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1625 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004

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Best Place to Chase Fireflies
Award Winner 2011

Hours: Sun 12pm-5pm, Wed 10am-9pm, Thu-Sat 10am-5pm

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Phoenix Art Museum

Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun.

The museum features works by masters like Monet, Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and Georgia O'Keeffe, as well as exhibits by contemporary and local artists.
PhxArtKids

Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun.

The space is described as an "interactive home for children and their families to begin exploring and enjoying the Museum. Through playful design a...
"Two Millennia of Chinese Ceramics From the 5th Century BC to the 15th Century AD"

Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun.

Works from the permanent collection.
"And The Land Grew Quiet"

Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from March 16 until June 10
"And the Land Grew Quiet: New Work by Matthew Moore"

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. from February 16 until June 10

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2011 | Best Place to Chase Fireflies

In this year's Best of Phoenix we are taking you underground, but here's a hidden treasure you'll find on the top floor of the Phoenix Art Museum. We admit we're guilty of neglecting our city museum's permanent collections -- we're more likely to hit PAM or the Heard Museum to see a blockbuster show. But this year we had occasion to take a stroll through the contemporary collection upstairs at the Phoenix Art Museum, and we were so glad we did. A friendly museum guard told us to be sure... More »
2011 | Best Culinary Festival

Run by Local First AZ and presented in the lush courtyard of the Phoenix Art Museum, Devoured manages to hit all the right notes: tons of food, upscale offerings (like Modern Steak's Kobe beef and lobster slider with caviar aioli), copious amounts of local wine, such comfort foods as chili and corn dogs, and cozy seating areas to enjoy it all. This year, lines were shorter, and most booths still had grub available at the end of the day. And though veg-heads might have been disappointed by... More »
2011 | Best Underground Wardrobe

As the story goes, when the family of fashion icon Ann Bonfoey Taylor called the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to try to donate pieces from Taylor's incredible wardrobe, the Taylors were sent packing. To Phoenix.Phoenix This place is hardly the fashion capital of anybody's world -- here we glue crap to T-shirts and call it haute couture. Ah, but we've got Dennita Sewell, who has curated the Phoenix Art Museum's fashion collection since 2000. And... More »
2010 | Best Culinary Festival

Foodies claim they go to culinary festivals to see chefs in action or to learn more about wine varietals, but we know the truth -- it's an excuse to pig out and get tipsy on free wine. Our favorite on the festival circuit this year was the Devoured Culinary Classic, a new event at the Phoenix Art Museum that replaced the oddly named West of Western Culinary Festival. The event is run by Local First Arizona, a nonprofit organization that promotes local businesses. Devoured. Makes you... More »
2009 | Best Free Art in Phoenix

Now, now. Before you get too excited, we'd like to note that though the Phoenix Art Museum does offer free entry once a week, you are encouraged to make a small donation. So don't be a total freeloader. At least shovel out the change you found under your couch cushions to drop in the box as you take your date (poor girl) to the free night. From 3 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays, you'll get way more than what you pay for with the opportunity to see the Valley's largest museum and a lineup worthy of... More »
2008 | Best People Watching

In a city that almost always sleeps, it's rare to see anyone out for a stroll. But there's one couple you can count on: Julian and Suzanne. You'll find them in the form of a large-scale, animated light sculpture permanently affixed to a southeast wall of the Phoenix Art Museum. The creation of British artist Julian Opie, the large-scale (13.5 feet high, 10 feet wide) work is one of the most clever pieces of public art we've ever seen -- beautiful in its simplicity, belying the... More »
2008 | Best Perfect Phoenix Sunday in Foul Weather

The weather outside is frightful. The thought of leaving your hermetically sealed cocoon Not the least bit delightful.So don't. Play indoors at these two oh-so-PHX landmarks.Some self-proclaimed geniuses will tell you to lay off the heavy stuff -- the dairy, the coffee -- when it's hot, but those eggheads are full of bunk. When facing the prospect of the 21st consecutive day of temps above 110 -- and it's still only July -- we Phoenicians want some damn comfort food,... More »
2007 | BEST URBAN OASIS

We seek refuge, and often. We do it through music, through food and drink, and other forms of escape that we'll leave to your imagination. But working in downtown Phoenix as we do, refuge just hasn't been much of an option, unless you count hunkering down at the now-smokeless bar at Durant's.A ways south on Central from Durant's is just what the refuge doc ordered, and at an art museum, no less. With the kind financial bump of the Dorrance Family Foundation, the gloriously reconfigured... More »
2007 | BEST PLACE TO BUY A GIFT FOR AN INDOORSY TYPE

We love how the PAM Museum Store doesn't sell hiking boots. Or backpacks. Or bicycle helmets. In fact, nowhere in its newly remodeled 2,700 square feet of unique shopping space is there a single item that says "outdoors," unless it's that coffee table book of Monet landscapes over by the entrance. We're glad that the first leg of Phoenix Art Museum's $41 million expansion project to be completed was this, our favorite place to shop for others. Because as much as we love art, what we really... More »
2007 | BEST PLACE TO MAKE YOUR MOVE

We know a date at the art museum is about as fresh as talking astrology at a bar. But take your date to Yayoi Kusama's You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies mixed-media installation with LED lights at Phoenix Art Museum and you will be sure to dazzle your date into a quick first kiss. The installation, housed in the Laurie and Drew Brown Gallery at the top floor of the newly expanded museum, is a dark room with mirrors lining the walls, ceiling, and floor. The... More »

What Are You Reading, Gregory Sale?

