THE HEARD MUSEUM

THE HEARD MUSEUM IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE NONPROFIT IN THE WORLD DEDICATED TO AMERICAN INDIAN ART AND CULTURE. SINCE OPENING IN 1929, THE MUSEUM HAS BECOME INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ORGANIZING ORIGINAL EXHIBITIONS AND SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS THAT SHOWCASE THE DIVERSITY AND BEAUTY OF AMERICAN INDIAN ART AND CULTURE, AND FOR PRODUCING A WIDE ANNUAL ARRAY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS, FESTIVAL EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES THAT PROVIDE ACCESS AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON REACHING YOUTH AND FAMILIES.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OTHE HEARD IS ONE OF ARIZONA'S MOST PROLIFIC ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, SHARING STORIES OF AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE FROM A FIRST-PERSON PERSPECTIVE THROUGH EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT SHOWCASE TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART. THE MUSEUM STEWARDS A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 46,000 WORKS OF ART AND MAINTAINS A MAJOR LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CONTAINING MORE THAN 440,000 ADDITIONAL ITEMS. PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS HELP BRING THE COLLECTION AND EXHIBITIONS TO LIGHT, INCLUDING INITIATIVES SUCH AS OUR FREE SCHOOL TOUR PROGRAM HOSTING APPROXIMATELY 7,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY, AND FIRST FRIDAYS THAT OFFER FREE ACCESS TO APPROXIMATELY 4,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY. THE HEARD ORGANIZES MAJOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE ANNUAL INDIAN FAIR & MARKET, ONE OF THE LARGEST NATIVE ART MARKETS IN THE WORLD, AND THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HOOP DANCE CONTEST. OUR NEARLY 140,000 ANNUAL VISITORS ALSO ENJOY NUMEROUS AMENITIES THAT FURTHER ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING, SUCH AS AN ACCLAIMED MUSEUM SHOP SUPPORTING THE CAREERS OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTISTS, AND A MUSEUM CAFE AND COFFEE SHOP OFFERING INDIGENOUS INGREDIENTS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE MENUS.THE HEARD MUSEUM SETS THE STANDARD FOR COLLABORATING WITH AMERICAN INDIAN ARTISTS AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH A DISTINCTIVE PERSPECTIVE ABOUT THE ART OF NATIVE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM THE SOUTHWEST.