The Heard Museum of Native Cultures and Art is a designated Phoenix Point of Pride located in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. Originally the personal collection of the Heard family, which owned a number of Native American archaeological artifacts from the La Ciudad ruin, the museum was opened to the public in 1929.

An affiliate of the Smithsonian Program, today the museum is a huge collection of over 40,000 Native American artifacts from the southwestern United States. One exhibit of note is its Barry Goldwater Collection, which contains over 437 traditional Hopi Kachina dolls. The museum also hosts the annual Mercado de los Artes Festival each year, during which Hispanic artists from the region sell their work and mariachi bands play traditional music.

2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004, Phone: 602-252-8840

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