page_title: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art / History
caption_attribution_description: Atrium, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts
context_page_description: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in the state of Arizona is a museum in the Old Town district of downtown Scottsdale, Arizona. The museum is dedicated to exhibiting modern works of art, design and architecture. The Museum has four galleries that house various exhibitions, curated from their growing permanent collection and rotating shows. Knight Rise skyspace, by Arizona artist James Turrell, is permanently on view.
context_section_description: SMoCA was conceived in 1988 and opened in February 1999. The now-evocative, minimalist building is a complete retrofit by Phoenix-based architect Will Bruder of a former movie theater.
  The museum is run for the city by Scottsdale Arts, a non-profit corporation.
  SMoCA has featured major exhibitions from artists such as Lydia Okumura, James Marshall, Paolo Soleri, Squidsoup, Mel Roman, and Olafur Eliasson.
caption: Atrium at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts.
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