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Heard Museum

The internationally acclaimed Heard Museum is one of the best places to experience the myriad cultures and art of Native Americans of the Southwest. With a commanding presence on Central Avenue in downtown Phoenix, the museum hosts nearly 250,000 visitors a year and "… provides Indian artists with a wonderful home that will excite and inspire visitors from around the world, " Arizona Highways, October 1999. The museum's 10 spacious exhibit galleries and beautiful outdoor courtyards feature outstanding traditional and contemporary Native American art.

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  Heard Museum

  2301 North Central Avenue
  Phoenix, 85004

  Phone: (602)252-8848

  Website

• Locations

  Phoenix

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• Current Events

  10/03/08- 01/11/09	La Casa Murillo: A Life Sized-Shadow Box Heard Museum
  07/01/08- 01/18/09	Underworlderness Heard Museum
  06/06/08- 01/18/09	Underworlderness Heard Museum
  05/24/08- Ongoing	Underwilderness Heard Museum
  10/06/07- 09/30/09	Old Traditions in New Pots: Silver Seed Pots from the Norman L. Sandfield Collection Heard Museum
  11/18/06- 12/31/20	Around The World: The Heard Museum Collection Heard Museum
  05/22/05- 05/22/20	Home: Native People of the Southwest Heard Museum
  09/21/02- 12/31/20	Every Picture Tells A Story Heard Museum
  01/15/00- Ongoing	We are! Arizona's First People Heard Museum
  02/28/99- 12/31/20	History and Collections of the Heard Museum Heard Museum

• Upcoming Events

  12/06/08	Cinema Saturdays - A Place Between: An Adoption Story Heard Museum
  12/09/08	Heard Guild Presents Stephen Hirst Heard Museum
  12/13/08	Cinema Saturdays - Tallchief Heard Museum
  12/20/08	Cinema Saturdays - Our Land, Our Life Heard Museum
  12/26/08- 11/27/08	Holidays at the Heard - Dinetah Navajo Dancers Heard Museum
  12/26/08- 12/31/08	Holidays at the Heard Heard Museum
  12/28/08- 12/29/08	Holidays at the Heard - The Hopi Dance Group Heard Museum
  12/30/08- 01/02/09	Holidays at the Heard - Lane and Tyrese Jensen and the Yellowhorse Dancers Heard Museum
  01/03/09- 01/04/08	Holidays at the Heard - The Yellow Bird Dancers Heard Museum
  01/05/09- 01/26/09	Movie Mondays - January Heard Museum
  01/08/09- 01/24/10	Mothers and Daughters: Stories in Clay Heard Museum
  01/12/09	Jon Czaplicki Heard Museum
  01/16/09	Navajo Shoe Game Heard Museum
  01/17/09	Navajo Winter Stories Heard Museum
  01/20/09	Angel De Cora Lecture Heard Museum
  01/24/09	13th Annual Heard Museum Guild Library Book Sale and Treasure Market Heard Museum
  02/07/09- 02/08/09	19th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Heard Museum
  02/21/09- 08/16/09	The Gifts: Pacific Coast and Salish Art and Artist Heard Museum
  03/06/09	Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market Best of Show Reception Heard Museum
  03/07/09- 03/08/09	51st Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market Heard Museum
  03/28/09- 04/01/09	Heard Museum Guild American Indian Student Art Show and Sale Heard Museum
  04/04/09	A Gathering of Carvers: Katsina Doll Marketplace Heard Museum

• Member Reviews

  • Event Name: 19th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest
    "What a great event!"
    Review posted by: Arts Lovin' Mommy from Mesa, AZ, Nov 15, 2008
    

    This event is great for the whole family. There are so many different dancers, from little tiny kids to seniors. They come from all over the U.S. and Canada. And when you're tired of watching the... Expand

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    This event is great for the whole family. There are so many different dancers, from little tiny kids to seniors. They come from all over the U.S. and Canada. And when you're tired of watching the dancing, you can visit the museum. My daughter loves the exhibits for kids. There's also frybread, and the great cafe in the courtyard. It's a great way to spend a day! Collapse

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  • Event Name: 18th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest
    "No coverage for a fantastic event"
    Review posted by: Joyce Hahnenkratt from El Mirage, AZ, Feb 13, 2008
    

    The weather was perfect for the event and the dancers were unbelivable. For years my husband and I have attended the event, watching some of the most spellbinding and graceful athletes perform in... Expand

