Phoenix Art Museum

Phoenix Art Museum has grown to an institution with an international reputation for excellence. The Board of Trustees has provided solid leadership and economic stewardship. Our membership is loyal, generous, and supportive and the volunteers within our support organizations are a unique force in driving programming enrichment, and enthusiasm for the Museum. Since 1959, staff members have been a passionate, dedicated force following a vision of making this institution the best it can be. From all of these groups and more, donors have shared our vision, and, in turn, invested in the efforts of to this institution to raise the quality of life in metropolitan Phoenix. Our Mission is simple - Phoenix Art Museum is a vibrant destination connecting people to great art from around the world to enrich their lives and communities. In the last 50 years, Phoenix Art Museum has hosted more than 400 exhibitions, grown the collection to more than 17,000 works of art and been visited by millions. Here are a few of highlights from the Museum's history.