name,...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/19/2005
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