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Phoenix Art Museum vs Musical Instrument Museum
Both Musical Instrument Museum and Phoenix Art Museum are endorsed by travel writers. Overall, Phoenix Art Museum is the choice of most writers compared to Musical Instrument Museum. Phoenix Art Museum comes in at #3 in Phoenix with accolades from 7 reviewers like Lonely Planet, concierge.com and Travel + Leisure.
Phoenix Art Museum
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1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Fodor's
"This museum is one of the most visually appealing pieces of architecture in the Southwest."
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Concierge
"With an expanded sculpture garden and the old gallery space still in top-notch condition, this institution can take several hours to explore."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Arizona's premier repository of fine art."
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Travel + Leisure
"Two ambitious expansions have transformed the museum into a showpiece of Desert Modernism."
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1 Star
"An orientation theater introduces the 14,000-work collection, which includes a rare reproduction of Gilbert Stuart's 1796 portrait, George Washington."
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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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