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The internationally acclaimed Heard Museum is one of the best places to experience the myriad cultures and art of Native Americans of the Southwest. With a commanding presence on Central Avenue in downtown Phoenix, the museum hosts nearly 250,000 visitors a year and "provides Indian artists with a wonderful home that will excite and inspire visitors from around the world." Arizona Highways, October 1999. The museum's 10 spacious exhibit galleries and beautiful outdoor courtyards feature outstanding traditional and contemporary Native American art.

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    Heard Museum

    2301 North Central Avenue
    Phoenix, AZ 85004

    Phone: (602) 252-8848   |   Email   |  

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      03/24/12- Ongoing	Elegance From Earth: Hopi Pottery Heard Museum Elegance From Earth: Hopi Pottery Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum March 24, 2012 - Ongoing This exhibit features families of Hopi potters, who often learn pottery techniques from elders and share designs. These superlative artists truly create elegance from earth. Potters with artworks on display in the exhibit include Nampeyo, Helen Naha and Joy Navasie, among others. Peabody Energy, the world's largest private-sector coal company, has come on board as sponsor for the new exhibition, Elegance From Earth: Hopi Pottery, which opens at the Heard Museum on March 24 and...
      02/25/12- 02/28/13	Namingha Family: Landscape, Form and Light Heard Museum Namingha Family: Landscape, Form and Light Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum February 25, 2012-February 28, 2013 Phoenix, AZ: Spanning two generations and embracing a rich variety of media, Namingha Family: Landscape, Form and Light, which opens on February 25 at the Heard, will explore contemporary expressions of Tewa/Hopi tradition as seen through the works of three remarkable artists. Dan Namingha has won international acclaim for his painting and sculpture, which contextualizes traditional Hopi imagery within the artist's own distinctive visual style. Dan's work will be seen...
      02/11/12- Ongoing	Beyond Geronimo: The Apache Experience Heard Museum Beyond Geronimo: The Apache Experience Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum February 11, 2012 - Ongoing The name "Geronimo" has become known internationally as both the name of a legendary Apache leader and as a synonym for anything "Apache." Common stereotypes relating to Geronimo have persisted in hundreds of books and television and movie scripts. Beyond Geronimo examines the celebrity attached to Geronimo, and the resulting misrepresentations of Apache culture and heritage that followed the intense media attention focused on one man and his battle with the U.S. government. Beyond...
      11/19/11- 09/03/12	Native American Bolo Ties: Vintage and Contemporary Heard Museum Native American Bolo Ties: Vintage and Contemporary Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum November 19, 2011-September 3, 2012 This exhibit explores Arizona's state neckwear - the bolo tie. The distinctive tie originated in the state, and its popularity spread throughout the West and in many other parts of the country. The distinguishing necktie has been made even more distinctive by contemporary American Indian artists in Arizona, who make bolo ties that are distinguished by individuality and ingenuity.
      01/21/10- Ongoing	Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art From The Albrecht Collection Heard Museum Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art From The Albrecht Collection Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum January 21, 2010 - Ongoing The Heard Museum welcomes home Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection, a traveling exhibit of the Canadian Inuit's rich artistic history. Chosen from a Heard Museum collection donated by Daniel Albrecht, the sculptures, textiles and graphics offers a rare opportunity to view Inuit artwork. The Inuits, or Eskimos, are a society of natives who live mainly in Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and the Canadian Arctic. Although many consider these various groups to be homogenous,...
      05/24/08- Ongoing	Underwilderness Heard Museum Underwilderness Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum May 24, 2008 - Ongoing Visitors can explore the monumental black and white drawings and installations of Navajo artist Tony Abeyta in this experimental contemporary art installation.
      11/18/06- Ongoing	Around The World: The Heard Museum Collection Heard Museum Around The World: The Heard Museum Collection Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum November 18, 2006 - Ongoing Tour the global span of the Heard Museum's permanent collection. This exhibit will focus on more than 75 years of collecting and preserving Native art and cultures in the Southwest and beyond. Starting with examples of work collected by museum founders, Dwight and Maie Heard, and including donations by artists and collectors such as Byron Harvey and Richard Faletti, the exhibit features objects and artwork from indigenous peoples of North and South America as well as Oceania.
