A museum devoted to modern and contemporary art, architecture and design, with rotating exhibitions and an award-winning public space by Will Bruder.
Address
7374 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Core focus: Contemporary art, architecture and design
A reminder before it opens and before it closes, and when the next edition is listed. You pick how far ahead.
Desert Perspectives is a collection-centered exhibition that brings together a multigenerational group of artists working in—or regionally connected to the Southwest.
Sep 19, 2026 — Sep 5, 2027 · Scottsdale
What the Earth Keeps is a site-specific installation, performance, and cyanotype-mapping project by the collective Desert ArtLAB that explores relationships between land, ecology, and cultural memory.
Sep 19, 2026 — Jan 31, 2027 · Scottsdale
Model Home is an installation-based exhibition that examines recent changes to the broader desert landscape because of increased development and population growth in the Phoenix metro area.
Sep 26, 2026 — Feb 7, 2027 · Scottsdale
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) — Scottsdale, United States
Where to stay
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Everything on view at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA).
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Opens Last day Fairs and short events
Nothing opens or closes in November.
Desert Perspectives is a collection-centered exhibition that brings together a multigenerational group of artists working in—or regionally connected to the Southwest.
Sep 19, 2026 — Sep 5, 2027 · Scottsdale
What the Earth Keeps is a site-specific installation, performance, and cyanotype-mapping project by the collective Desert ArtLAB that explores relationships between land, ecology, and cultural memory.
Sep 19, 2026 — Jan 31, 2027 · Scottsdale
Model Home is an installation-based exhibition that examines recent changes to the broader desert landscape because of increased development and population growth in the Phoenix metro area.
Sep 26, 2026 — Feb 7, 2027 · Scottsdale