Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson

A day at this Museum is just delightful. The gift shop alone is worth a trip. As is the Cafe, which has such good food, and such a nice staff, that you are made to feel so welcome that you do not want to leave after finishing the last crumb. The food is very fresh and delicious at this cafe, which has indoor and outdoor seating. The Museum of Art has many eager volunteers to answer every question you might have. The way the exhibits are divided into rooms, makes one feel very comfortable and never overwhelmed by it all. You just know that you will understand and enjoy what you are seeing. After 2 trips, we signed on as members, and in the last 6 months, we have been there about 6 times. A most enjoyable way to spend the day.

We visit the Tucson Museum of Art whenever we go to Tucson. On our last trip we were thrilled to discover just across the street a complex with 8 shops and and good restaurant. It is called Old Town Artisans. There is one of the best Native American shops there called La Zia. There is also a wonderful shop full of Mexican Culture called Toleca Toletilea. The Pot Shop is nice with all kinds of clay art and metal art.The customer service is lacking in the pot shop, some dark haired lady was more interested in her personal conversation with a co worker than she was in us, even though we had questions. So we didn't buy the pot, so what ! We had lunch is the restaurant and ate on the patio in the warm Tucson sun. The enchiladas are very good and so was the service. No visit to the Tucson Museum of Art is complete without a visit to Old Town Artisans.

The Art museum is on a real membership push, lately. There is at least one member of the Board that is buying memberships for anyone interested. The membership gets you into some receptions and early showings. Well worth the effort to seek out a director!