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    The weather was perfect for the event and the dancers were unbelivable. For years my husband and I have attended the event, watching some of the most spellbinding and graceful athletes perform in spectacular outfits to haunting music. Their ability to dance with hoops at all ages is inspiring. We have watched several young dancers grow over the years into champions known throughout the world...Kevin Duncan and Nakotah LaRance are super stars in the field. Eli Manning, Tiger Woods, and Steve Nash are great but these dancers from all over the world are Champions too. We could not stay all day but assumed the winners would be written up in the paper the next day. Wrong! Nothing was in The Republic Monday or Tuesday. What a disappointment. Hopefully, when this world event happens next year the will be better coverage (or at least some). Collapse

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  • Event Name: Heard Museum Guild Library Book Sale & Treasure Market
    "They can't count"
    Review posted by: Alan Singletary from Tuscon, Az, Jan 27, 2008
    

    There were not 30,000 books there. At best they had 15,000. And the prices were high, mostly, but there are a few good bargains.

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    There were not 30,000 books there. At best they had 15,000. And the prices were high, mostly, but there are a few good bargains.

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• Past Events

  01/03/09- 01/04/08	Holidays at the Heard - The Yellow Bird Dancers Heard Museum
  12/26/08- 11/27/08	Holidays at the Heard - Dinetah Navajo Dancers Heard Museum
  11/29/08	Cinema Saturdays - Spirit of Sacajawea Heard Museum
  11/22/08	Cinema Saturdays - Dancing from the Heart Heard Museum
  11/15/08	Cinema Saturdays - Imprint Heard Museum
  11/10/08	Heard Guild Presents Liz King Heard Museum
  11/09/08	Community Second Sunday Heard Museum
  11/08/08- 11/09/08	Heard Museum Spanish Market Heard Museum
  11/08/08	Cinema Saturdays - Shadow of the Salmon Heard Museum
  11/01/08	A Gathering of Weavers: Navajo Weavers' Market Heard Museum
  11/01/08	Cinema Saturdays: American Indian Film Celebration Heard Museum
  10/25/08	Moondance Gala Heard Museum
  10/19/08	How to Start a Career in Art Heard Museum
  10/12/08	Heard Museum Community Second Sunday Heard Museum
  10/10/08- 10/12/08	Annual Fall Shop Sale Heard Museum
  10/06/08- 10/27/08	Movie Mondays - October Heard Museum
  10/03/08	Spirit of the Heard Award Ceremony Heard Museum
  10/02/08	Challenges Facing 21st Century Indigenous People Presented by Wilma Mankiller Heard Museum
  09/30/08	Journalism and the Role of Polls: An Election-Year Guide to Separating the Reliable from the Deniable Heard Museum
  09/29/08	Heard Guild Presents: American Indian Political Issues Heard Museum
  09/14/08	Community Second Sunday Heard Museum
  09/08/08- 09/29/08	Movie Mondays - September Heard Museum
  08/10/08	Community Second Sunday Heard Museum
  07/05/08- 07/26/08	Target Free Sizzlin' Summer Saturdays Heard Museum
  07/01/08- 09/07/08	Young Jewelers: Forging a Future Heard Museum
  06/08/08	Community Second Sunday Heard Museum
  06/02/08- 06/30/08	Movie Mondays - June Heard Museum
  05/25/08	Heard Museum Family Day - Arctic Art and Animals Heard Museum
  05/18/08	International Museum Day Heard Museum
  05/11/08	Community Second Sunday Heard Museum
  05/03/08- 05/31/08	Movie Mondays - May Heard Museum
  04/27/08	Heard Museum Family Day - Northwest Coast Heard Museum
  04/21/08- 05/05/08	Backroom at the Berlin: A Collector's Resale Event Berlin Gallery at Heard Museum Shop
  04/07/08- 04/28/08	Movie Monday: 'The Shaman's Apprentice' Heard Museum
  04/07/08	Heard Museum Guild Continuing Education Series: Mohawk Tribe Heard Museum
  04/05/08- 04/07/08	7th Annual Katsina Doll Marketplace Heard Museum
  04/04/08	2008 Freedom of Information Awards Heard Museum
  04/01/08- 04/30/08	Featured Artist: Kay Walkingstick Berlin Gallery at Heard Museum Shop
  03/29/08- 04/03/08	Heard Museum Guild American Indian Student Art Show and Sale Heard Museum
  03/17/08	Zuni and Arts Heard Museum
  03/01/08- 03/31/08	Movie Mondays - March Heard Museum
