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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Modern art museum · Scottsdale ·

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Modern art museum · Scottsdale ·
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"The museum's collection and calendar of exhibits is a little more daring than you might imagine, but the permanent installation of James Turrell's Knight Rise presents visitors with the biggest art jolt of all. The work, open to the public for free, consists of a circular bench beneath a luminous domed ceiling. An elliptical hole cut into the top of the dome contains a glimpse of sky. When observed in this manner, even the clearest desert sky seems to shift and pulse and fill thewindow with pure exuberant color. Come at dawn or sunset for the best (and often most solitary) viewing."

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Photo by Sean Deckert

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Contemporary art, design, and architecture with interactive exhibits

small museum
contemporary art
gift shop
free admission
old town scottsdale
interactive exhibits
installations
james turrell
Google Rating
4.3 (1.1K)
Yelp Rating
3.8
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7374 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Get directions

Restroom
Free Wi-Fi
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Wheelchair accessible restroom
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by Photo by Sean Deckert
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by Photo by Sean Deckert
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
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Contemporary art, design, and architecture with interactive exhibits

small museum
contemporary art
gift shop
free admission
old town scottsdale
interactive exhibits
installations
james turrell
Google Rating
4.3 (1.1K)
Yelp Rating
3.8
Featured in Eater
Featured in
Featured in Afar
Featured in

7374 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Get directions

Restroom
Free Wi-Fi
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Wheelchair accessible restroom
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by Photo by Sean Deckert
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by Photo by Sean Deckert
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by null
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