Alpine Lake RV Resort

In February 1999, the Heard Museum opened its most recent expansion, which added 50,000 square feet to the internationally acclaimed center for Native culture and art. The expansion added several new structures including an expanded Museum Shop and Bookstore, the Steele Auditorium with plush theater-style seating for performances and events, the Dorrance Education Center with three classrooms, the Ironwood Café, an artist studio and the Nina Mason Pulliam Pavilion, which includes a new admissions entrance. Also added were a Library and Archives, new administrative space, new collections storage facilities and new exhibit preparation areas. The expansion also added three new exhibit galleries, bringing to 10 the number of galleries at the Heard.