The Roaming BoomersA Visit to the Phoenix Art Museum
The Phoenix Art Museum is a wonderful place to spend the day, and in our view, one of the top ten attractions in the Greater Phoenix Area.
The Phoenix Art Museum is:
“The Southwest’s premier 203,000- square foot destination for world-class visual arts. Here you will be immersed in culture while viewing popular exhibitions that feature artists such as Rembrandt, Norman Rockwell, and Annie Leibowitz. Monet. And the list goes on.”
On this particular return visit, we were honored to spend some time with the museum’s photography curator, Dr. Rebecca Senf, who gave us a personal tour of her current exhibit Ansel Adams: Discoveries.
Here’s our recommended experience:
- arrive when the museum opens. (link to directions/hours)
- the front desk will provide you with maps, and directions to the type of collection you desire most to see. If you prefer self-guided tours, the museum has audio headsets to help you understand what you are looking at.
when your belly begins to rumble, head to the award-winning Acadia Farms Cafe which is housed right inside the museum. We have been many times, and it’s wonderful. Great soups, salads, sandwiches, or even a piece of fresh salmon.- After lunch, tag along with one of the docent guided tours. There are several free tours available after lunch each day.
- After you have delighted your senses with all these wonderful artworks, don’t forget a visit to the museum’s wonderful gift shop. Here you will find many unusual items certain to be treasured by your family, friends, or maybe a little treat for yourself!
Note: click on the Ansel Adams photograph (above) to see a much larger version of his famous Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941. Color photograph courtesy of Bill Timmerman via Phoenix Art Museum.
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Thank you for sharing those tips. At Fox Rent A Cr Blog we are always looking for the inside scoop about different cities and their attractions to help travelers get the best information possible to plan well their visit and really see most of what a city has to offer. Your post is very helpful.
Thanks again for sharing.
Thanks Maria! Thanks for the comment, and the vote of confidence.
Dave and Carol, I love that you are seeing the museums and art exihibits. My niece Mariah and I just went through the Flint Institute of Arts last Saturday. It was free and talk about seeing wonderful exhibit of culture.. We went through many rooms and there was a painting (early american something) and I walked up to it and I put my hand on my chest and just absolutely gasped. My niece, Mariah, found me at the painting and she stated that it brought tears to her eyes. The arts are a wonderful treasure and until you really go and look, you don't know what you are missing. Thank you for sharing and I have my nephew and sister-in-law in Phoenix and I hope to visit one day.
Dave and Carol. I had to find out what type of art touch my neice and I and it was American Impressionism…and Post Impressionism art. If you get to see this exhibit, what a totally rewarding experience you can find. They can be found and the Flint Institute of Arts in Flint, Michigan this month. The Bray Tapestry's are a story too!! They are there all the time.
Christine,
Thank you for stopping by and sharing your story, and love of Impressionist art. I have never been to the Flint Institute of Arts, but perhaps our roamings will find us there one day.