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Palm Springs Art Museum

101 North Museum Drive, Palm Springs, California

Description

The Palm Springs Art Museum focuses on contemporary art, sculpture and art glass. It also houses a natural science collection and acts as a performing arts institution for Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, in Riverside County, California. It started as a museum focused on the Colorado Desert natural environment and the original local Native Americans but transitioned to art in the 1950's when the current building was developed. The permanent collections are divided between Modern & Contemporary (3,000 sculptures, paintings and prints, 2,000 fine art photographs, and another 40,000 photo-based objects), Architecture & Design, Native American Art, Pre-Columbian and 'Art of the West in the Americas'.

Access & Transport

Address: 101 Museum Drive in in the center of Palm Springs, next to N Palm Canyon Dr. The town is 160km east of Los Angeles on I-10/CA-111 Accessibility info: https://www.psmuseum.org/about/faq/ada

Instructions & Recommendations

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Meta review

Surprisingly excellent online reviews for this museum. Whereas the 'average' visitor describes it as 'small but nice' and a good place to escape from the outdoor heat, modern & contemporary art enthusiasts enjoy both the building + display and the well curated content with special mentions for the art studio, the sculpture garden and the mid-century collection that just seems to 'fit with the whole Palm Springs vibe'.

Environmental & Social

Moderate environmental impact to run the museum (mostly electricity for lighting and A/c). It helps spread culture and the arts

Conclusion

The Palm Springs Art Museum is a very good 'regional' museum, certainly punching above its weight thanks to an appropriate building architecture and a focus on some non-mainstream themes. The artwork and artefacts exhibited there should please most art enthusiasts. We would in fact advise anybody planning to explore Palm Springs (or passing through it) to give it a go.

Key positive

Good rotating exhibitions and a fine art glass collection

Sleek architecture

Key negative

No internationally famous masterpieces in the permanent collections

Suitability

Wheelchair accessible. Best suited for 12yrs old and above.

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

Updated in July 2023

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit

av. transport time:0h 30m

est. visit time:1h 40m

Regulated hours

Monday -

Tuesday -

Wednesday -

Thursday12:00 - 20:00

Friday10:00 - 17:00

Saturday10:00 - 17:00

Sunday10:00 - 17:00

Pricing
Age band
Age band
Regular price / pers.
Senior
62 - 99
US$14
Adult
18 - 61
US$16
Child
3 - 17
US$0
Infant
0 - 2
US$0
Free admission on Thursdays from 17h00 to 19h00. Price for students is $8

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