Heard Museum

What a great place to visit for American Indian culture, art work and artifact's. If you have people in town visiting or a leisurely day off, this museum is your next stop! They also have a restaurant for lunch served 11am-3pm with outdoor seating.

North Parking Lot-Spaces are very narrow, Not much Handicapped Parking.If there is a conference/etc going on, parking is tough.Very clean and well organized.Great Displays and present

This is thE primo museum to visit in the American Southwest. The artifacts are well-curated and well-notated. The building is exquisite, both inside and out.This is an honest and much needed tribute to Native American history, culture and the people, here and gone.It touches on every aspect of Native American life, culture and experience, going back centuries.If you plan to visit Phoenix, this is a must-do.I will never forget this place. It will have a lasting impact, I know.

The greatly curated collection of Native American artwork is breathtaking. Not only is it an art museum, but it is also a history museum and there is so much to take in and learn. The boarding school exhibit was tough to digest. The museum is serene yet very large so plan about 2 hours. I can go on and on but I do want to give away too much. I loved the museum and will return.

This was a really neat museum to visit. Lots of interesting exhibits with amazing artwork and history about the Native Americans. The Art and Sole exhibit was fun to check out with the unique painted Converse shoes. The Away From Home boarding school exhibit was emotional and eye opening. Definitely need to come visit again as there is so much to see and learn!

Amazing exhibit at the Heard " Art & Sole " this exhibit is going to be a hit with my 5th grade students when we arrive for our field trip ! Looking forward to seeing more of the museum and current exhibits !!

The Heard Museum is a world renowned Museum specializing in Native American Art and History. It is a wonderful place. The exhibits and displays are top notch and they often also sponsor events like hoop dancing championships. The courtyards are beautiful.There is plenty of parking, right on the light rail path, and the cafe is good. First Friday is a good way to introduce yourself or reacquaint since it is usually free admission. It also will usually have a First Friday event attached with it. The last time I went on a First Friday they had a silent disco event. This was very innovative and a blast. Whomever thought of this idea is brilliant. They give you a headset which has three channels. You pick your jam. One color channel is 70's music, another color channel is 80's music, and another color channel station is recent/current music. You pick and dance. The DJ they hired brought along some props you could borrow like hula hoops, scarves, and flashy light rings. It was especially cute watching the kiddos jamming to, well it appears, nothing. hahahaha! It is so Odd but fun to watch people dancing silently at the silent museum disco. Ha, ha. Great time and great museum.

This is an amazing museum. All the exhibits were very interesting. The Basha family had gifted many American Indian baskets to the museum. The collection was very impressive. I came mainly to see the art and sole exhibit as well as the famed Maria Martinez pottery. Both exhibits were thorough and educational. There was a private room showing a CodeTalker video. My favorite gallery is in the Sandra Day O'Conner area. There are 3 featured bead artists who make their own dolls and bead the clothing. Incredible work!I highly recommend visiting this museum during these exhibits. Huge free parking lot, EV chargers and WiFi .

Great museum to learn about the native peoples of the southwest.The displays need a tiny bit more powerful light as some of them are pretty hard to read unless you are standing very close which then makes it harder to for others when people are in the way blocking the sight lines.It would also be helpful to have a bit more personal information about people in the tribes. There are a few of those being the headset to your east type of thing however having more voices would bring the place more alive. Also a depiction of what a reservation layout looked like would help take it past here's another clay bowl and woven basket since they do all look so similar.

The Heard is a wonderful museum that is both historic and modern, most of which appears to be intended to uplift the history and culture of native peoples. Many of the exhibits, particularly the boarding school exhibit, were sobering and thought-provoking. If I could recommend one thing, it would be to take advantage of the free docent-led tours held throughout the day. Our docent was able to add some color and context to the exhibits, providing a greater level of personal enrichment than we would have received had we decided to go it alone. We gave ourselves 2.5 hours and we still ran out of time! We didn't even have the chance to browse the gift shop and bookstore. The Heard is a local gem and one worth visiting every time you're in the area.