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Known for its award-winning exhibits, the Heard Museum uses its collections and first-person voice to tell the stories of American Indian cultures while at the same time celebrates the diverse achievements of today's artists. Experience the Heard's 12 exhibition galleries that include both ongoing shows and changing exhibits that feature an array of artists and art forms. |
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HOME: NATIVE PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHWEST
Artist voices combine with more than 2,000 of the museum's finest pieces to tell the stories -- past and present -- of Southwestern Native people. See a spectacular display of Hopi katsina dolls from the Sen. Barry Goldwater and Fred Harvey Company collections. A Navajo hogan, four video presentations, interactive sound and video stations, a media room and frequent artist demonstrations make this a must-see. Free guided tours. |
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ELEGANCE FROM EARTH: HOPI POTTERY
New closing date: March 14, 2014
This exhibit features families of Hopi potters, who often learn pottery techniques from elders and share designs. These superlative artists truly create elegance from earth. Potters with artworks on display in the exhibit include Nampeyo, Helen Naha and Joy Navasie, among others.
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Jane Hyden (Navajo), "The First Shoe Game," 2008, 45" x 42.25". |
PICTURE THIS! NAVAJO PICTORIAL TEXTILES
Through September 2, 2013
The Heard's collection of Navajo pictorial textiles runs rich and deep. The many ways in which the weavers' creativity and imagination have been woven with technical mastery will be showcased. Many weavers draw on important imagery from the Navajo culture, while others work in a popular folk-art style that infuses images from the modern world into a distinctively Navajo perspective. |
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CHOCOLATE, CHILI & COCHINEAL: CHANGING TASTE AROUND THE WORLD
Through November 2014
Chocolate joins many other delectably displayed depictions of foods in the Heard’s presentation about several edibles many people might be surprised to know are from the Americas.
The exhibit explores foods — chili, tomatoes, potatoes, peanuts, avocados, maple syrup, corn, beans, squash — and a tiny insect, the cochineal, indigenous to the Americas that when exported greatly affected other parts of the world.
Sixteenth-century Spanish conquistadors guarded the source of the brilliant red dye derived from cochineal, the tiny insect that feeds on prickly pear cactus. Cochineal was used in historic Navajo textiles and santos from Northern New Mexico, including La Divina Pastora (left) by Charles M. Carrillo (b. 1956).
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REMEMBERING OUR INDIAN SCHOOL DAYS:
THE BOARDING SCHOOL EXPERIENCE
Few people realize that American Indians were forced by the federal government to attend residential boarding schools located hundreds of miles from home. This powerful exhibit immerses visitors into the story, which draws on first-person recollections, memorabilia and the writings and art of four generations of Indian School alumni. |
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AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS NATIONAL MEMORIAL
Service and sacrifice spanning more than three centuries are honored in the first and only known national memorial to American Indian veterans of many conflicts, here on the Phoenix campus of the Heard Museum. The Memorial contains 120 feet of concrete walls up to 15 feet tall bearing several panels describing the devotion of American Indian warriors to their country. Highlights also include the heroic bronze sculpture "Unconquered II" by Chiricahua Apache artist Allan Houser (1914-1994) and two sculptures by Santa Clara Pueblo artist Michael Naranjo.
See a page of photos from the American Indian Veterans National Memorial's November 14, 2012, dedication ceremony.
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WE ARE! ARIZONA'S FIRST PEOPLE
Located in the Ullman Learning Center, this exhibit is the only gallery display in the state to include all 21 of Arizona’s federally recognized tribal communities. In their own voices, Arizona’s Native cultures explain their histories, cultures and futures. Children and kids-at-heart will love the interactive and hands-on take-home activities. |
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
Explore seven regions and see how American Indian artists reflect their environments in their artwork in this interactive gallery perfect for families. Spot the different wildlife and vegetation illustrated in the artwork, then try your hand at making a hummingbird, bandolier bag, Northwest Coast button blanket, bow guard or Inuit felt design. It's fun for everyone! |
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RETHA WALDEN GAMBARO: ATTITUDES OF PRAYER
Experience the power of contemplation and meditation through the compelling sculpture of Creek artist Retha Walden Gambaro. This award-winning sculptor did not begin her stellar career until age 52, yet she has captured the hearts of collectors and institutions up and down the East Coast. This is believed to be the first exhibit for Gambaro west of the Mississippi. |
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AROUND THE WORLD: THE HEARD MUSEUM COLLECTION
Tour the global span of the Heard’s collection with this exhibition of artwork by Native peoples of North and South America, Africa and Oceania. The exhibit features work collected by Dwight and Maie Heard and other significant donors, like Byron Harvey III, whose gifts have played a key role in shaping the museum’s collection. |
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HISTORY & COLLECTIONS OF THE HEARD MUSEUM
Maie and Dwight Heard's dream of sharing the beauty of their private collection with the public was realized in 1929 when the Heard Museum opened its doors. Today, the Heard's 40,000-object collection includes traditional work with an emphasis on the cultures of the greater Southwest as well as American Indian fine art from throughout North America.
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N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa), b. 1934, "Ancestral Voice," 1979, acrylic on canvas. Collection of the artist. |
N. SCOTT MOMADAY: ART & POETRY
In addition to being a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and playright, N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa) is an artist who has illustrated many of his books and poetry. The Heard presents this unique exhibit, which pairs Momaday's paintings and monoprints with selections from his writing to create a powerful blend of the two. |
On display at the
Phoenix Airport Museum |
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NATIVE AMERICAN BOLO TIES: VINTAGE AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTRY
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Gallery located in Terminal 4, Level 3
On display through June 28, 2013
The exhibition features more than 250 examples of bolo ties, vintage and contemporary, from the collections of both the Heard Museum and Norman L. Sandfield. Primarily focused on Zuni, Hopi and Navajo artists and silversmiths, the bolos present a variety of styles, materials and designs.
The bolo tie is the official state tie not only of Arizona but New Mexico and Texas as well. Bolo ties emerged in the early 1940s as the Western man's necktie. They became popular with 1950s cowboy pop culture and continue to be embraced as the Western dress code of today. American Indian jewelers and silversmiths in particular brought individuality and creativity to the art form. |
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Georgia O'Keeffe, "Kachina," 1945
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Opening September 28, 2013;
Through January 12, 2014
This exhibit, organized by the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe., N.M., with appropriate Hopi katsina dolls curated by the Heard, focuses on O’Keeffe’s (1887-1986) experiences as she made New Mexico her part-time, later full-time, home, which inspired her as she expanded her visual vocabulary and broadened the concept of American Modernism.
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