Museums in Phoenix

Phoenix has many interesting museums, but there are a few major museums that visitors should know about before planning their trip to Arizona.

The most special, the "must-see" museum for any visitor to the area is the Heard Museum. Founded in 1929 by Dwight Heard, it is dedicated to preserving the expansive collection of Southwest Native American arts and crafts that he and his wife had collected during their lifetimes. The museum houses more than 30,000 works, but the most popular attraction is its collection of 500 Native American dolls. The museum also has an impressive collection of contemporary art by local Native Americans.

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Searching for Isabella at the Isabella Gardner Museum

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts is one of the most unique art museums in the world. The museum, which contains nearly 3000 works of fine art from many of the world masters, was opened in 1903 and doubled as the private residence of Isabella Stewart Gardner, herself. The home was designed by her (with an architect), and each and every work of art was collected by her and located in the museum personally by her. The museum is her very personal gift to the world.

And a fun way to appreciate the personal side of the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum is to go in search of the " Isabellas," and other references to the name Isabella.

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