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University of Arizona Museum of Art vs Mission San Xavier del Bac
Both Mission San Xavier del Bac and University of Arizona Museum of Art are rated highly by writers. On balance, Mission San Xavier del Bac is the choice of most professionals compared to University of Arizona Museum of Art. Mission San Xavier del Bac scores 92 with recommendations from 7 reviewers including Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Afar Magazine.
University of Arizona Museum of Art
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1031 North Olive Road, Tucson, AZ 85721-0002
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Fodor's
"This small campus museum houses a collection of more than 6,000 artworks."
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A highlight is the Kress Collection's retablo from Ciudad Rodrigo
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Top Choice
"Peruse 500 years of European and American paintings and sculpture."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Paintings by Rembrandt, Picasso and O'Keeffe, and Jacques Lipchitz sculptures, highlight a collection of 4,000 works, dating from the 15C to contemporary."
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"A diverse collection of visual arts with an emphasis on European and American works from the Renaissance to the present."
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Frommer's
"With European and American works dating from the Renaissance up to the 20th century, the art collections at this museum are even more extensive and diverse than those of the Tucson Museum of Art"
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Mission San Xavier del Bac
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1950 W. San Xavier Rd., Tucson, AZ 85746
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Fodor's
"The oldest Catholic church in the United States still serving the community for which it was built."
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Frommer's
"A blindingly white adobe building that rises from a serene, brown landscape."
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Travel + Leisure
"Tour the stunning Mission San Xavier del Bac, also known as the White Dove of the Desert; it’s often cited as the finest intact example of Mission architecture in the Southwest."
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Afar Magazine
"The 'white dove of the desert' is the oldest intact European structure in Arizona, and it still serves as a parish church for the Tohono O'odham people."
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Travel + Leisure
"Founded in 1692, the “white dove of the desert” is considered one of the finest mission cathedrals in the American Southwest."
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