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Tucson / Stati Uniti d'America

Tucson è una città ed è il capoluogo della contea di Pima, Arizona, Stati Uniti, nonché sede della Università dell'Arizona. Al censimento del 2017, la sua popolazione era di 553 667 abitanti, mentre la popolazione stimata del 2015 dell'intera area statistica metropolitana di Tucson era di 980 263 abitanti. La Tucson MSA fa parte della più ampia area statistica combinata di Tucson-Nogales, con una popolazione totale di 1 010 025 abitanti a partire dal censimento del 2010. Tucson è la seconda città più popolosa dell'Arizona dietro Phoenix, che ancorano l'Arizona Sun Corridor. La città si trova a 108 miglia a sud-est di Phoenix e a 60 miglia a nord del confine tra Stati Uniti e Messico. Tucson è la 33ª città più grande e la 53ª area metropolitana più grande degli Stati Uniti. I sobborghi più importanti di Tucson sono Oro Valley e Marana a nord-ovest della città, Sahuarita a sud della città, e South Tucson in un'enclave a sud della downtown. Le comunità nelle vicinanze di Tucson comprendono Casas Adobes, Catalina Foothills, Flowing Wells, Midvale Park, Tanque Verde, Tortolita e Vail. Le città al di fuori dell'area metropolitana di Tucson sono Benson a sud-est, Catalina e Oracle a nord, e Green Valley a sud. Il nome spagnolo della città, Tucsón, deriva dalla lingua o'odham Cuk Ṣon, che significa " della nera [collina]", un riferimento a una collina coperta di basalto ora conosciuta come Sentinel Peak, noto anche come "A" Mountain. Tucson è a volte indicata come "The Old Pueblo".

Tucson Museum of Art

Tucson / Stati Uniti d'America

The Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block is an art museum and art education institution located in the Presidio District of downtown Tucson, Arizona. The museum comprises 74,000-square-feet of exhibition space over a four-acre city block that includes a contemporary main museum and 19th C. historic homes that have been adapted for reuse as the Museum restaurant, pottery school, and galleries. The Museum concurrently presents eight to nine exhibitions including international and traveling exhibitions, TMA-curated exhibitions, and ongoing exhibitions of permanent collections. TMA's collection of more than 8,000 objects is focused on modern and contemporary art, Latin American, Western and Native American, and Asian art. The Museum has served as a community art education venue since its inception in 1924. Art education has continued as a major function of the Museum through museum staff and a docent organization that carries out education and outreach programs. The Museum's campus of landscaped plazas host community and private events including artisans markets, festivals, live performances, an annual Día de los Muertos event, weddings, high school proms, award ceremonies, and other community events. The Museum hosts Creative Space, an interactive space for children and families. The Museum campus includes Cafe a la C'Art, a full-service restaurant and bakery that was ranked one of the top museum restaurants in the United States by Food & Wine Magazine. and the Museum Store, featuring original art and craft work by local and regional artists and artisans. In 2015, the Tucson Museum of Art was named one of the Top Western Art Museums in the United States by True West magazine.

University of Arizona Museum of Art

Tucson / Stati Uniti d'America

The University of Arizona Museum of Art is an art museum in Tucson, Arizona, operated by the University of Arizona. The museum's permanent collection includes more than 6,000 works of art, including paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings with an emphasis on European and American fine art from the Renaissance to the present. The museum is located on the UA's campus near Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. Admission is free to UA students, faculty, and staff with student ID. It is part of "the Museum Neighborhood," a cluster of four museums within walking distance of each other; the other three museums are the Center for Creative Photography, Arizona State Museum, and Arizona Historical Society .