By Tye Rabens | Thu, May 17, 2012

Gregory Sale, who won the Mid-Career Artist Award at last year's Phoenix Art Museum Contemporary Forum, passed the baton at the 2012 awards ceremony last week with an art opening in the museum's main ... More »
Locally Filmed Documentary Bullied to Silence is Triumphantly, Defiantly Loud

By Amanda Kehrberg | Thu, May 17, 2012

Arizona filmmakers Susan Broude and Tami Pivnick set out with some heavy goals: to give a voice to bullied youth across the nation, to challenge everyone to treat others as they would like to be treat... More »
Phoenix Art Museum Announces 2012 Contemporary Forum Award Winners

By Claire Lawton | Thu, May 10, 2012

Last night, Phoenix Art Museum's Contemporary Forum awarded eight local artists who've made a mark in the contemporary scene. The annual event recognizes up to seven emerging Arizona artists with... More »
Seven Favorite Museums in Metro Phoenix

By Claire Lawton | Wed, May 9, 2012

International Museum Day is right around the corner and a handful of museums in Phoenix have big plans. But the designated day has less to do with parties and deals and more to do with awareness -- th... More »
In The Navy

By Becky Bartkowski | Thu, May 03, 2012

Frank Sinatra was many things: serial husband, blue-eyed crooner, alleged mafia participant, and Oscar winner. But a fashion plate? That typically doesn’t make the list of his defining characteristics. But Phoenix Art Museum’s ongoing nautical fas... More »
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phoenixnewtimesbestof | Phoenix, AZ | 315 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

In a city that almost always sleeps, it's rare to see anyone out for a stroll. But there's one couple you can count on: Julian and Suzanne. You'll find them in the form of a large-scale, animated light sculpture permanently affixed to a southeast wall of the Phoenix Art Museum. The creation of British artist Julian Opie, the large-scale (13.5 feet high, 10 feet wide) work is one of the most clever pieces of public art we've ever seen � beautiful in its simplicity, belying the tremendous work that went into its creation. Opie, whose work is also included in the permanent collection of the Tate Gallery in London, videotapes various people (including himself) walking on treadmills, then simplifies still images on the computer and animates them for LED displays. We don't understand just exactly how it works, but we know one thing: We could watch Julian and Suzanne all day.
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Kelsee | Phoenix, AZ | 189 Reviews

Event Review: Phoenix Art Museum

| Sun, May 9, 2010

Great place to go on a Tuesday night (which should be the right night..) because it's free! You can't get into special exhibits w/out paying still (I believe), but there are still some decent pieces to look at!
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bradenfjones | Phoenix, AZ | 5 Reviews

| Tue, August 31, 2010

Every time I go to the PAM I leave exhausted after 2 or 3 hours of exploring their galleries. You can find everything here from tapestries and textiles, to ancient Samurai armor, to modern art in its many incarnations. If you're short on cash, go on Wednesdays (ANY WEDNESDAY!) between 2 and 9 o'clock and you can get in for whatever donation you can afford...if you can't afford to donate, its free!
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Phoenix Art Museum

1625 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004

602-257-1222

Description

Phoenix Art Museum

Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun.

PhxArtKids

Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun.

"Two Millennia of Chinese Ceramics From the 5th Century BC to the 15th Century AD"

Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun.

"And The Land Grew Quiet"

Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from March 16 until June 10

"And the Land Grew Quiet: New Work by Matthew Moore"

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. from February 16 until June 10

2011 | Best Place to Chase Fireflies

2011 | Best Culinary Festival

2011 | Best Underground Wardrobe

2010 | Best Culinary Festival

2009 | Best Free Art in Phoenix

2008 | Best People Watching

2008 | Best Perfect Phoenix Sunday in Foul Weather

2007 | BEST URBAN OASIS

2007 | BEST PLACE TO BUY A GIFT FOR AN INDOORSY TYPE

2007 | BEST PLACE TO MAKE YOUR MOVE

What Are You Reading, Gregory Sale?

By Tye Rabens | Thu, May 17, 2012

Locally Filmed Documentary Bullied to Silence is Triumphantly, Defiantly Loud

By Amanda Kehrberg | Thu, May 17, 2012

Phoenix Art Museum Announces 2012 Contemporary Forum Award Winners

By Claire Lawton | Thu, May 10, 2012

Seven Favorite Museums in Metro Phoenix

By Claire Lawton | Wed, May 9, 2012

In The Navy

By Becky Bartkowski | Thu, May 03, 2012

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