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Phoenix Art Museum

With the grand opening of its recent $50 million expansion, Phoenix Art Museum has re-invented the museum experience, with activities and pleasures for all the senses. One of the nation's leading art museums, it is a popular Valley oasis with unique and stunning exhibitions of the world's best art, casual and fun events and activities, Movies at the Museum, Music at the Museum, video and light installations, an MP3 audioguide to the art, great shopping and dining, a one-acre sculpture garden and many comfortable architectural niches where one can just relax and rejuvenate. Phoenix Art Museum truly means "cool art, in a cool place."

Imagine spending an afternoon with Monet, Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe, then shopping in The Museum Store for that perfect gift, and topping it off with lunch or a pastry in Art Museum Café. There's fun for the whole family in the interactive PhxArtKids Gallery, and imaginations run wild in the historic interiors of the Thorne miniature rooms. With a collection of over 17,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern and contemporary, and Western American art, there's something for every taste at Phoenix Art Museum.

Helpful Information: Parking is free, with barrier-free access in the lot on Coronado Road east of Central Avenue. The Museum is closed on major holidays. One-hour tours are led by Museum-trained volunteers (docents). Free with Museum General Admission; meet at the tour desk in the Museum lobby. The Museum general admission is free to all on Tuesday evenings, 3:00pm-9:00pm. The Museum also is open for First Fridays, 6:00pm-10:00pm, with free general admission. Some exhibitions have special admission fees. Recorded Museum information is available 24 hours at (602) 257-1222.

Hours: Tuesday 10:00am-9:00pm, Wednesday-Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm. The Museum is closed Mondays and major holidays.

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  Phoenix Art Museum

  1625 North Central Avenue
  Phoenix, 85004

  Phone: (602)257-1880

  Fax: (602)253-8662

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• Current Events

  08/09/08- 11/15/08	Edward Weston: Mexico Phoenix Art Museum
  07/21/08- 09/30/08	Summer Breeze: Selection From the Contemporary Collection Phoenix Art Museum
  07/09/08- 09/14/08	No Snow on the Broken Bridge: Video Work By Yang Fudong Phoenix Art Museum
  07/08/08- 09/14/08	A Tradition Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Painting from the Chu-tsing Li Collection, 1950-2000 Phoenix Art Museum
  06/17/08- 12/01/08	The Modern Spirit in Chinese Painting: Gifts from the Jeannette Asian Art Gallery Shambaugh Elliott Collection Phoenix Art Museum

• Upcoming Events

  08/30/08- 10/26/08	Art For the Cure: Hungarian Modernism from the Nancy G. Brinker Collection Phoenix Art Museum
  09/06/08- 02/01/09	One for All and All for One: The History of the Jumpsuit Phoenix Art Museum
  09/16/08	Movies at the Museum: Bettina Phoenix Art Museum
  10/19/08- 11/16/08	43rd Annual Cowboy Artists of America Phoenix Art Museum
  11/14/08- 02/10/09	Elihu Vedder's Drawings for the Rubaiyat Phoenix Art Museum
  03/15/09- 06/14/09	In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein Phoenix Art Museum

• Member Reviews

  • Event Name: Human Nature: The Photographs of Barbara Bosworth
    "Great art exhibit!"
    Review posted by: Stephanie from Phx., Az., U.S.A. , Jun 08, 2008
    

    Beautiful photography in black and white and in color. I especially love the bird series, the trees and the meadow series that she created.

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    Beautiful photography in black and white and in color. I especially love the bird series, the trees and the meadow series that she created.

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  • Event Name: Illuminated Manuscripts
    "Breath-taking and illuminating"
    Review posted by: Ken Gallatin from Phoenix AZ, Jan 09, 2008
    

    I merely went to see the old scrolls and fragments, but I got so much more. The St. John's Bible blew me away. No photo does it justice. Stunning. Beautiful in its own right, it surprised me in an art... Expand

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    I merely went to see the old scrolls and fragments, but I got so much more. The St. John's Bible blew me away. No photo does it justice. Stunning. Beautiful in its own right, it surprised me in an art form we see so little. What a great find! Don't miss it. The old manuscripts convey the depth and history of many cultures that have carried art and scripture next to our ancestors' bosoms so that they could pass down these torches of civilization to us. I was in awe; when it was time to go, I couldn't. I turned around and went through the exhibit again. Don't miss the Syriac Peshitta and Coptic manuscripts nor the steps involved in getting European versions to the printing press. Beyond the thrill of the artwork and the profundity of this exhibition's message, I walked away, eventually, with a sense of the piety from a couple millennia. Many thanks to Phoenix Art Museum and the collectors who lent us this view extending from ancient Mesopotamia to the dazzle of post-modern illumination. Collapse

