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Heard Museum vs Musical Instrument Museum
Heard Museum and Musical Instrument Museum are both praised by professionals. On balance, Heard Museum is preferred by most reviewers compared to Musical Instrument Museum. Heard Museum scores 97 with positive reviews from 8 reviews including Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Afar Magazine.
Heard Museum
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2301 North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Fodor's
"Pioneer settlers Dwight and Maie Heard built a Spanish colonial–style building on their property to house their collection of Southwestern art."
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Concierge
"This private museum houses one of the best collections of Native American art in the country."
Travel + Leisure
"Even if it didn’t house one of the world’s premiere collections of Native American art, you’d want to hang out in this space."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Devoted to Native American culture and art, especially Southwest tribes, this fine museum contains 10 exhibition galleries and 32,000 works of art."
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Afar Magazine
"The Heard Museum is a can't-miss cultural institution in Phoenix."
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Musical Instrument Museum
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4725 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85050
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"A fun destination for even casual music fans... among the museum's dazzling array of instruments are the piano on which John Lennon composed "Imagine," and the first Steinway."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"From Uganda thumb pianos to Hawaiian ukuleles to Indonesian boat lutes, the ears have it at this lively museum."
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Afar Magazine
"Even passionate music lovers will be likely to see an instrument they've never heard of before, and... might hear some of them played by visiting artists."
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Travel + Leisure
"Music lovers of all ages enjoy the MIM, a sweeping multimedia tour that spans continents and centuries, from primitive African drums and Highland pipes to Johnny Cash’s guitar and hip-hop turntables."
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Afar Magazine
"Don a headset, approach an exhibit, and wirelessly listen to African thumb piano or Mongolian throat singing at the vast Musical Instrument Museum."
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