| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Chandler Fire Department ExhibitPresented by Chandler Museum at Chandler Museum January 1, 2005 - Ongoing Enjoy viewing historic artifacts and photographs of the Chandler Fire Department. Take a look at the fire department's history from the past to the present, and pick up some fire safety tips!
| Chandler Museum | 01/01/05-
Ongoing | Chandler |
Dr. A.J. ChandlerPresented by Chandler Museum at Chandler Museum January 1, 2005 - Ongoing Born and educated in Quebec, Canada, the city of Chandler owes not only its name to Dr. A.J. Chandler, but its entire framework. Dr. Chandler planned out the city's design (based on "The City Beautiful" project). He started the Consolidated Canal Co. which was responsible for the irrigation of land from the Salt River. He and his brother Harry brought hydro-electricity to Chandler and purchased thousands of acres of land for farming cotton. Dr. Chandler was the founder of the Bank of... | Chandler Museum | 01/01/05-
Ongoing | Chandler |
Tenthouse ExhibitPresented by Chandler Museum at Chandler Museum January 1, 2005 - Ongoing The promise of work, cheap land and a new town with a great growing season drew settlers from all over the United States to Chandler. While the business district of Chandler grew quickly, the residential areas developed more slowly. Building materials were expensive, so most settlers erected tenthouses on their town site lots. By 1912, these temporary structures dotted the Chandler landscape. Dr. A.J. Chandler, who sold the lots on which the tenthouses were built, did not want the area to... | Chandler Museum | 01/01/05-
Ongoing | Chandler |
Arizona B.C. (Before Chandler)Presented by Chandler Museum at Chandler Museum January 1, 2005 - Ongoing Discover the first settlers, the Hohokam, explore their agriculture, architecture, and arts. View pottery and artifacts from 300 B.C. to 1450 A.D. Learn about the Hohokam canal system, which served as the blueprint for today's canal system. The exhibit includes the distinctive Hohokam Red-on-buff pottery, along with a variety of tools, and shell and stone jewelry.
| Chandler Museum | 01/01/05-
Ongoing | Chandler |
Arizona Railway MuseumPresented by Arizona Railway Museum at Arizona Railway Museum January 12, 2005 - Ongoing The Arizona Railway Museum was founded and incorporated in 1983 as a non-profit, educational and historical organization. The Museum is dedicated to the railways of Arizona and the Southwest. The interest and fascination of railways and trains has no boundaries and so railways of all kinds are included in the scope of the Museum. The Arizona Railway Museum is a community effort towards the acquisition, restoration, preservation and display of railway equipment, artifacts and mementos... | Arizona Railway Museum | 01/12/05-
Ongoing | Chandler |
Arizona Military MuseumPresented by Arizona Military Museum at Arizona Military Museum January 12, 2005 - Ongoing The Arizona Military Museum has displays of uniforms, vehicles, artillery and miscellaneous mementos from military encounters dating all the way back to the Spanish Conquistadors. As the displays progress from the Civil War to the Indian and Spanish-American Wars, both World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and, finally, Desert Storm, the scope of Arizona's extensive military history takes shape. In a newly expanded room dedicated to POWs and MIAs, you can look down on a complex diorama showing how the 25... | Arizona Military Museum | 01/12/05-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Scottsdale Historical MuseumPresented by Scottsdale Historical Society Museum at Scottsdale Historical Society Museum January 12, 2005 - Ongoing Visit the permanent exhibits featuring the life and deeds of Winfield Scott, the founding father of Scottsdale, Arizona, how a one-room schoolhouse might have looked during the 1800s and through the early 1900s, and many other fascinating topics.
| Scottsdale Historical Society Museum | 01/12/05-
Ongoing | Scottsdale |
Home: Native People of the SouthwestPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum May 22, 2005 - Ongoing "As the centerpiece of the Heard Museum experience, Home will give visitors an unparalleled look into the arts and cultures of Southwestern Native peoples," says Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., director of the Heard Museum.
The central theme of Home reflects the importance of family, community, land and languages - commonalities that play an important role in the lives of all Native people. These stories will be told through first-person recollections, photomurals and objects... | Heard Museum | 05/22/05-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
The Doorways to the Past: Hohokam HousesPresented by Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park January 1, 2005 - Ongoing The Doorways to the Past: Hohokam Houses exhibit is located along the Ruin Trail and consists of an adobe compound and pit-house cluster. Artifact replicas and other features give the visitor the experience of walking back in time to visit the ancient Hohokam people at Pueblo Grande.