      05/22/05- Ongoing	Home: Native People of the Southwest Heard Museum Home: Native People of the Southwest Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum May 22, 2005 - Ongoing "As the centerpiece of the Heard Museum experience, Home will give visitors an unparalleled look into the arts and cultures of Southwestern Native peoples," says Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., director of the Heard Museum. The central theme of Home reflects the importance of family, community, land and languages - commonalities that play an important role in the lives of all Native people. These stories will be told through first-person recollections, photomurals and objects...
      09/21/02- Ongoing	Every Picture Tells A Story Heard Museum Every Picture Tells A Story Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum September 21, 2002 - Ongoing Picture the deep blues and reds of ripe blueberries, strawberries and cherries. Or a lizard wriggling its way across the hot desert sand. Can you see the sunlight dancing across the water as a whale breaks the surface? Images that tell stories live at the heart of the Every Picture Tells a Story exhibit, which offers families a chance to enjoy pottery, baskets, clothing and more along with special hands-on activities and games. "Every Picture Tells a Story is an...
      11/15/00- Ongoing	Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience Heard Museum Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum November 15, 2000 - Ongoing This groundbreaking exhibition, which features historic photographs, memorabilia, artwork and first-person oral histories, explores the controversial education policy that was begun in 1879 and designed to assimilate and Americanize Native American children.
      01/15/00- Ongoing	We are! Arizona's First People Heard Museum We are! Arizona's First People Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum January 15, 2000 - Ongoing This interactive gallery invites visitors to learn more about the past, present and futures of Arizona's 21 federally recognized tribal communities. From the importance of land and family to the preservation of languages and traditions, We Are! is a glimpse into the contemporary worlds of Native America.
      02/28/99- Ongoing	History and Collections of the Heard Museum Heard Museum History and Collections of the Heard Museum Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum February 28, 1999 - Ongoing In 1929, Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard quietly founded the Heard Museum, establishing what has become an internationally recognized center for Native cultures and arts. This gallery traces the museum's history of more than seven decades, offering a glimpse into the Heard's unparalleled collections of Native American art and cultural materials.

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    03/24/12- Ongoing	Elegance From Earth: Hopi Pottery Heard Museum Elegance From Earth: Hopi Pottery Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum March 24, 2012 - Ongoing This exhibit features families of Hopi potters, who often learn pottery techniques from elders and share designs. These superlative artists truly create elegance from earth. Potters with artworks on display in the exhibit include Nampeyo, Helen Naha and Joy Navasie, among others. Peabody Energy, the world's largest private-sector coal company, has come on board as sponsor for the new exhibition, Elegance From Earth: Hopi Pottery, which opens at the Heard Museum on March 24 and...
    02/25/12- 02/28/13	Namingha Family: Landscape, Form and Light Heard Museum Namingha Family: Landscape, Form and Light Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum February 25, 2012-February 28, 2013 Phoenix, AZ: Spanning two generations and embracing a rich variety of media, Namingha Family: Landscape, Form and Light, which opens on February 25 at the Heard, will explore contemporary expressions of Tewa/Hopi tradition as seen through the works of three remarkable artists. Dan Namingha has won international acclaim for his painting and sculpture, which contextualizes traditional Hopi imagery within the artist's own distinctive visual style. Dan's work will be seen...
    02/11/12- Ongoing	Beyond Geronimo: The Apache Experience Heard Museum Beyond Geronimo: The Apache Experience Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum February 11, 2012 - Ongoing The name "Geronimo" has become known internationally as both the name of a legendary Apache leader and as a synonym for anything "Apache." Common stereotypes relating to Geronimo have persisted in hundreds of books and television and movie scripts. Beyond Geronimo examines the celebrity attached to Geronimo, and the resulting misrepresentations of Apache culture and heritage that followed the intense media attention focused on one man and his battle with the U.S. government. Beyond...
