$18- $23 Adults / $15- $20 Seniors 65+ / $13- $18 Students w/ID / Free- $14 for Youth / Free for Museum Members and Military Families Includes access to Wondrous Worlds.
General Admission includes Wondrous Worlds: Art and Islam Through Time & Place
Our admission pricing flexes based on gallery closures and special exhibitions currently on view. All admission prices include special exhibitions. See exhibition pages for detailed pricing.
General admission is reduced to a voluntary donation during the times listed below. During these times, special-engagement exhibitions are not included and require a $5 ticket for entrance.
Wednesdays, 3pm-9pm
First Fridays, 6pm-10pm
Second Sundays, 12pm-5pm
During voluntary donation times, when general admission is free, tickets to special engagement exhibitions have a reduced price. These tickets are to see the exhibition Wondrous Worlds: Art and Islam During Time and Place during Discount Tire Free Family Sunday. Starting March 9, these tickets will also include Agnes Pelton: Desert Transcendentalist.
In-gallery artist talk with Scult Award Recipient, Julio César Morales, Marshall/Hendler Galleries.
Curator, educator, and artist Julio César Morales places an emphasis on interdisciplinary work and the social power of art. Using a variety of mediums, Morales addresses issues such as immigration, identity, diversity, and politics. He has exhibited work all over the world, including a recent solo exhibition in Mexico City in 2016. Some of his notable works include a watercolor series on human trafficking, which as been ongoing since 2005. His art has been published in The New York Times as well as several art-centric publications, and can be found in both museum and private collections. Morales has also received a multitude of awards for his work. Currently, Julio César Morales curates for the Arizona State University Art Museum.
In-gallery artist talk with Artist Grant winner, Elliott Robbins, Katz Main.
Elliott Jamal Robbins’ body of work consists of a wide range of mediums, from paintings and drawings, to mixed media collages, to film and animation. He places a focus on black identity and masculinity having created and exhibited several series of works exploring these themes. Robbins utilizes recurring characters and cartoons within certain pieces, as well as fragments of text, to create narratives addressing both personal and societal experiences. Robbins graduated from the University of Arizona with a Master’s in Fine Art. His solo exhibition is titled “Snow White Clapping,” drawing its name from one of the artist’s notable animations, was displayed at Kai Matsumiya in New York in 2018.
Phoenix premier of Singing Our Way to Freedom with post-film Q&A with Director, Writer, and Producer Paul Espinosa.
Singing Our Way to Freedom is a multilayered look at the life of San Diego Chicano musician, composer and community activist, Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez. Borrowing from musical traditions on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, Chunky uses music and humor as powerful weapons in fighting for social justice. From his humble beginnings as a farmworker in rural California to the dramatic moment when he received one of his nation’s highest musical honors at the Library of Congress, this character-driven film reminds us that the battle for freedom has to be fought anew by every generation.
Paul Espinosa (Producer, Director, Writer) is an award-winning filmmaker and president of Espinosa Productions, a San Diego production company specializing in films focused on the U.S.-Mexico border region. He has been involved with producing films for nearly 40 years. His many films for PBS include The Lemon Grove Incident, …and the earth did not swallow him, The Hunt for Pancho Villa, The U.S.-Mexican War: 1846-1848, In the Shadow of the Law and Ballad of an Unsung Hero. Espinosa’s films have been screened at festivals around the world and have won many awards including eight Emmys. He is Professor Emeritus in the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University.
(dir. Paul Espinosa / USA 2018 / 89 min / Not Rated / Color / English
During voluntary donation times, when general admission is free, tickets to special engagement exhibitions have a reduced price. These tickets are to see the exhibition Wondrous Worlds: Art and Islam During Time and Place during the First Friday event. Starting March 9, these tickets will also include Agnes Pelton: Desert Transcendentalist.
From 6–10 pm on the first Friday of each month, Phoenix Art Museum is open to the public with voluntary donation admission. Share your First Friday experience: @phxart #phxartff
Join us for a guided screening experience of SOULS with director Malakai hosting a post-film Q&A as part of the Artist Grants exhibition.
SOULS is a visual exhibition, photographic art & and film installation that captures the totality of mortality, blackness and Afro-futurism.
