Phoenix Art Museum

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name= Phoenix Art Museum


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established= 1959
location= 1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004 United States
type= Art citation | title= Phoenix Art Museum: About | publisher=ARTINFO | year=2008 | url= http://www.artinfo.com/galleryguide/19363/5913/about/phoenix-art-museum-phoenix/ | accessdate=2008-07-24 ]
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director= James K. Ballinger, Director & Curator of American Art
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website= [http://www.phxart.org/ Phoenix Art Museum]

Phoenix Art Museum is an art gallery located in Phoenix, Arizona. The collection traces its origins back to 1912 when the Phoenix Woman’s Club and Arizona State Fair Committee decided to develop a fine arts program. The first painting in the collection was bought in 1915. In 1925 the Phoenix Fine Arts Association was formed. The first permanent museum set up in 1936 as the Phoenix Art Center, by Works Progress Administration, as part of their Federal Art Project. It was later renamed the Phoenix Art Museum. Philip Campbell Curtis was the founding director.

The Phoenix Art Museum has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride. Movies at the Museum, Music at the Museum, an MP3 audioguide to the art, video and light installations, a one-acre sculpture garden, and a number of architectural niches make the museum unique.

History

The museum moved to its present location in 1959 on Central Avenue in facilities designed by architects Alden Dow and Blaine Drake. In 1995, the art museum expanded into the old Central Library, next to the 1959 museum building, after the building of the new Burton Barr Central Library. In 2006, the museum added a new modern art wing and a new entrance pavilion. Both the 1995 and 2006 expansions were designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects.

Visitors' Information

Location:McDowell Road & Central Avenue1625 N. Central AvenuePhoenix, AZ 85004Phone: [phone]E-mail: [e-mail]

Museum Hours:Closed Mondays and major holidaysTuesday, 10am-9pmWednesday-Sunday, 10am-5pmFirst Friday Evenings, 6-10pm

General Admission:$10 adults$8 senior citizens & fulltime students w/ID$4 children ages 6-17

Free to all on Tuesday Evenings, 3-9pm Free to all on First Friday Evenings, 6-10pm

References

External links

* [http://www.phxart.org/ Phoenix Art Museum] website