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Museum · Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs Art Museum
An art museum in downtown Palm Springs, with modern and contemporary art, Western American art, glass and sculpture, and a center dedicated to the city’s modernist architecture and design.
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About Palm Springs Art Museum
The Palm Springs Art Museum began in 1938 as a desert natural history museum and over time shifted its focus to art. The main building, of dark stone, sits at the foot of the mountain, one block from Palm Canyon Drive.
The collection includes modern and contemporary painting and sculpture, Western U.S. and Indigenous art, a contemporary glass collection and a sculpture garden. There are works by artists such as Henry Moore, Helen Frankenthaler and Andy Warhol, and temporary exhibitions.
The museum also maintains, on another downtown street, the Architecture and Design Center, housed in a former modernist bank designed by E. Stewart Williams, with exhibitions about the architects who designed the city’s houses and buildings.
Before you go
Practical information
Cidade Turismo reviews its information regularly, but something may have changed. Check with the place before planning your trip.
How much time to set aside
One and a half to two hours, including the architecture center.
Best time
During the hottest hours of the day, as a break from the heat. Confirm opening days before you go.
How to get there
It is on Museum Drive in downtown Palm Springs, one block from Palm Canyon Drive. There is parking on site.
Tip
Also visit the Architecture and Design Center, a few blocks away: it helps explain the modernism you see around the city.
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Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Palm Springs Art Museum
What is at the Palm Springs Art Museum?
Modern and contemporary art, Western American art, glass art and a sculpture garden.
What is the Architecture and Design Center?
A museum space in a former modernist bank, with exhibitions about Palm Springs architecture and design.
Where is the Palm Springs Art Museum?
On Museum Drive in downtown Palm Springs, one block from Palm Canyon Drive.