The Hohokam constructed a number of features used for domestic purposes. This type of architecture would have probably been constructed and used by immediate or extended family groups. Domestic... | Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park | 01/01/05-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
The Hohokam: The Land and the PeoplePresented by Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park January 1, 2005 - Ongoing The Hohokam: The Land and the People, explores Hohokam agriculture, architecture and arts. Learn about the Hohokam canal system, which served as the blueprint for today's canal system. The exhibit includes the distinctive Hohokam Red-on-buff pottery, along with a variety of tools, and shell and stone jewelry.
| Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park | 01/01/05-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Searching for Mesa: Finding Ourselves in our HistoryPresented by Mesa Historical Museum at Mesa Historical Museum June 24, 2008 - Ongoing Encompassing 2,000 years of Mesa's history, "Searching for Mesa: Finding Ourselves in our History" tells the story of Mesa through over 200 historic photographs, unique artifacts, biographies, oral histories, and hand-on experiences. Visitors will follow Mesa's rise to become the 40th largest city in the U.S.
| Mesa Historical Museum | 06/24/08-
Ongoing | Mesa |
The Schuff Perini Climber
Avg. Event Rating(4.8 Stars): Presented by Children's Museum of Phoenix at Children's Museum of Phoenix May 21, 2010 - Ongoing Avg. Event Rating (4.8 Stars): The Children's Museum of Phoenix will open its most amazing exhibit ever: The Schuff-Perini Climber, a 37 foot tall, 50 ton, jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring, nothing-like-it-anywhere-else-in-the-world climbing structure. The iconic exhibit is a much-anticipated milestone for the nearly two-year-old museum.
Made of 50 tons of steel, the installation of the Climber began late September, 2009. Since then, visitors have watched the Museum's three-story-high atrium transform from an... | Children's Museum of Phoenix | 05/21/10-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Building BigPresented by Children's Museum of Phoenix at Children's Museum of Phoenix March 11, 2010 - Ongoing The Children's Museum of Phoenix unveiled a new exhibit recently called Building Big. This active, inventive zone highlights one of those favorite childhood activities that we all remember - building forts! Using everyday items like blankets, pillows, crates, pool noodles, and foam planks, children create all sorts of nooks, crannies and secret places: from small snug hiding spots, to large, long, tunnels. The room's centerpiece is a large tree-like structure which children can climb... | Children's Museum of Phoenix | 03/11/10-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
| Best of the West Art Exhibition | Desert Caballeros Western Museum | 05/21/10-
Ongoing | Wickenburg |
All About MePresented by Arizona Science Center at Arizona Science Center September 27, 2010 - Ongoing Arizona Science Center is proud to announce the opening of its newest permanent gallery offering, All About Me, which opens in the Steele Foundation Gallery! Made possible through the $30 million The Future of Education is Science capital and endowment program, this exciting new gallery offers guests a dynamic experience to further inspire, educate and entertain people of all ages about science!
All About Me explores the complexities of the human body, showcase a new,... | Arizona Science Center | 09/27/10-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Choices and Change: American Indian Artists in the SouthwestPresented by Heard Museum North Scottsdale at Heard Museum North Scottsdale September 1, 2011 - Ongoing Change is an underlying premise of American Indian art that is often overlooked. In this exhibition, art is clearly shown to be the bridge between a past rich in tradition and a dynamic, ever-changing current and future culture. See jewelry, sculpture, pottery and paintings from the Heard's collection that exemplify the innovations and the vast differences in the artists' personal creations.
| Heard Museum North Scottsdale | 09/01/11-
Ongoing | Scottsdale |
The Finley Boys: Arizona's Royal Family of RodeoPresented by Tempe History Museum at Tempe History Museum April 18, 2011 - Ongoing The Finley Boys: Arizona's Royal Family of Rodeo tells the story of three brothers from a local ranching family who grew up to be national rodeo stars from the 1930s through the 1950s. Learn about the Finleys and the history of rodeo through displays and interactive elements that will appeal to all ages. The exhibit is open through 2011. | Tempe History Museum | 04/18/11-
Ongoing | Tempe |
SomeplacePresented by Children's Museum of Phoenix at Children's Museum of Phoenix November 25, 2011 - Ongoing Someplace where make-believe creations reside, is scheduled to open to the general public last November 25 at the Children's Museum of Phoenix. This is the Museum's first new exhibit opening since the grand opening of their one-of-a-kind climbing structure, the Schuff-Perini Climber, in May, 2010.
The exhibit is created by the Museum's artist-in-residence Pete Goldsmith and the Museum's Exhibits Team. The artist-in residence program is made possible through grants received... | Children's Museum of Phoenix | 11/25/11-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Beyond Geronimo: The Apache ExperiencePresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum February 11, 2012 - Ongoing The name "Geronimo" has become known internationally as both the name of a legendary Apache leader and as a synonym for anything "Apache." Common stereotypes relating to Geronimo have persisted in hundreds of books and television and movie scripts. Beyond Geronimo examines the celebrity attached to Geronimo, and the resulting misrepresentations of Apache culture and heritage that followed the intense media attention focused on one man and his battle with the U.S. government. Beyond... | Heard Museum | 02/11/12-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Elegance From Earth: Hopi PotteryPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum March 24, 2012 - Ongoing This exhibit features families of Hopi potters, who often learn pottery techniques from elders and share designs. These superlative artists truly create elegance from earth. Potters with artworks on display in the exhibit include Nampeyo, Helen Naha and Joy Navasie, among others.
Peabody Energy, the world's largest private-sector coal company, has come on board as sponsor for the new exhibition, Elegance From Earth: Hopi Pottery, which opens at the Heard Museum on March 24 and... | Heard Museum | 03/24/12-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
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