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Phoenix Art Museum

About Phoenix Art Museum

The Phoenix Art Museum is the largest museum for visual art in the southwest United States. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the museum is 285,000 square feet (26,500 m2). It displays international exhibitions alongside its comprehensive collection of more than 18,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, Western American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. A community center since 1959, it hosts festivals, live performances, independent art films and educational programs year-round. It also features The Hub: The James K. Ballinger Interactive Gallery, an interactive space for children; photography exhibitions through the museum's partnership with the Center for Creative Photography; the landscaped Sculpture Garden; dining and shopping.

It has been designated a Phoenix Point of Pride.

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Art museum
Founded
1959
Architect
Alden B. Dow

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  1. Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix01PhoenixChanel Wheeler · CC BY-SA 2.0
  2. Dorrance Sculpture Garden - Phoenix Art Museum - 19 June02Dorrance Sculpture Garden - Phoenix Art Museum - 19 JuneChanel Wheeler · CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. Artist Werner Segarra standing in front of one of his photographic works with reflections of museum guests in reflection03Artist Werner Segarra standing in front of one of his photographic works with reflections of museum guests in reflectionTomwsulcer · CC0
  4. 2011, USA, AZ, Phoenix,Central,McDowell,art,museum04USA, AZ, Phoenix,Central,McDowell,art,museumChris English · CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. 2011 - Phoenix Art Museum05Phoenix Art MuseumChris English · CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Don Quixote06Don QuixoteGrant Berg · CC BY-SA 3.0

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