Through the lens of a child, we attach the isolation of death and mortality, combined with an exploration of space and afro-futurism. Attached within the exploration of mortality, we search the African-Diaspora for clues of what goes on within the "beyond". This film and installation was inspired by the passing of my late grand-mother. Her resilience and strength was linear, within the fact that it not only allowed me to love my blackness freely - but it allowed me to see it clearly. Mortality it is a gift AND the afterlife - is a celebration.
Souls attaches the meaning of the stars to mortality. The death of a star forms something else, a phenomena...The Nova. Through Souls, we capture and travel through loss and the visceral connection of what it means to truly, deteriorate.
Please note: tickets only guarantee seating 10 minutes prior to scheduled showtime start.
$5 per person FREE for members, military personnel and youth 5 and under
During voluntary donation times, when general admission is free, tickets to special engagement exhibitions have a reduced price. These tickets are to see the exhibition Wondrous Worlds: Art and Islam During Time and Place during Discount Tire Free Family Sunday. Starting March 9, these tickets will also include Agnes Pelton: Desert Transcendentalist
Through the generosity of Discount Tire, general admission to Phoenix Art Museum is waived and admission to the special-engagement exhibition Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam Through Time & Place is discounted on the second Sunday of each month, with exciting activities, scavenger hunts, live performances, tours, and more.
Open to the public on Sunday, February 10 from noon until 5 pm. Each Discount Tire Free Family Sunday features an opportunity to learn about and make art with local Valley artists, from muralists to dancers and more.
Share your experience: @phxart #PhxArtFamily #FamiliaPhxArt
RSVP required
Relax and decompress with crystal bowls, chimes and specific healing sound instruments that create an accessible meditation that everyone can benefit from. The benefits of meditation and sound healing are vast and powerful effecting the body, mind and emotions.
Emily Blanche is a creative and nurturing yoga and meditation teacher, respected for her delivery that encourages self-love, patience, and upliftment both in class and in life. With over two decades of experience, Emily serves a diverse population which includes people of all ages, experience levels, and physical abilities. Her classes integrate practices from Kundalini Yoga and Hatha Yoga traditions as well as sound healing to support physical well-being, stress relief, and peace.
Does not include General Admission for non-members. Non-members may purchase day of general admission for $5 per ticket.
Please note: National Theatre Live is a simulcast/telecast and not a live performance at the Museum.
I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party politics, she’s faced with an agonising decision.
What’s involved in sacrificing your private life and your piece of mind for something more than a single issue? Does she dare?
Hare was recently described by The Washington Post as ‘the premiere political dramatist writing in English’. His other work includes Pravda and Skylight, broadcast by National Theatre Live in 2014.
(180min, PG-13)
Special offer for NTL ticket holders - receive 10% off Phoenix Theatre singlet ticket(s) when an NTL ticket is presented Phoenix Theatre box office.
In-gallery artist talk with Artist Grant winner, Papay Solomon, Marshall/Hendler Galleries.
Papay Solomon’s body of work aims to tell the stories of young refugees through a universal, visual medium. Solomon is active within Arizona’s refugee community, having moved to Phoenix with his family from Africa when he was a teenager. His paintings reject stereotypes and inaccurate depictions of immigrants and refugees in American culture, providing a more truthful, human experience instead. In order to effectively convey personality, emotion, and narrative, Solomon interviews each individual before painting them. His use of hyperrealism and the classical technique of non-finito (not finished) bring attention to the displacement that these individuals may feel and the hyper-sensitivity towards such sentiments. Solomon graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s in Fine Art. In addition to painting, he is also currently working on a documentary series.
Volunteers are the heart and soul of Phoenix Art Museum. This group of dedicated and passionate volunteers provides vital support to the Museum while working with staff and visitors in an energizing and inspiring environment. Volunteering is also a great way to get a behind-the-scenes look at the premiere arts institution in the Southwest. As a new volunteer to Phoenix Art Museum, the New Volunteer Orientation will aid you in your duties in assisting visitors and staff. Follow the prompts to reserve your spot on one of the session days that is convenient for you.
FREE reservation.
Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido Anselmi, a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life. One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s 8½ (Otto e mezzo) turns one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema. An early working title for 8½ was The Beautiful Confusion, and Fellini’s masterpiece is exactly that: a shimmering dream, a circus, and a magic act.
(dir. Federico Fellini / Italy 1963 / 138 min / Not Rated / B&W / In Italian with English subtitles)
All sessions are open to all.
Please note: Starting July 2018, Slow Art & Mindfulness is free with the purchase of General Admission. Pricing reflects General Admission.
