Yes, the kid's and I LOVE these two places - there is no doubt about it. They are a must see if you come to the Phoenix area.
The first is Heard Museum. It is so kid-friendly, it is silly!
The outside grounds of the museum are gorgeous ~ even if you can't make it into the museum...I highly recommend just stopping by to see some of the sculptures outside of the museum.
At this very moment, they have an Allan Houser exhibit going on through August 22, 2010. An exhibit of his paintings, drawings, sketches and small sculptures are on display.
What makes this sooo cool is the Desert Botanical Gardens has a coinciding exhibit of has large sculptures on display in the gardens through May 31, 2010.
There are 18 of them throughout the garden!!! We didn't realize this when we went on the Garden Flashlight Tour!
The Sonoran desert is so amazing. No matter how many times we come here, there is always something new that we haven't experienced.
The setting of the sun never ceases to take my breath away.
The cacti seem to get more beautiful.
and no matter how many times I see these buildings on the DBG grounds, I imagine what it would be like to be able to live in one.
On the flashlight tours, there are stations that are set up with various exhibits that pertain to desert life. A must for kids because they are all the creepy crawly things that live in the desert!
A craft station is a bonus with my kids...
Did you know that the Agave plant is aka the Century plant and that after it blooms it proceeds to die. It doesn't live for a 100 years but it can live from 7 - 55 years.
This is one of the blooms...
Beautiful!
We only found a few of the Houser sculptures on the trail that was marked out for us...
I love art in the DB Garden - it is like a scavenger hunt with my kids. They need to keep it up. I also thought it was a brilliant idea that the Heard Museum and the Desert Botanical Garden had complementing exhibits. For our family, it really reinforces what we have learned and you get see things in a different light.
DBG...one of my favorite places to be...la, la, la, laaaaaa :)
Posted by: karrie baker | June 12, 2010 at 07:42 PM