Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert - Palm Desert, CA - Art Museums on Waymarking.com

The Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert is surrounded by sculptures and includes the Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden north of the museum building (The Galen). I didn't visit the inside of The Galen but I DID enjoy walking around the sculpture garden and visiting each sculpture from abstract to realistic. There is also a waterfall in the sculpture garden that drowns out the hustle and bustle of cars zooming by on Hwy 111. The following text is from the museum's website:

The Galen
The Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert opened in March of 2012 and serves the middle and easternmost side of the Coachella Valley. It features an architecturally distinctive, LEED-certified 8,400-square-foot building named The Galen that presents ongoing and temporary exhibitions of internationally important art in different media, including sculpture, painting, photography, and new media. The building itself is architecturally significant in not only its modern design but also in the fact that it was the first new LEED Certified, SILVER rated building constructed in Southern California, a designation used to identify high performance "green" buildings.

The interior of the building houses four separate gallery areas for rotating exhibits as well as the Annette Bloch Education Wing, which presents educational programs for visitors of all ages that accompanies the exhibitions. School tours, artist demonstrations, curatorial lectures, art films, community days, family events, and other learning programs are also presented in this space. The education wing enhances the museum's capacity for creative partnerships with local organizations, schools and universities for after-school classes and intern/mentor programs. It also provides a space for social programs for area libraries and galleries.

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The museum building is called The Galen in honor of naming donor, Helene Galen’s late husband, Lou Galen. The 8,400 square foot building was designed by Palm Springs architect Reuel Young. If the Galen is closed when you visit, be sure to spend some time enjoying the many sculptures that exist all around the complex.

Name: Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert Location: Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert 72-567 Highway 111 Palm Desert CA 92260 Phone Number: 760-346-5600 Web Site: [Web Link] Agency/Ownership: Private Hours of operation: Closed Mondays Tue-Wed / Fri-Sun – 10am – 5pm Thu – 12 pm – 8 pm Thu 4-8 pm FREE Admission Store, Box Office and Café open During Museum Hours. Admission Fee: $5 for Adults, FREE to 12 and under Cafe/Restaurant: yes Gift Shop: Not Listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   03/28/2014 merlot visited it