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Heard Museum Remembering Our
Indian School Days VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Exhibits with first-
The Heard Museum was founded in 1929 person recollections, Practical Information
by Dwight Heard, a wealthy rancher and artifacts and art 2301 North Central Ave., Phoenix,
businessman, who, with his wife, Maie, contributed by alumni AZ 85004. Tel (602) 252-8848.
Open 9:30am–5pm Mon–Sat,
assembled an extraordinary collection of tell the story of 11am–5pm Sun. Closed Dec 25.
Native Southwestern American art in the attending residential & 7 8 0 =
boarding schools.
1920s. Several benefactors later added to the ∑ heard.org
collection, including Senator Barry Goldwater Transport
of Arizona and the Fred Harvey Company, who @ Phoenix Greyhound Station.
donated their kachina dolls. The museum’s
wide-ranging collection contains more than Entrance to the Heard Museum, which occupies a Spanish Key
40,000 works, but the star attraction is its Colonial Revival-style building
display of more than 500 kachina dolls. Betty and Samuel Kitchell Gallery
Additionally, the museum showcases Lyon Family Crossroads Gallery
baskets, pottery, textiles, and fine art, Sandra Day O’Connor Gallery
as well as sumptuous silverwork by the The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Grand Gallery
Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi peoples.
Freeman Gallery
Home: Native People in the
Southwest Gallery
A Place Where We
Emerge (2008) Joel and Lila Harnett Theater
Tony Abeyta created Pritzlaff Courtyard
this artwork Edward Jacobson Gallery of
exclusively with India Indian Art
ink and charcoal, Maureen and Dean Nichols Garden
drawing directly on Temporary exhibition space
the gallery wall.
Non-exhibition space

Earth Song (1978)
This signature sculpture by Allan Houser depicts an
Apache man singing a prayer of thanks and respect
to Mother Earth.

The Virginia G. Piper Charitable
Central courtyard leading Trust Grand Gallery
to main entrance Created for temporary and changing exhibitions,
this gallery was opened in 2017 with a "Beauty
Speaks for Us" exhibit.

Freeman Gallery
offers additional space
for the museum’s fine
sculptures.
.Home: Native People
in the Southwest
This award-winning
Main gallery spans 14 centuries,
Flag Song (1983) entrance encompassing a superb
This sculpture by Native collection of kachina
American artist Doug Hyde The Betty and Samuel dolls as well as jewelry,
is located in one of the Kitchell Gallery explores pottery, basketry, and
Heard’s tranquil courtyards. the traditions of native art. textiles.
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