Please note that the Museum will be closing at noon on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 for a staff appreciation event. (Art Institute classes are not affected by the closure.)

After a big thunderstorm the sky often remains cloudy until after dark, extending the welcome cooling such storms bring. This scene was taken near the Desert Museum's cactus garden 30 years ago.


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