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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Complementing the adjacent Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, SMoCA's five galleries, housed in a cleverly adapted old movie theater, showcase global art, architecture, and design, including James Turrell's otherworldly Knight Rise skyspace in the sculpture garden. The museum anchors an area sprinkled with public art and restaurants.

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