Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is the state of Arizona's
only permanent museum dedicated solely to modern works of art, design and architecture. The museum is located in the Old Town district of downtown Scottsdale, Arizona
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Maintaining a focus and agenda global in nature, SMoCA serves visitors both locally, as well as nationally and abroad. The museum has five main galleries and an outdoor sculpture garden, showcasing works from both its growing permanent collection, as well as major traveling exhibitions. SMoCA hosts a large collection of special events and educational programs on a regular basis.
The Store @ SMoCA sells an array of both classic and contemporary design objects, furnishings, art, gifts, jewelry, and architectural books.
-based architect Will Bruder
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NWC 2nd St & Drinkwater Blvd
7374 E. 2nd St
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone: (480) 994-ARTS
E-mail: smoca@sccarts.org
Museum Hours:
Closed Mondays and major holidays
Tuesday & Wednesday 10am-5pm
"Free Thursday" 10am-8pm (free admission on Thursdays)
Friday & Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
General Admission:
$7 Adults
$5 Students w/ valid ID
FREE Children under age 15 and for SMoCA members
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
only permanent museum dedicated solely to modern works of art, design and architecture. The museum is located in the Old Town district of downtown Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
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Maintaining a focus and agenda global in nature, SMoCA serves visitors both locally, as well as nationally and abroad. The museum has five main galleries and an outdoor sculpture garden, showcasing works from both its growing permanent collection, as well as major traveling exhibitions. SMoCA hosts a large collection of special events and educational programs on a regular basis.
The Store @ SMoCA sells an array of both classic and contemporary design objects, furnishings, art, gifts, jewelry, and architectural books.
History
SMoCA was founded in 1999. The now-evocative, minimalist building is a complete retrofit of a previous corporate movie theater that once existed at the site just off the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, and adjacent to the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. It was designed by famed PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
-based architect Will Bruder
Will Bruder
Will Bruder is an American architect.Bruder studied art and engineering, but had no formal university training in architecture. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1968, he worked and studied under Paolo Soleri, where he acquired...
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Visitors' information
Location:NWC 2nd St & Drinkwater Blvd
7374 E. 2nd St
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone: (480) 994-ARTS
E-mail: smoca@sccarts.org
Museum Hours:
Closed Mondays and major holidays
Tuesday & Wednesday 10am-5pm
"Free Thursday" 10am-8pm (free admission on Thursdays)
Friday & Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
General Admission:
$7 Adults
$5 Students w/ valid ID
FREE Children under age 15 and for SMoCA members