Join us as we use art and guided meditation to connect to the moment and create a deeper understanding of artworks once per month. Take a little extra time to look, listen and relax your mind with our teams of museum educators and mindfulness guides.
Presented in partnership with Hospice of the Valley, each session focuses on one work of art in the Museum, blending guided mindfulness practice with a deeper reflection of an individual artwork. Each week, we will explore a different artwork on view.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction was developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979 by physicist Jon Kabat-Zinn. Scientific studies show the practice of mindfulness can relieve anxiety, depression, pain, and stress and actually change the way you feel, think, work and play by opening new pathways in the brain.
Participants must read the book in advance. Please inform library@phxart.org of any cancellations.
THE ART DETECTIVE: ADVENTURES OF AN ANTIQUE ROADSHOW APPRAISER by Philip Mould
What separates a masterpiece from a piece of junk? Thanks to the BBC's Antiques Roadshow and its American spin-off, everyone is searching garage sales and hunting online for hidden gems, wondering whether their attics contain trash or treasures. In The Art Detective, Philip Mould, one of the world's foremost authorities on British portraiture and an irreverent and delightful expert for the Roadshow, serves up his secrets and his best stories, blending the technical details of art detection and restoration with juicy tales peopled by a range of eccentric collectors, scholars, forgers, and opportunists.
Peppered with practical advice, each chapter focuses on one particular painting and the mystery that surrounds it. Mould is our trusty detective, tracking down clues, uncovering human foibles and following hunches until the truth is revealed. Mould is known for his ability to crack the toughest puzzles and whether he's writing about a fake Norman Rockwell, a hidden Rembrandt, or a lost Gainsborough, he brings both the art and the adventure to life.
"The Art Detective is memoir, mystery, art history, and brilliant yarn all rolled into one." – Penguin Random House Books
Does not include General Admission for non-members. Non-members may purchase day of general admission for $5 per ticket.
Please note: National Theatre Live is a simulcast/telecast and not a live performance at the Museum.
Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange) plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Now seen by over 900,000 people worldwide, the original broadcast returns to cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
(219 min, NR)
Special offer for NTL ticket holders - receive 10% off Phoenix Theatre singlet ticket(s) when an NTL ticket is presented Phoenix Theatre box office.
Tickets are $18 / $15 for Museum Members and Students w/ID. Does not include General Admission.
Carmen is as sensual and free-spirited as ever as she finds herself caught in a love triangle. The passionate one act ballet by Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonso, originally conceived for legendary Bolshoi prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, will captivate audiences alongside Petrushka, a new creation for the Bolshoi by contemporary choreographer Edward Clug. The double-bill event for cinemas encapsulates and showcases the soul of Russian Ballet.
Please note: Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema is a simulcast/telecast and not a live performance at the Museum.
Run time: 140 minutes
Jim Carrey heads the cast of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, directed by Michel Gondry from Academy Award nominee Charlie Kaufman's (Adaptation.) original screenplay. The two-time Golden Globe Award winner is joined in the movie by three-time Academy Award nominee Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Ruffalo, and Elijah Wood. Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their tumultuous relationship erased. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), to have Clementine removed from his own memory. But as Joel's memories progressively disappear, he begins to rediscover his love for Clementine. From deep within the recesses of his brain, Joel attempts to escape the procedure. As Dr. Mierzwiak and his crew (Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood) chase him through the maze of his memories, it's clear that Joel just can't get Clementine out of his head.
(dir. Michel Gondry / USA 2004 / 108 min / Rated R / Color / English)
Space is limited, advance purchase is recommended.
Seating is first-come, first-seated.
Doors to Whiteman Hall open at 7pm, show starts at 7:30pm.
The Whole Story returns to Phoenix Art Museum in 2019! Now in its fourth year, the live storytelling show seeks to bring greater depth and breadth to our understanding of the human experience from the Black perspective and celebrates the nuances of our humanity. To learn how to be a part of The Whole Story, visit www.thewholestoryis.com.
Tickets are $18 / $15 for Museum Members. Select4 - Purchase 4 or more tickets in one transaction and receive $3 off per ticket! Does not include General Admission for non-members. Non-members may purchase day of general admission for $5 per ticket.
Please note: National Theatre Live is a simulcast/telecast and not a live performance at the Museum.