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• Past Events

  08/26/08	A Tradition Redefined and No Snow on the Broken Bridge Phoenix Art Museum
  08/26/08	Classical Meets Jazz Phoenix Art Museum
  08/24/08	Arizona Opera Film Series: Topsy Turvy Phoenix Art Museum
  08/23/08	Ancient Strings Revived Phoenix Art Museum
  08/19/08	Movies at the Museum: The Moderns Phoenix Art Museum
  08/10/08	Movies at the Museum: Blind Shaft Phoenix Art Museum
  08/05/08	The Modern Spirit in Chinese Painting Phoenix Art Museum
  08/03/08	Movies at the Museum: Pret-a-Porter Phoenix Art Museum
  08/02/08	Prints: Demystified! Phoenix Art Museum
  07/27/08	Arizona Opera Film Series: Tosca's Kiss Phoenix Art Museum
  07/22/08	Movies at the Museum: My Kid Could Paint That Phoenix Art Museum
  07/15/08	Lecture: Off the Runway: Behind the Scenes at Chado Ralph Rucci Phoenix Art Museum
  07/13/08	Movies at the Museum: Blue Kite Phoenix Art Museum
  07/08/08	Meet the Artist: Li Junyi Phoenix Art Museum
  07/01/08	Making Waves: Not Your Average Woodblock Phoenix Art Museum
  06/24/08	Lecture: Living in Nature Phoenix Art Museum
  06/22/08	Movies at the Museum: Jazz Film Series 'Dizzy Gillespie in Havana' Phoenix Art Museum
  06/17/08	Contemporary Forum Summer Film Festival: The Moderns Phoenix Art Museum
  06/17/08	Movies at the Museum: Who The #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? Phoenix Art Museum
  06/15/08	Movies at the Museum: Jazz Film Series A Great Day in Harlem Phoenix Art Museum
  06/10/08	Lecture: Collecting 'Haute Couture' Phoenix Art Museum
  06/08/08	Movies at the Museum: Jazz Film Series Let's Get Lost Phoenix Art Museum
  06/07/08	Music in the Gallery: The French Connection by Arpeggio Phoenix Art Museum
  05/27/08	Lecture: The Lucky Number Seven Biennial Phoenix Art Museum
  05/24/08- 08/17/08	Making Waves: Contemporary Japanese Prints from the Mary and William Way Collection Phoenix Art Museum
  05/18/08	International Museum Day Phoenix Art Museum
  05/17/08	Music in the Gallery: Resonance of Four Hundred Years by Musica Dolce Phoenix Art Museum
  05/16/08	Murals Under the Stars: Diego Rivera, His Life Work Phoenix Art Museum
  05/10/08- 05/31/08	PhxArtKids Days: Passport to Europe - Arte y Arte del Baile de Espana Phoenix Art Museum
  05/04/08	Movies at the Museum: The Red Violin Phoenix Art Museum
  05/03/08	13th Annual VinArte Wine Dinner and Auction Gala Phoenix Art Museum
  04/20/08	A Pessoa E Para o Que Nasce (Born to Be Blind) Phoenix Art Museum
  04/19/08- 07/27/08	Human Nature: The Photographs of Barbara Bosworth Phoenix Art Museum
  04/19/08	Meet the Artist: Barbara Bosworth Phoenix Art Museum
  04/13/08	The World Phoenix Art Museum
  04/06/08- 06/15/08	Passport to Europe: Six Centuries of Treasures from Museo de Arte de Ponce Phoenix Art Museum
  03/30/08- 06/08/08	Masterpieces of European Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce Phoenix Art Museum
  03/29/08	Macro, Micro and Minimal: Repetition in Music Phoenix Art Museum
  03/22/08	India Cultural Day Phoenix Art Museum
  03/21/08- 08/17/08	Chado Ralph Rucci Phoenix Art Museum
  02/19/08	Anish Kapoor: Upside Down/Inside Out Phoenix Art Museum
  02/16/08	Serenade Replayed Phoenix Art Museum
  02/14/08- 05/11/08	When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewelry from the Susan L. Beningson Collection Phoenix Art Museum
  01/29/08	Richard Avedon and the Liberal Sensibility Phoenix Art Museum
  01/20/08- 05/04/08	Masterpiece Replayed: Monet, Matisse and More Phoenix Art Museum
  01/20/08	El favor de los Santos: The Sacred Iconography of Retablos and Ex-Votos Phoenix Art Museum
  01/15/08	Julian and Suzanne Walking Phoenix Art Museum
  01/12/08- 04/13/08	Richard Avedon: Photographer of Influence Phoenix Art Museum
  12/30/07	Movies at the Museum: The Name of the Rose Phoenix Art Museum
