Appointment ~ RDA Museum

A flower in the desert.

Wonderful!

Loved the tour of the artist's studio. One of the unique aspects of art that this museum can showcase is the artist's process and evolution over time. As much as I enjoyed looking at the various media she used, it would have been nice to approach as she might have, as an art professor. How did her work start? How and where did it evolve, and why? What motivated Rita to do so much variety, versus say, a Georgia O'Keeffe, who was pretty stale/consistent in what she did?

I would seriously suggest expanding on her studio as a focal point for visitors. It was fascinating to see.

Going to the RDA Museum was an enlightening and educational experience. The staff was friendly and extremely knowledgeable. I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the facility and I highly recommend attending an event there.

Amazing Museum. I despise how few places people can go to look at art here in Las Vegas. I know the Barrick Museum exits and is free but mainly most art pieces are in the casinos convention area where most people will never be able to enjoy. I get it, people are mainly interested in business and gambling and not viewing amazing art. I can't believe this has been here already since 2023 and I am now just visiting. Thank you Rita Deanin Abbey for all your incredible art work and contributing to the Las Vegas fine arts culture. Thank you Andre who gave me one of the most amazing tours through the evolution of Ritas working with different types of medium such as enamel on metal, bronze, water colors, acrylic with sand, stained glass, and plexiglass. Check out these following pieces....Desert Space, Saguaro, and Gemstone. These color choices Rita chose are incredibly vivid. The negative, dark/black stone artwork in the back is magnificent too as well as the sculptural garden.

I highly recommend going to the museum. The art is amazing! We had a wonderful time!

Excellent hidden gem!
Fabulous employee; very knowledgeable, nice and courteous.
Add a small cafe to complete the experience!

Wonderful museum. Great docent led tour. We will be back again soon.

Andre was an excellent tour guide. He was so passionate about Rita’s art and shared so much insight into her life. Rita’s art is so beautiful and needs to be shared with the world.

My family and I enjoyed our trip to the museum this last Saturday, March 8, 2026. In our group we had a Botanist and a Geologist. We were inspired by the artists representation of the natural world and our connection to nature as human beings. Thank you to the staff and especially to the young man who gave us the very interesting tour of the sculpture garden. Alex? We enjoyed our time at the museum very much.