Located in north Scottsdale, the Fleischer Museum's location seems an unusual one at first glance--set on a side street in a district dedicated to golf courses, new business parks and vacation condos. However, the plus side of this is that you don't have to leave north Scottsdale if you're already staying in this town on either business or at a northside resort or here for a golf or tennis event, the Fleischer Museum is no more than a few holes further down the fairway.
The pink sandstone building housing this museum is quite unusual, a circular affair (although you may only notice a curving front as you drive in from off old Bell Rd. onto Perimeter) and inside a multi-level circular structure houses its exhibits. The Fleischer's permanent collections consist mostly of the California School of American Impressionism from 1880 through about 1930, which hangs in one gallery, and also a Russian Impressionist collection in another gallery with works from the 1930's through the 1970's. When I visited, there was also an interesting collection of bronze and metalic sculptures of western legends and animals installed on the immediate outside grounds, which will make for an ideal photo op for you too.
The Fleischer Museum is open daily except holidays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and there's no admission fee. Tel: (480) 585-3108