  12/18/07	Lecture: Nature, the Devoted, and Art Phoenix Art Museum
  12/16/07	2007: The Art of Hip Phoenix Art Museum
  12/11/07- 03/09/08	Illuminated Manuscripts Phoenix Art Museum
  11/27/07	ArtBreak Gallery Talks: Graffiti in Fashion Phoenix Art Museum
  11/25/07	Movies at the Museum: Independent Exposure Premiere 2007 Phoenix Art Museum
  11/20/07	Book Covers Book Club: When Harry Met Jean Louise Phoenix Art Museum
  11/17/07- 11/18/07	9th Annual Spirit of the West Festival Phoenix Art Museum
  11/13/07	Lecture: The Word is Coming to an End Phoenix Art Museum
  11/11/07	Movies at the Museum: Westerns in the West - Shane Phoenix Art Museum
  11/09/07	Lecture: Scout Speaks Phoenix Art Museum
  11/06/07	Lecture: Jade: Stone of Mystery Phoenix Art Museum
  11/04/07	Movies at the Museum: To Kill a Mockingbird Phoenix Art Museum
  11/02/07	Lecture: The Wings of Butterflies Phoenix Art Museum
  10/28/07	Movies at the Museum: Westerns in the West - 'Stagecoach' Phoenix Art Museum
  10/23/07	Lecture: Jeffrey Hoone on Photography Phoenix Art Museum
  10/21/07	Movies at the Museum: TATS CRU - 'The Mural Kings' Phoenix Art Museum
  10/20/07- 11/16/07	42nd Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition and Sale Phoenix Art Museum
  10/16/07	*unposted - book club* Book Covers Book Club: Altar Vistas Phoenix Art Museum
  10/16/07	Lecture: An Evening with Michael Crow Phoenix Art Museum
  10/14/07	Movies at the Museum: Special Preview 'Protest' Phoenix Art Museum
  10/13/07- 10/27/07	Phxartkids Days: Latin American Collection and Day of the Dead Phoenix Art Museum
  10/09/07	Lecture: Buddhist Art of South Asia - Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand Phoenix Art Museum
  10/09/07	Artbreak Gallery Talks: Collecting Retablos Phoenix Art Museum
  10/07/07	Movies at the Museum: Crossing Arizona Phoenix Art Museum
  10/06/07- 02/03/08	A Century of Retablos: The Janis and Dennis Lyon Collection of New Mexican Santos, 1780-1880 Phoenix Art Museum
  10/06/07	Artbreak Gallery Talks: A Century of Retablos Phoenix Art Museum
  10/02/07	Artbreak Gallery Talks: Graffiti Projects Phoenix Art Museum
  09/30/07	Movies at the Museum: The Rape of Europa Phoenix Art Museum
  09/25/07	ArtBreak Gallery Talks: How to Look at Photographs Phoenix Art Museum
  09/22/07- 02/24/08	Graffiti Art and Fashion Phoenix Art Museum
  09/15/07- 09/16/07	Celebrate Fiestas Patrias! Mexico in Words and Music Phoenix Art Museum
  09/15/07- 12/30/07	Debating Modern Photography: The Triumph of Group f/64 Phoenix Art Museum
  09/11/07	Teen Seen: Portfolio Review Phoenix Art Museum
  09/11/07	ArtBreak Gallery Talks: Porcelain and Jade Phoenix Art Museum
  09/11/07	Book Covers Book Club: Signs and Wonders Phoenix Art Museum
  09/09/07	Movies at the Museum: Blue Velvet Phoenix Art Museum
  08/26/07	Movies at the Museum: Shall We Dance Phoenix Art Museum
  08/21/07	Book Covers Book Club: In a New York Minute Phoenix Art Museum
  08/14/07	Teen Seen: Portfolio Prep Phoenix Art Museum
  08/14/07	Fuego Amigo Phoenix Art Museum
  08/12/07	Movies at the Museum: Big Night Phoenix Art Museum
  08/11/07	PhxArtKids Days: Testing, Testing Phoenix Art Museum
  07/31/07	Book Covers Book Club: Artist's Homes and Haunts Phoenix Art Museum
  07/29/07- 09/15/07	Music at the Museum: Primavera Folklorico Phoenix Art Museum
  07/24/07	Movies at the Museum: Who Gets to Call it Art? Phoenix Art Museum
  07/24/07	ArtBreak Gallery Talks: The New York School of Photography Phoenix Art Museum
  07/15/07	Movies at the Museum: Summer of '42 Phoenix Art Museum
  07/14/07- 07/28/07	PhxArtKids Days: In Print! Phoenix Art Museum
  07/10/07	Teen Seen: Modern Printmaking Phoenix Art Museum
  07/06/07	Music at the Museum: Lavender Diamond Phoenix Art Museum
  07/06/07- 09/07/07	First Fridays: Teen Seen Film Shorts Phoenix Art Museum