First Thursday / Primer Jueves
January 4, 2024
5-8 p.m.
January 4, 2024
5-8 p.m.
This weekend, admission to TMA is free for Bank of America cardholders as a part Bank of America’s Museums On Us program. Reserve a ticket online (one per cardholder) using the discount code TMABofA, then show your Bank of America/Merrill Lynch debit or credit card at the Admissions Desk to redeem your free admission. Museums […]
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Art has a healing quality that is recognized across a diverse number of cultures. This Art Talk examines its role in three such cultural settings. First, Southwest Indigenous – Navajo, with a focus on Navajo sand paintings and the art of David Chethlahe Paladin. Second, Western Medicine, with a focus on its role in creating […]
Join Julie Sasse as she discusses works from the TMA modern and contemporary collection that address issues of time within the context of the museum’s Centennial exhibition Time Travelers. Multiple perspectives will be examined, including the aging body, appropriation of symbols and images from past eras and cultures, and memory. Artists highlighted in her talk […]
Explore free motion embroidery, a technique where one uses the sewing needle to draw, with CUMBI: Textiles, Society, and Memory in Andean South America artist Perla Segovia. Learn how to embroider a photograph using the same technique as Perla employed in the exhibition. You will need to bring a favorite picture representing home for this […]
Need something to do with your kids on these days off? Bring them to the Tucson Museum of Art’s Education Center for a day to express their creativity and produce original works of art. These days are for ages 5 – 13 and classes are for up to 15-20 students (grouped by age). HOURS 8:30 […]
Hear from contemporary artist Miguel Arzabe as he discusses his artwork on view in CUMBI: Textiles, Society, and Memory in Andean South America, his creative practice, and how his works draw inspiration from the cultural techniques and motifs of his Andean heritage. About the speaker: Miguel Arzabe makes colorful and dynamic abstractions - weavings, paintings, […]
February 1, 2024
5-8 p.m.
Kick-off TMA’s celebration of its centennial with a conversation about caretaking to explore the ways in which institutions, artists, and professionals embody the role of caretaker. Presenters, including Rachel Adler (collections manager / registrar), Amber Doe (artist), Alexandra E. Samarron Longorio (assistant professor of practice, nutritional science and wellness), and Feng-Feng Yeh (founder, Chinese Chorizo […]
This weekend, admission to TMA is free for Bank of America cardholders as a part Bank of America’s Museums On Us program. Reserve a ticket online (one per cardholder) using the discount code TMABofA, then show your Bank of America/Merrill Lynch debit or credit card at the Admissions Desk to redeem your free admission. Museums […]
February 11, 2024
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
How did the Pittsburgh-born son of working-class immigrants transform the art world? Why does Andy Warhol still matter? We’ll see four decades of Warhol’s art, hear from his admirers and detractors -- and discover how he caused commotion during his visits to Tucson. Monthly lectures examine art and artists that have influenced the world, from […]
Ancient Mesoamericans innovated sophisticated traditions for marking the passage of time: a 365-day solar calendar and a 260-day calendar for divination. Join curator Kristopher Driggers, Ph.D., for a talk exploring how Mesoamerican artworks express cultural ideas about the relationships between time, identity, and fate. Select attendees will have an opportunity to learn what primary sources […]
TMA's Spring Artisans Market feature more than 100 unique and local artists and artisans with crafts, original artwork, pottery, glass, jewelry, textiles, and gift items in an outdoor street fair setting. Organized by TMA’s Museum Store, the event is an annual fundraiser for Southern Arizona’s oldest visual arts institution located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Pay-What-You-Wish […]
This weekend, admission to TMA is free for Bank of America cardholders as a part Bank of America’s Museums On Us program. Reserve a ticket online (one per cardholder) using the discount code TMABofA, then show your Bank of America/Merrill Lynch debit or credit card at the Admissions Desk to redeem your free admission. Museums […]
TMA's Spring Artisans Market features more than 100 unique and local artists and artisans with crafts, original artwork, pottery, glass, jewelry, textiles, and gift items in an outdoor street fair setting. Organized by TMA’s Museum Store, the event is an annual fundraiser for Southern Arizona’s oldest visual arts institution located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Pay-What-You-Wish […]
TMA's Spring Artisans Market features more than 100 unique and local artists and artisans with crafts, original artwork, pottery, glass, jewelry, textiles, and gift items in an outdoor street fair setting. Organized by TMA’s Museum Store, the event is an annual fundraiser for Southern Arizona’s oldest visual arts institution located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Pay-What-You-Wish […]
March 7, 2024
5-8 p.m.
March 10, 2024
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Bouguereau was a successful French academic painter admired by Gilded Age art collectors for their home picture galleries. He was a popular teacher for hundreds of American artists and advocated for the inclusion of women in the fine art schools and ateliers of Paris. We’ll explore his artistic career through his paintings, held today in […]
A reminder that we are closed to the public that Museum will be closed to the public on Saturday, March 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a private event. Normal hours will resume the following business day on Sunday, March 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.