Tucson Museum of Art
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Tucson Museum of Art is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 721 m. Marshall Peak stands 2,530 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Solar Tower, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
The Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block (TMA) is an art museum and art education institution located in the Presidio District of downtown Tucson, Arizona. The museum comprises 74,000-square-feet of exhibition space over a four-acre city block that includes a contemporary main museum and 19th C. historic homes, including the Cordova House (1848), that have been adapted for reuse as the museum restaurant, pottery school, and galleries. The museum concurrently presents eight to nine exhibitions including international and traveling exhibitions, TMA-curated exhibitions, and ongoing exhibitions of permanent collections. TMA's collection of more than 8,000 objects is focused on modern and contemporary art, Latin American, Western and Native American, and Asian art. The museum has served as a community art education venue since its inception in 1924. Art education has continued as a major function of the museum through museum staff and a docent organization that carries out education and outreach programs. The museum's campus of landscaped plazas host community and private events including artisans markets, festivals, live performances, an annual Día de los Muertos event, weddings, high school proms, award ceremonies, and other community events. The museum hosts Creative Space, an interactive space for children and families. The museum campus includes Cafe a la C'Art, a full-service restaurant and bakery that was ranked one of the top museum restaurants in the United States by Food & Wine Magazine. and the Museum Store, featuring original art and craft work by local and regional artists and artisans. In 2015, the Tucson Museum of Art was named one of the Top Western Art Museums in the United States by True West magazine.
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Dates from 1924.
Wikidata Q18325616, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Thimble Mountain Vista · 17 mi
- Seven Cateracts Vista · 17 mi
- Molino Canyon Vista · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Park: 0.0 mi
- El Presidio Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Christopher Franklin Carroll Centennial Park: 0.1 mi
- Jácome Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Plaza de la Mesilla: 0.2 mi
- Sentinel Peak Park: 1.3 mi
- Tumamoc Desert Laboratory: 1.7 mi
- Julian Wash Archaelogical Park: 2.3 mi
- Painted Hills Natural Resource Park: 2.3 mi
- West Branch Santa Cruz: 2.3 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 1.4 mi
- Tumamoc Hill: 2.0 mi
- Tolson Peak: 3.3 mi
- Enchanted Peak: 3.5 mi
- Bactrian Summit: 4.2 mi
- Finger Rock Spring: 9.6 mi
- Rancho Fundoshi Spring: 11.9 mi
- Pima Spring: 12.0 mi
- Rock Ledge Spring: 12.4 mi
- Barrel Spring: 12.6 mi
- Solar Tower: 0.0 mi
- Desert O: 0.0 mi
- Exchange at the Presidio - The Mormon Battalion Enters Tucson: 0.1 mi
- Poncho Villa: 0.2 mi
- Sentinel Plaza Gateway Park: 0.4 mi
- Alene Dunlap Smith Garden: 0.2 mi
- El Rio Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Mission Garden: 1.0 mi
- Desert Survivors: 1.3 mi
- Sonoran Landscape Laboratory: 1.5 mi
- Tucson Presidio: 0.1 mi
- Snob Hollow: 0.2 mi
- Goddess of Agave: 0.4 mi
- Community Mural: 0.5 mi
- Barrio Histórico District: 0.5 mi
- La Casa Cordova: 0.0 mi
- J. Knox Corbett House: 0.0 mi
- Presidio San Agustin Del Tucson: 0.1 mi
- Arizona Historical Society Downtown Museum: 0.2 mi
- Southern Arizona Transportation Museum: 0.5 mi
- JFK Memorial Plaque: 0.1 mi
- January 8th Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Battle of the Bulge: 0.1 mi
- N.E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson: 0.1 mi
- Dr. Thomas Mixner Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Mam-a-Gah Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Cactus Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Overlook Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Lower Bear Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Walter's Cascade: 12.6 mi
- Seven Falls: 13.9 mi
- Seven Catarcts: 17.5 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 18.7 mi
- Tanque Verde Falls: 18.7 mi
- Honey Bee Canyon: 15.9 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 16.5 mi
- Mr Meanor Wall: 16.5 mi
- Alcatraz: 16.5 mi
- Sun Spot: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Tucson Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Peak | NE 41° | 2,530 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | NE 34° | 2,425.64 m | 13.7 mi |
| Window Peak | NNE 33° | 2,277 m | 12.6 mi |
| Rose Peak | NE 54° | 2,214 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Kimball | NNE 28° | 2,213.56 m | 12.0 mi |
| Little Kimball | NNE 30° | 2,171 m | 11.7 mi |
| Gorp Peak | NNE 30° | 2,037 m | 11.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | NE 44° | 2,030.51 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tucson WFO, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/34616884
Day trips start here
- Tucson · 4 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 28 mi
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