Phoenix – Arts, Culture, History

Phoenix – Arts, Culture, History: In the late 1940s several organizations, including the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and the Phoenix Art Museum, introduced a notable program of visiting artists and touring exhibits. Today the area is home to several fine art facilities, with the flagship Phoenix Art Museum holding a collection of more than 13,000 pieces, including a major collection of Southwestern art. The Heard Museum houses more than 75,000 Southwestern Native American works of art. The Arizona Science Center, a complex including exhibit halls, a planetarium, and a big-screen cinema, opened in 1997. The Pueblo Grande archaeological museum studies and preserves the ruins of the