Phoenix Art Museum’s Third Annual Walkabout on Sunday!

Walkabout is an exciting celebration of local traditions, national customs and global cultures that showcases the Museum’s international collection of art. Inside the Museum, visitors enjoy live performances by storytellers, artists and musicians that reflect the works on view. Outside, the Valley’s most diverse performers and restaurants present the sights, sounds and smells of several continents.

From hands-on, kid-friendly activities to samples of traditional dishes and a dazzling array of entertainers, Walkabout offers the whole family an amazing cultural experience!

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Walkabout 2011

January 30, Noon – 5pm

12 – 5pm “Ask me Docents” (South Wing Galleries), Ikebana of Arizona, Japanese flower arrangements (Asian Art Gallery), Food sampling from local ethnic restaurants (Sculpture Garden), Artist demonstrations (Wilde Plaza), Henna Tattoos (Sculpture Garden)

12pm Gamelan Orchestra presented by the MIM (Great Hall), Wild West Stick Ponies (Children’s Activity)

12:30pm Top Hats (Children’s Activity), The Art of Ikebana demonstration (Asian Art Gallery), Phoenix Theater actors bring portraits to life (European and American Art Galleries), Taiko drums, Japanese sanshin and guitar (Sculpture Garden)

1pm Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian rhythms with Bata Ire (Katz Main)

1:30pm Gamelan Orchestra presented by the MIM (Great Hall), Kawambe-Omowale African Drum and Dance Theatre (Sculpture Garden)

2pm Chinese Brush Painting (Hands-On Demonstration), Music for Royalty, Performance by the Four Seasons Orchestra (European Art Gallery), Phoenix Theater actors bring portraits to life (European and American Art Galleries)

2:30pm The Art of Ikebana demonstration (Asian Art Gallery), Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian rhythms with Bata Ire (Katz Main), Flamenco performance (Sculpture Garden)

3pm Fiddle and guitar performance by Peter Rolland (Western American Art Gallery)

3:30pm Music for Royalty, Performance by the Four Seasons Orchestra (European Art Gallery), Phoenix Theater actors bring portraits to life (European and American Art Galleries), Music of North India and Afghanistan (Sculpture Garden)

4pm Fiddle and guitar performance by Peter Rolland (Western American Art Gallery), Capoeira performance (Wilde Plaza)

4:15pm Poranguí & Zang, a fusion of African, Brazilian & Middle Eastern songs (Sculpture Garden)

All Walkabout performances and activities are included with Museum general admission, which is $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens (65+), $8 for full-time college students with ID, $4 for children ages 6-17 and free for children under 6. Free for Museum Members.