The Eddie Basha Collection

I have lived in Arizona my entire life and never knew of this hidden gem. The grocery store Basha's was recently sold so we wanted to go to the museum in case it closes too. Stunning pieces of western artwork that Eddie Basha acquired. The collection consists of bronze art, paintings, baskets, kachina carvings, pottery wood and stone sculptures, jewelry and old handguns on display. There are around 3000 pieces! Staff is friendly but it is self guided. The museum is much larger than I had imagined. There are complementary walkers and wheelchairs if needed. Don't forget to pickup a map and brochure which tells you some family history. Free admission, but remember to leave a donation.

A gallery of Southwestern art: oil paintings, watercolors, charcoal drawings, bronze, wood and stone sculptures, pottery, baskets, jewelry. And so much more! Best of all, admission is free. Yes, the Basha family not only collected all of these beautiful pieces, but they curated them into an extremely well-done museum space and decided to share this wonderful western history with the Arizona community. It's a small museum but they have done a great job of labeling each piece and making the space inviting. How generous and kind of Eddie Basha and his family! To know that Eddie had a close relationship with many of the artists makes it even more special.

A beautiful collection of western and native American art. I'm not sure how Eddie had so much free time to acquire a collection of this size. There must be 400 baskets alone. The Collection is a perfect place to spend 90 minutes. I did not care for the taxidermy. The gallery and the offices share an entrance. Drive around to the back on the south side of the complex.

This is a free exhibit but they appreciate donation. I discovered exhibit via a radio news story that said this collection will close the end of November. The Indian art will go to the Heard Museum in Phoenix. The cowboy art will go the Western Spirit: Scottsdale Museum of Western Art

This gallery is actually the private collection of Southwestern art from the Basha family. I had visited a few years ago and had enjoyed seeing all the pieces on display so when I heard there was a special "Silver Anniversary" collection here until mid September I wanted to go check out the special collections before they were gone. The gallery's namesake, Zelma Basha, was Eddie Basha's aunt and encouraged his love of art. The building itself is a bit hidden as it's behind some nondescript buildings and there is some sort of farm across the street. There's a large Bashas water tower where the parking lot is so that might be a good landmark for those trying to find it.The 2D art is a mix of portraits, landscapes, and imagery of the Old West and Native American culture. In terms of 3D art, in addition to bronze statues, Native American baskets and pottery there's a section of firearms on display. There's also an area towards the back displaying some of Joe Beeler's cartoon drawings sent to Eddie Basha. The special "Silver Anniversary" art seems to be dispersed throughout the gallery and will have a distinct sign indicating it is part of the special collection.While I'm not a huge fan of Southwestern art I did appreciate the artistic talent and vision each artist had in creating their pieces. I especially liked Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows's lovely bronze cowgirl statues, the Native American portraits, and those cartoon drawings sent to Eddie Basha which revealed some insight into both the artist and Eddie Basha's life. Admission is free and there are over 3500 pieces of art on display for the public. Come by and see it!

Overwhelmed with the beautiful collections of native American & Old West artwork. Whether it's sculptures, paintings, figurines, potteries or jewelries, theiy are all done with such artistic and cultural beauty.

OMG - this is a hidden gem. We read a little blurb in a publication about this and went and were just amazed.Located in the Basha Grocery HQ Building that is kinda run of the mill grocery warehouse looking structure, the art collection is simply amazing. They have some of the best from some of the best known artist and works that have never been seen before.I think this gallery needs more space to better show off the art. Some of the halls are not as wide This is a MUST do if in the Chandler area!!!

This gallery closes PERMANENTLY on November 30, 2023 at 4PM MST.Excellent collection.

Fantastic to see this. Awesome collection of Western and Indian art. Well worth seeing and it's free of charge. Highly recommend. Good activity for summer as well as it's all indoors. Make sure to read the texts next to the displays.

A wonderful, free, western art collection. Well worth the stop - I'd definitely recommend it!