    11/19/11- 09/03/12	Native American Bolo Ties: Vintage and Contemporary Heard Museum Native American Bolo Ties: Vintage and Contemporary Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum November 19, 2011-September 3, 2012 This exhibit explores Arizona's state neckwear - the bolo tie. The distinctive tie originated in the state, and its popularity spread throughout the West and in many other parts of the country. The distinguishing necktie has been made even more distinctive by contemporary American Indian artists in Arizona, who make bolo ties that are distinguished by individuality and ingenuity.
    01/21/10- Ongoing	Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art From The Albrecht Collection Heard Museum Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art From The Albrecht Collection Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum January 21, 2010 - Ongoing The Heard Museum welcomes home Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection, a traveling exhibit of the Canadian Inuit's rich artistic history. Chosen from a Heard Museum collection donated by Daniel Albrecht, the sculptures, textiles and graphics offers a rare opportunity to view Inuit artwork. The Inuits, or Eskimos, are a society of natives who live mainly in Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and the Canadian Arctic. Although many consider these various groups to be homogenous,...
    05/24/08- Ongoing	Underwilderness Heard Museum Underwilderness Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum May 24, 2008 - Ongoing Visitors can explore the monumental black and white drawings and installations of Navajo artist Tony Abeyta in this experimental contemporary art installation.
    11/18/06- Ongoing	Around The World: The Heard Museum Collection Heard Museum Around The World: The Heard Museum Collection Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum November 18, 2006 - Ongoing Tour the global span of the Heard Museum's permanent collection. This exhibit will focus on more than 75 years of collecting and preserving Native art and cultures in the Southwest and beyond. Starting with examples of work collected by museum founders, Dwight and Maie Heard, and including donations by artists and collectors such as Byron Harvey and Richard Faletti, the exhibit features objects and artwork from indigenous peoples of North and South America as well as Oceania.
    05/22/05- Ongoing	Home: Native People of the Southwest Heard Museum Home: Native People of the Southwest Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum May 22, 2005 - Ongoing "As the centerpiece of the Heard Museum experience, Home will give visitors an unparalleled look into the arts and cultures of Southwestern Native peoples," says Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., director of the Heard Museum. The central theme of Home reflects the importance of family, community, land and languages - commonalities that play an important role in the lives of all Native people. These stories will be told through first-person recollections, photomurals and objects...
    09/21/02- Ongoing	Every Picture Tells A Story Heard Museum Every Picture Tells A Story Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum September 21, 2002 - Ongoing Picture the deep blues and reds of ripe blueberries, strawberries and cherries. Or a lizard wriggling its way across the hot desert sand. Can you see the sunlight dancing across the water as a whale breaks the surface? Images that tell stories live at the heart of the Every Picture Tells a Story exhibit, which offers families a chance to enjoy pottery, baskets, clothing and more along with special hands-on activities and games. "Every Picture Tells a Story is an...
    11/15/00- Ongoing	Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience Heard Museum Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum November 15, 2000 - Ongoing This groundbreaking exhibition, which features historic photographs, memorabilia, artwork and first-person oral histories, explores the controversial education policy that was begun in 1879 and designed to assimilate and Americanize Native American children.
    01/15/00- Ongoing	We are! Arizona's First People Heard Museum We are! Arizona's First People Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum January 15, 2000 - Ongoing This interactive gallery invites visitors to learn more about the past, present and futures of Arizona's 21 federally recognized tribal communities. From the importance of land and family to the preservation of languages and traditions, We Are! is a glimpse into the contemporary worlds of Native America.
    02/28/99- Ongoing	History and Collections of the Heard Museum Heard Museum History and Collections of the Heard Museum Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum February 28, 1999 - Ongoing In 1929, Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard quietly founded the Heard Museum, establishing what has become an internationally recognized center for Native cultures and arts. This gallery traces the museum's history of more than seven decades, offering a glimpse into the Heard's unparalleled collections of Native American art and cultural materials.

