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Tucson Museum of Art
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Founded in 1924 and located in the historic El Presidio District, the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block maintains a permanent collection of more than 6000 works featuring Pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial, Western American, and Twentieth Century art. In addition, the Museum presents visiting exhibitions of works in all media organized by the Museum or traveling exhibitions organized by other institutions. The historic block features five distinctive houses built between 1850 and 1907.
In addition to the contemporary Main Gallery and historic homes, TMA includes one of the few Mexican Heritage Museums in the country, a fine arts library, café, Museum Shop and an art school with classes for all ages. |
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| Location: | Downtown on the corner of Main and Alameda across from City Hall. |
| Parking: | Two parking lots on the block. |
| Hours of operation: | Open daily from Labor Day through Memorial Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Closed Mondays in June, July, and August, and all major holidays. |
| Admission fees: |
Children and members free Adults $5.00 Seniors (60+) $4.00 Students (13+) $3.00 Admission is free on Sundays. Groups of 10 or more receive 20% discount if booked in advance. |
| Membership: | Call 624-2333, extension 106 |
| Handicapped access: | Yes |
| Lunch facilities: | Café a la C’Art |
| Gift shop: | Handcrafted items including clay, glass, fiber, wood and more by southern Arizona artists plus art reproductions and stationery. |
| Curriculum relevance: | Visual arts, Art History, Local History, Cultural studies |
| Contact person: | Call 696-7450 |
| Arranging a Visit: | Reservations are required for guided tours with 2 weeks minimum advance notice. Fee for adult groups arranged; children's groups are free. Maximum group size is 100. Chaperones are required with a preferred ratio of 1 adult for each 10 students. All ages welcome. |
| Tour description: | The leader can request highlights of TMA historic block, the permanent collections, or traveling exhibitions. We offer teacher packets for pre- and post-visit information, and school visits can be arranged. Special tours include hands-on materials tours, participatory tours in which children respond orally to works of art, and tours done in Spanish. |
| Other resources: | A research library focusing on visual art is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
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Outreach programs Outreach lectures on a variety of art-related topics are conducted by docents for community groups. In-school program: trained volunteer docents present a variety of art-related programs in the classroom for grades K-12. |
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page last updated November 08, 2001 09:48 AM |
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