Heard Museum Extends Holiday Program, ‘Holidays at the Heard’

The Heard Museum has announced the expansion of its popular holiday program, Holidays at the Heard, extending it to every Friday and Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas as well as Dec. 29 to Dec. 31 2020. Shop for holiday gifts, enjoy live musical performances, meet with and buy from featured American Indian artists and more.

Highlights:

• Live music and artist demonstrations each Friday and Saturday
• Meet featured American Indian artists in the world-renowned Heard Museum Shop
• Browse the Heard Museum Shop for guaranteed authentic American Indian art and gifts
• Museum admission includes Larger Than Memory, named Best Art Exhibit by Phoenix New Times
• Courtyard Café open for lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Coffee Cantina open for a grab-and-go lunch, or coffee, tea and a sweet treat until 4 p.m.

Holidays at the Heard Schedule of Events:

Friday, Nov. 27 & Saturday, Nov. 28

• Live Music: Gabriel Ayala (Pascua Yaqui), guitar
• Featured Shop Artists: Berna & Anderson Koinva (Hopi), Peter Ray James (Navajo), Sheryl Susunkewa (Hopi), Buddy Tubinaghtewa (Hopi)
• Ornament Marketplace in the Heard Museum Shop
• Heard Museum Shop Black Friday Sale!

Friday, Dec. 4 & Saturday, Dec. 5

• Live Music: Aaron White (Northern Ute / Navajo), guitar
• Featured Shop Artists (Saturday and Sunday): Edison Cummings (Navajo), Yolanda Stevens (Gila River), Janet Travis (Maricopa)

Friday, Dec. 11 & Saturday, Dec. 12

• Live Music: Artificial Red wtih Randy Kemp, (Choctaw/Mvskoke-Creek/Euchee), flute player and spoken word and Dean Yazzie, Dine (acoustic guitar).
• Featured Shop Artists (Saturday and Sunday): Jesse Monongye (Navajo), Vern Begaye (Navajo), Sheryl Sunsunkewa (Hopi), Gerard Begay (Navajo)

Friday, Dec. 18 & Saturday, Dec. 19

• Live music & featured shop artists: To be announced. Check https://heard.org/event/holidays-at-the-heard/ for details.
• Tuesday, Dec. 29, Wednesday, Dec. 30 & Thursday, Dec 31.
• Programming to be announced. Check https://heard.org/event/holidays-at-the-heard/ for details.

Health and Safety Procedures:

• Advance tickets are recommended
• Face coverings are required for staff and visitors in indoor spaces
• Social distancing will be enforced – parties that are not visiting together should maintain a 6-foot distance or more from other parties
• Disposable face coverings and gloves are available upon request and are free of charge
• Museum attendance will be limited to 100 visitors per hour

Get a complete list of our safety protocols here.

Since its founding in 1929, the Heard Museum, a private nonprofit organization, has grown in size and stature to become recognized internationally for the quality of its collections, world-class exhibitions, educational programming and unmatched festivals. Dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art, the Heard successfully presents the stories of American Indian people from a first-person perspective, as well as exhibitions that showcase the beauty and vitality of traditional and contemporary art. The Heard Museum is supported, in part, by the generosity of Heard Museum members and donors, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture. In association with the Smithsonian, the Heard Museum is part of a select group of museums and cultural, educational and arts organizations that share the Smithsonian’s resources with the nation.