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    05/13/12	Mother's Day Brunch Heard Museum
    04/29/12	Aaron White Heard Museum
    04/23/12	The Art and Village Traditions of Hopi Heard Museum
    04/22/12	Dave Montour Heard Museum
    04/22/12	Beyond Geronimo Lecture Heard Museum
    04/16/12	The Painted Drum Heard Museum
    04/15/12	Anthony Wakeman Heard Museum
    04/15/12	Beyond Geronimo Lecture Heard Museum
    04/14/12	A Gathering of Carvers: Katsina Doll Marketplace Heard Museum
    04/08/12	Easter Brunch Heard Museum
    04/08/12	Lane Jensen Heard Museum
    04/01/12- 04/29/12	2012 Sun and Song Outdoor Music Series Heard Museum
    03/31/12- 04/02/12	Heard Museum Guild American Indian Student Art Show Heard Museum
    03/19/12	Landscape Legacies: The Art and Archaeology of Perry Mesa Heard Museum
    03/03/12- 03/04/12	54th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market Heard Museum
    02/28/12	Jewel of the Railroad Era: Albuquerque's Alvarado Hotel Heard Museum
    02/11/12- 02/12/12	22nd Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Heard Museum
    01/21/12	Apache Celebration Performance by Dishchii'bikoh Apache Group Heard Museum
    01/10/12	Geronimo's Wickiup: Archaeological Perspectives on the Canon de los Embudos Surrender Site Heard Museum
    01/10/12	Geronimo's Wickiup Heard Museum
    12/26/11- 01/02/12	Holidays at the Heard Heard Museum
    12/05/11	Heard Guild Presents Gary J. Cantley Heard Museum
    12/02/11	Native Style: Where Fashion is Heard Heard Museum
    11/30/11	The Way to Rainy Mountain Heard Museum
    11/24/11	Thanksgiving Day Harvest Feast Heard Museum
    11/20/11	Native American Bolo Ties Lecture Heard Museum
    11/19/11	Indigenous Visions Heard Museum
    11/18/11- 01/16/12	Berlin Gallery Artists Fall Preview Heard Museum
    11/12/11- 11/13/11	10th Annual Spanish Market Heard Museum
    11/09/11	Special Reading by Marilyn Warsofsky and the Valley Readers Theatre Group Heard Museum
    11/08/11	Heard Guild Presents Kimberly Yellow Robe Heard Museum
    11/06/11	Phoenix Home and Garden Grand Tour of Homes Heard Museum
    11/05/11	Navajo Weavers Marketplace Heard Museum
    10/24/11	Zocalo in Phoenix: Can Phoenix Become Remotely Green? Heard Museum
    10/22/11	Moondance: Kristofferson and Haggard Heard Museum
    10/21/11- 11/14/11	Berlin Gallery Show Rick Bartow + Nathan Hart Heard Museum
    10/18/11	Heard Guild Presents Wayne Ranney Heard Museum
    10/16/11	Dia de La Raza Heard Museum
    10/15/11- 04/21/12	Indigenous Visions at the Heard Museum Shop Heard Museum
    10/15/11	Indigenous Visions at the Heard Museum Shop Heard Museum
    10/14/11- 10/16/11	Heard Museum Shops Fall Shop Sale Heard Museum
    10/14/11	8th Annual Spirit of the Heard Award Ceremony Heard Museum
    10/06/11	Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community Heard Museum
    09/05/11	Labor Day: Special Performance by Brian Hammill Heard Museum
    07/04/11	Independence Day Performance by Estun-Bah Heard Museum
    07/03/11- 07/31/11	Summer Sundays at the Heard Heard Museum
    06/27/11	Movie Mondays - The Exiles Heard Museum
    06/20/11	Movie Mondays - Our Nationhood Heard Museum
    06/13/11	Movie Mondays - Tallchief Heard Museum
    06/11/11- 01/08/12	Navajo Textiles: 100+ Years of Weaving Heard Museum
    06/06/11	Movie Mondays - Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action Heard Museum
    06/02/11	Zócalo Public Square: Telling Mexico's Stories Heard Museum
    05/30/11	Navajo Code Talkers: The Epic Story Heard Museum
    05/23/11	Our Land, Our Life Heard Museum
    05/18/11	International Museum Day - Museums and Memory Heard Museum
