Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Springs, CA

The Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Springs, CA is a museum specializing in contemporary collections and collections of Western American art, culture and natural history. The museum is home to the Annenberg Theater and also has a collection of basketry by indigenous Cahuilla Indians.

The Palm Springs Art Museum also has a gift shop, which offers "the most unique, fun, fabulous, educational and creative gifts."

Some of the items available in the store are clothes, books, items for children, items for the home, jewelry, and paper and stationery.

Regular hours of museum operation are from October and May. The facility is closed Mondays and major holidays, but open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. Thursday hours are 12 pm to 8 pm.

Summer hours are from June to September, and the museum is open the same hours as during the regular season.

Admission is $12.50 for adults. $10.50 for seniors over 62, and $5 for those six to 17, students and active military personnel. Children under the age of six are admitted for me. During the downtown Villagefest, public admission is also free every Thursday from 4 pm to 8 pm.

The Palm Springs Art Museum was established in 1938. the 125,000-square-foot complex was designed by E. Stewart Williams, a well known California architect.

Art exhibits in the Palm Springs Art Museum are either temporary or permanent. Permanent exhibits include the American Contemporary Sculpture, American Western Art, American Photography, American Indian Contemporary, European Modern Sculpture, California Contemporary Painting and Mesoamerican Special Collections.