  02/29/08	Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market Best of Show Reception Heard Museum
  02/24/08	Heard Museum Family Day - Arctic Art and Animals Heard Museum
  02/21/08	American Indian Speaker Series: Speaking Out Heard Museum
  02/14/08	American Indian Speaker Series: Native Youth Sing Out Heard Museum
  02/11/08	Paul Schatt Lecture Series - Breaking the Barriers - Women Leaders in News ASU Tempe Campus
  02/09/08- 02/10/08	18th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Heard Museum
  02/07/08	American Indian Speaker Series: Music Heard Museum
  02/07/08	The Making of Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio Symphony Hall
  02/04/08	Navajo and Hopi Ordnance Workers at Navajo Heard Museum
  01/26/08- 01/27/08	Heard Museum Guild Library Book Sale & Treasure Market Heard Museum
  01/10/08	50th Annual Indian Market Gala Reception Heard Museum
  12/26/07- 12/30/07	Holidays at the Heard Heard Museum
  12/09/07	Community Second Sunday Heard Museum
  12/03/07- 12/17/07	Movie Mondays - December Heard Museum
  11/26/07	Movie Mondays - Snow Snake Heard Museum
  11/23/07- 11/25/07	Thanksgiving Weekend Celebration of Native Cultures and Art Heard Museum
  11/23/07- 11/25/07	Thanksgiving Weekend Celebrates Native Cultures and Art Heard Museum
  11/19/07	Movie Mondays - Little Big Man Heard Museum
  11/17/07- 09/07/08	Young Jewelers: Forging a Future Heard Museum
  11/12/07	Movie Mondays - Ghost Riders Heard Museum
  11/10/07- 11/11/07	Spanish Market Heard Museum
  11/05/07	Movie Mondays - The Spirit of Annie Mae Heard Museum
  10/12/07- 10/14/07	Heard Museum Film Festival Heard Museum
  10/06/07- 04/27/08	Remix: New Modernities in a Post-Indian World Heard Museum
  09/09/07	Community Second Sunday - September Heard Museum
  08/27/07	Movie Monday: 'The Salmon Forest' Heard Museum
  08/20/07	Movie Monday: 'Whale Rider' Heard Museum
  08/13/07	Movie Monday: 'Indian Nations' Heard Museum
  08/12/07	Community Second Sunday - August Heard Museum
  08/08/07	Something About... Sharlot Hall Heard Museum
  08/06/07	Movie Monday: 'Raven and the First People' and 'How Raven Stole the Sun' Heard Museum
  08/01/07	Something About... The Phoenix Indian Boarding School Heard Museum
  07/30/07	Movie Monday: 'Maria: Black Pottery of San Ildefonso Pueblo' and 'Pablita Velarde' Heard Museum
  07/28/07	Sizzlin' Summer Saturdays: 'Getting from Here to There' Heard Museum
  07/25/07	Something About... Native Foods of the Southwest Heard Museum
  07/23/07	Movie Monday: 'The Legacy of Generations' and 'Conversations with Roxanne Swentzell' Heard Museum
  07/21/07	Sizzlin' Summer Saturdays: 'Fancy Clothes' Heard Museum
  07/18/07	Something About... Jewelry from the Pueblo of Zuni Heard Museum
  07/16/07	Movie Monday: Thunderheart Heard Museum
  07/14/07	Sizzlin' Summer Saturdays: 'Welcome to Our Home' Heard Museum
  07/11/07	Something About... Southwestern Indian Baskets Heard Museum
  07/09/07	Movie Monday: The Snowball Effect Heard Museum
  07/08/07	Community Second Sunday - July Heard Museum
  07/07/07	Sizzlin' Summer Saturdays: Animals in Art Heard Museum
  07/02/07	Movie Monday: Navajo Code Talkers, the Epic Story Heard Museum
  05/11/07- 08/30/07	Small Works Little Stories Berlin Gallery at Heard Museum Shop
  04/14/07	Heard Museum Shop Sixth Annual Katsina Doll Marketplace Heard Museum
  03/31/07- 04/04/07	Heard Museum Guild Native American Student Art Show and Sale Heard Museum
  03/03/07- 03/04/07	49th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market Heard Museum
  03/02/07	Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market: Best of Show Reception Heard Museum
  02/17/07- 05/31/07	Shared Images: The Jewelry of Yazzie Johnson and Gail Bird Heard Museum
  02/03/07- 02/04/07	17th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Heard Museum
  02/01/07- 02/22/07	American Indian Speaker Series: Poetry Heard Museum
  01/27/07- 09/02/07	Draw Me a Picture Heard Museum
  12/26/06- 12/30/06	Holidays at the Heard Heard Museum
  12/02/06- 12/03/06	Celebration of Basketry and Native Foods Festival Heard Museum
  11/11/06- 11/12/06	5th Annual Heard Museum Spanish Market Heard Museum
  10/21/06- 10/07/07	Sole Stories: American Indian Footwear Heard Museum
  10/12/06- 10/15/06	Heard Museum Film Festival Heard Museum