    05/16/11	Trudell Heard Museum
    05/09/11	In the White Man's Image: The Indian Boarding School Heard Museum
    05/02/11	The Lemon Grove Incident Heard Museum
    04/24/11	Canyon Records Sun and Song Music Series: Gabriel Ayala Heard Museum
    04/24/11	Easter Brunch and Dance Performance Heard Museum
    04/21/11	N. Scott Momaday Lecture and Book Signing Heard Museum
    04/18/11	Movie Mondays - Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole Heard Museum
    04/18/11	Heard Guild Presents...Micah Loma'omvaya Heard Museum
    04/17/11	Canyon Records Sun and Song Music Series: Manny Perez Heard Museum
    04/15/11	NU (Native+You): 3rd Friday and Young Artists Panel Heard Museum
    04/11/11	Movie Mondays - Water Flowing Together Heard Museum
    04/10/11	Canyon Records Sun and Song Music Series: Aaron White Heard Museum
    04/02/11	10th Annual Katsina Doll Marketplace Heard Museum
    04/02/11- 04/06/11	American Indian Student Art Show & Sale Heard Museum
    04/02/11- 03/16/12	The Art of Ceremony: American Indian Painting of the 20th Century Heard Museum
    04/02/11- 02/12/12	Something Old, Something New, Nothing Borrowed - Recent Acquisitions from the Heard Museum Heard Museum
    03/28/11	Movie Monday - Weaving Worlds: Stories of Arizona's Native Basketweavers Heard Museum
    03/27/11	A Turning Point Lecture - Interwar Dye Revivals and the Transition to a Fine-Art Market in Navajo Weaving Heard Museum
    03/24/11	Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture and Community Heard Museum
    03/21/11	Heard Guild presents Jim Turner - For God, Gold, and Glory: The Coronado Expedition, 1540-1542 Heard Museum
    03/21/11	Movie Monday - Expiration Date Heard Museum
    03/20/11	A Turning Point Lecture - As the World Turns: Navajo Weaving Joins the Art World Heard Museum
    03/19/11	Heard Museum Council Appraisal Day Heard Museum
    03/18/11	NU (Native + You) Heard Museum
    03/16/11	Heard Guild Meeting Heard Museum
    03/14/11	Movie Monday - Teaching of the Tree People: The Work of Bruce Miller Heard Museum
    03/12/11- 05/13/12	Retha Walden Gambaro: Attitudes of Prayer Heard Museum
    03/11/11	Tea with Fred Harvey Heard Museum
    03/07/11	Movie Monday - Marks of the Ancestors: Indian Rock Art of Arizona Heard Museum
    03/05/11- 03/06/11	53rd Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market Heard Museum
    02/05/11- 02/06/11	World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Heard Museum
    02/05/11- 05/22/11	A Turning Point: Navajo Weaving in the Late 20th Century Heard Museum
    01/30/11	Preston Singletary: A Brilliant Declaration in Glass Heard Museum
    01/28/11- 01/30/11	15th Annual Heard Museum Guild Library Book Sale Heard Museum
    01/24/11	Movie Mondays: Ballad of an Unsung Hero Heard Museum
    01/23/11	Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows Heard Museum
    01/22/11	Summer Sun Winter Moon Heard Museum
    01/21/11	NU (Native + You) Heard Museum
    01/17/11	Movie Mondays - Black Indians: An American Story Heard Museum
    01/16/11	Combining Hot Metal and Hot Glass: From Ancient Rome to the Work of David Bennett Heard Museum
    01/16/11	Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection Closes Heard Museum
    01/11/11	Heard Guild Presents? Todd Westika Heard Museum
    01/10/11	Movie Mondays - Miss Navajo Heard Museum
    01/09/11	A Special Series on Glass Art - Mad Scientist at Play: Experimental Results from Bandhu Dunham Heard Museum
    01/03/11	Movie Mondays - Pablita Velarde: An Artist and Her People Heard Museum

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