This photo looks down on the Heard Museum of Native American Cultures, a world famous collection of Native American art and culture. The Heard has 40,000 items in its collection, displayed in 130,000 square feet (12,000 sq. m.) of space. We are members, and we enjoy going to the Heard's Indian Market each spring, with rivals Santa Fe as the premier exhibition and sale of Native American art. We have bought dozens of art works there over the years.
Because we have been spoiled by the Heard's collection, when we went to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian on the Mall in Washington D.C. recently, we loved the architecture of the building, but we were very disappointed in the collection. It simply does not compare with the Heard.
This week we are showing photos of the Villa Balbianello at Lake Como, Italy on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.
This week we are showing photos of the Villa Balbianello at Lake Como, Italy on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.
4 comments:
This photo shows the size of the Heard, which went through a major expansion about a decade ago. If visitors to Phoenix/Scottsdale want to visit one museum, the Heard is the one.
The Spanish Market is coming up very soon! I love to browse at that market too!
The Native Am. market and Spanish market are the best!
It looks huge. I will take Dave's suggestion . . . if in Phoenix with only enough time for a single museum, go to the Heard.
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