Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert is also known as the Galen whose generosity makes entry gratis.

The space here is enough for one large exhibition & not much more so it is possible to see the entire presentation in less than an hour even if one ponders on each item for most museum goers.

Upon entry we were approached & welcomed by a helpful, earnest, young, bearded staff member who clued us in on the temporary exhibit that was being presented.

Exhibit was by Bob van Breda who gathers "junk" from anywhere and creates artistic assemblages. It's art produced from recycling detritus, throw away items. Reminds me of art created from recycled objects by an earlier artist, Robert Rauschenberg.

I like the concept of a small museum which can comfortably be seen at leisure in a short amount of time unlike large museums where it takes hours to see it "all" creating an exhausting feeling of sensory overload. It's a nightmare for the compulsive-obsessive.

Be sure to see the associated outdoor sculpture garden which has some excellent pieces, especially the tour de force objet d'art of a Native American woman in bronze.