The Beth, an old fashioned cradle-to-grave hospital serving a town in Yorkshire, is threatened with closure as part of an efficiency drive. A documentary crew, eager to capture its fight for survival, follows the daily struggle to find beds on the Dusty Springfield Geriatric Ward, and the triumphs of the old people’s choir.
One of Britain’s most celebrated writers, Alan Bennett’s plays include The History Boys, The Lady in the Van and The Madness of George III, all of which were also seen on film. Allelujah! is his tenth collaboration with award-winning director Nicholas Hytner.
(170 minutes including interval, PG-13)
Special offer for NTL ticket holders - receive 10% off Phoenix Theatre singlet ticket(s) when an NTL ticket is presented Phoenix Theatre box office.
Journalist Jep Gambardella (the dazzling Toni Servillo, Il divo and Gomorrah) has charmed and seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades. Since the legendary success of his one and only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city’s literary and social circles, but when his sixty-fifth birthday coincides with a shock from the past, Jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the extravagant nightclubs, parties, and cafés to find Rome in all its glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
(dir. Paolo Sorrentino / Italy 2013 / 142 min / Not Rated /Color / In Italian with English subtitles)
Does not include General Admission for non-members. Non-members may purchase day of general admission for $5 per ticket.
Please note: National Theatre Live is a simulcast/telecast and not a live performance at the Museum.
By Joseph Mankiewicz
Adapted and Directed for the stage by Ivo van Hove
Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NTLive: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) lead in All About Eve, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London. All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there's Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve...don't you...? Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy and ambition, this new production, from one of the world's most innovative theatre directors, Ivo van Hove, (NT Live: A View from the Bridge), asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth and identity never seems to get old. All about Eve is adapted by Ivo van Hove from the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and the play "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr. Ivo van Hove directs this new stage version with set and lighting design from Jan Versweyveld, costume design by An D'Huys and music from double Mercury Prize-winner PJ Harvey, alongside Tom Gibbons' sound design. Casting is by Julia Horan CDG.
Run time: 2 hours 10 minutes Rating: PG-13
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Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón delivers a vivid, emotional portrait of a domestic worker's journey set against domestic and political turmoil in 1970s Mexico.
(dir. Alfonso Cuarón / Mexico 2018 / 135 min / Rated R / B&W / In Spanish with English subtitles)
An extraordinary global event will take place from September 26 to October 6, 2019, when over 100,000 people in over 300 cities across six continents gather in cinemas, galleries, universities, museums, and cafes for one purpose...to view and vote on short films in the 22nd Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival.
On entry to the venue, every audience member will be given a ballot to vote for the best short films and actor at the conclusion of the show. Votes will be tallied at MANHATTAN SHORT headquarters in NYC and the winners will be announced at ManhattanShort.com on Monday, October 7th.
The Festival’s mission is to unite audiences across the globe for one week via the most compelling short films submitted each year. Every viewer at every screening in every venue gets to vote for their favorite short films with the winner being announced at the end of the festival.
Does not include General Admission for non-members. Non-members may purchase day of general admission for $5 per ticket.
Please note: National Theatre Live is a simulcast/telecast and not a live performance at the Museum.
By Nick Dear
Based on the novel by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein returns to international cinemas this Halloween, to mark the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's most famous novel. Captured live in 2011 from the National Theatre stage in London, this thrilling, sold-out production became an international sensation, experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world.Directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC's Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the increasingly desperate and vengeful Creature determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil, are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic tale.
Run time: 10/13/19: 2 hr 20 min. (no intermission) Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature
Run time: 10/27/19: 2 hr. 10 min. (no intermission) Jonny Lee Miller as the Creature
Rating: R
Special offer for NTL ticket holders - receive 10% off Phoenix Theatre singlet ticket(s) when an NTL ticket is presented Phoenix Theatre box office.
Does not include General Admission for non-members. Non-members may purchase day of general admission for $5 per ticket.
Please note: National Theatre Live is a simulcast/telecast and not a live performance at the Museum.
Adapted by Helen Edmundson
Based on the novel by Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy's Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation. Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live's 10th birthday. Small Island embarks on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948-the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tillbury, England. The play follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK. A company of 40 actors take to the stage of the National Theatre in London in this timely and moving story.
Run time: 2hrs. 50 min. Rating: PG-13
Special offer for NTL ticket holders - receive 10% off Phoenix Theatre singlet ticket(s) when an NTL ticket is presented Phoenix Theatre box office.