Photos: New and improved Tucson Museum of Art
The Tucson Museum of Art has been closed for major renovations and is now ready to unveil the new space in a big celebration planned for Oct. 22.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
IIn the Latin American Folk Art gallery, you’ll find pieces gathered in themes: devotional, ritual, fantasy and animals at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017. TMA has been closed for major renovations; a big celebration is planned for the Oct. 22 reopening.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
A doorway was cut into the existing gallery at the entrance level opening to new galleries where the gift shop once was at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
A new gallery in the area where the gift shop once was at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
The main gallery has been cleared of obstructions and new flooring installed throughout at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
The upper galleries are dedicated to temporary exhibits at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
A view of the new Southwest gallery at the of Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
There are also galleries for Western art and Native American art at the of Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
There’s a gallery dedicated to TMA’s collection of delicate Asian art not displayed since 1998 at Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
“History of the World (Tree of Life),” is a massive ceramic piece by Mexican artist Tiburcio Soteno Fernandez at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
The European gallery is on the second floor of the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
The new sculpture garden of the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
In the Edward Fish House there is information about the Fish family at the of Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
In the Edward Fish House there is an interactive Creative Space inviting comment at the of Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
Tucson Museum of Art renovations
Jeremy M. Mikolajczak, Director of Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N Main Ave in Tucson, AZ on October 11, 2017.
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