Heard Museum
The Heard Museum is a private, not-for-profit museum in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art. It presents the stories of American Indian people from a first-person perspective, as well as exhibitions of traditional and contemporary art by American Indian artists and artists influenced by American Indian art.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: art and culture museum in Phoenix, Arizona
- Also known as: “Heard Museum of Anthropology and Primitive Art” and “The Heard Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phoenix Towers and BMO Tower.
Phoenix Towers
Apartment building
Photo: Kabugenyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Phoenix Towers were designed by Ralph C. Harris and built by Del E. Webb in Modern Movement style. The buildings, completed in 1957, are located a mile and a half north of downtown Phoenix at the corner of Central Avenue and Monte Vista Road.
BMO Tower
Office building
Photo: Pag293, Public domain.
The BMO Tower is a highrise in Midtown Phoenix, Arizona, also known as the Viad Corporate Center and formerly the Dial Tower. The tower was constructed in 1991 for the Dial Corporation, which is why the building resembles a bar of Dial soap. BMO Tower is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Heard Museum.
Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix
Garden
The Japanese Friendship Garden is a Japanese stroll garden in Phoenix, Arizona, known as Rohō-en in Japanese. The garden encompasses 3.5 acres It is a joint project of the sister cities Phoenix and Himeji. Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix is situated 4,000 feet south of Heard Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Encanto and Phoenix.
Encanto
Suburb
Photo: Jboeke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Encanto Village is one of the 15 Urban villages that make up the City of Phoenix, in Arizona. The village, centered along Central Avenue, is home to the popular Midtown and Melrose Districts, as well as many historic neighborhoods, including Encanto, its namesake.
Phoenix
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Phoenix is the capital of the state of Arizona, the most populous city in the American Southwest. Warm and sunny winter weather have ensured a thriving tourism industry, and the city has become the region's primary political, cultural, economic, and transportation center.
Melrose District
Neighborhood
The Melrose District is an neighborhood located in north central Phoenix, Arizona along 7th Avenue on the borders the Encanto and Alhambra urban villages. Melrose District is situated 2 miles north of Heard Museum.
Heard Museum
- Categories: art museum, Phoenix Points of Pride, nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Maricopa County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Heard Museum” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Музей Хёрда”
- Chinese: “哈德博物館”
- French: “Heard Museum”
- Japanese: “ハード美術館”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Heard Museum”
- Russian: “Музей Хёрда”
- Spanish: “Museo Heard”
- Ukrainian: “Музей Герда”
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