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Museum of Northern Arizona

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Don't be fooled by the small stature of this museum - it houses an astounding collection of exhibits focusing on the area's anthropology, biology, geology, and art. Visitors will find artifacts and exhibits focusing on regional Native American tribes, outdoor exhibits of local plants and wildlife, and even a life-size skeletal model of Dilophosaurus, a dinosaur that once roamed northern Arizona.

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    Museum of Northern Arizona

    3101 North Fort Valley Road
    Flagstaff, AZ 86001

    Phone: (928) 774-5213   |   Fax: 9287791527   |   Email   |  

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  • • Current Events

      02/11/12- 05/28/12	Shadows on the Mesa: Paintings of the New West Museum of Northern Arizona Shadows on the Mesa: Paintings of the New West Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona February 11-May 28, 2012 A remote guest ranch south of Monument Valley was established in 1910 by John and Louisa Wetherill, and their partner Clyde Colville. Their business began the development of the town of Kayenta, Arizona and attracted a veritable who's who of prominent early twentieth century artists working on the Colorado Plateau who believed the land and people of northern Arizona had a profound influence on their work.
      01/02/12- Ongoing	Museum of Northern Arizona Tours Museum of Northern Arizona Museum of Northern Arizona Tours Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona January 2, 2012 - Ongoing The Museum of Northern Arizona is an ideal introduction for your group to the arts, cultures, and sciences of the Colorado Plateau - the 130,000 square-mile area encompassing the four-corners region of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, including the Grand Canyon. Docent-led programs, workshops and puppet shows are available to showcase the archaeology of the Colorado Plateau, contemporary local Native American cultures, and the unparalleled geology and biology of the area. The...
      10/01/11- 08/05/12	Grand Archaeology: Excavation and Discovery Along the Colorado River Museum of Northern Arizona Grand Archaeology: Excavation and Discovery Along the Colorado River Presented by Flagstaff Festival of Science at Museum of Northern Arizona October 1, 2011-August 5, 2012 Between 2006 and 2009, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) completed the largest excavation and research project in Grand Canyon National Park in nearly 40 years. Nine sites along the Colorado River at the Canyon bottom were investigated, revealing important stories about the lives of prehistoric peoples who made the Grand Canyon their home. This new exhibit, Grand Archaeology: Excavation and Discovery along the Colorado River is sponsored by Grand...
      10/02/09- Ongoing	Museum of Northern Arizona Museum of Northern Arizona Museum of Northern Arizona Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona October 2, 2009 - Ongoing The mission of the Museum of Northern Arizona is to inspire a sense of love and responsibility for the beauty and diversity of the Colorado Plateau through collecting, studying, interpreting, and preserving the region’s natural and cultural heritage. The Museum reaffirms the core tenets of the mission established by the founders in 1928: Research – “to increase knowledge of science and art” Collections – “to collect and preserve...
      06/10/09- Ongoing	Fine Arts - Permanent Exhibit Museum of Northern Arizona Fine Arts - Permanent Exhibit Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 10, 2009 - Ongoing Guests can find exemplary fine arts of the region at the Lockett Fine Arts Gallery. This gallery and the Chase Gallery also highlight some of the Museum's own outstanding collection of easel art and sculpture.
      06/10/09- Ongoing	Anthropology - Permanent Exhibit Museum of Northern Arizona Anthropology - Permanent Exhibit Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 10, 2009 - Ongoing Many visitors to the Grand Canyon and the northern Arizona region are interested in the unique cultures, such as the Hopi, Navajo, Zuni and other Native American tribes that live on the Colorado Plateau. The Museum's award-winning permanent anthropology exhibit, Native Peoples of the Colorado Plateau, documents 12,000 years of occupation in the region. The Ethnology Gallery enlightens visitors about the daily lives of tribes today, many of whom balance traditional lifestyles with jobs and...

  • • Upcoming Events

      05/26/12- 05/27/12	22nd Annual Zuni Festival Museum of Northern Arizona 22nd Annual Zuni Festival Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona May 26-May 27, 2012 The A:shiwi or Zuni people, share Zuni language, lifeways, traditional music, and dances. Artists, performers and educators travel from Zuni, New Mexico, an integral part of the cultural landscape of the Colorado Plateau, to share their art and culture. Enjoy the Nawetsa Family Dancers who perform traditional Zuni dances, and music from the Zuni Pueblo Band. Learn about the importance of art and cultural place-names in the perpetuation of traditional identity. Meet and buy directly from Zuni...
      06/16/12- 06/17/12	6th Annual Summer Gala Weekend Museum of Northern Arizona 6th Annual Summer Gala Weekend Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 16-June 17, 2012 Saturday June 16: Gala Dinner,Exhibit Preview and Auction. June 17: Exhibit Opening curator's talk and auction.
      06/30/12- 07/01/12	79th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona 79th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 30-July 1, 2012 A Fourth of July tradition since the 1930s, award-winning Hopi artists from the twelve Hopi villages bring the mesas to Flagstaff. Add map of Hopi The unique work of carvers, painters, jewelers, potters, quilters, and basket and textile weavers fill the more than 65 artists' booths. Enjoy cultural presentations, storytelling, music, and dances that fill the Museum grounds during the Fourth of July weekend.
      07/07/12	Heritage Program Film Series Museum of Northern Arizona Heritage Program Film Series Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona July 7, 2012 Historic and home film footage from 1973 is from the American Indian Film Gallery, a web-based archive of films long buried in obscure vaults, unused and forgotten. The AIFG is a dynamic compilation of motion pictures about the original peoples of North and South America.
      08/04/12- 08/05/12	63rd Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture: A Walk in Beauty Museum of Northern Arizona 63rd Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture: A Walk in Beauty Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona August 4-August 5, 2012 Weavers and potters work side by side with jewelers and filmmakers during this colorful and exciting summer festival. More than 100 of the finest Dine artists display and demonstrate their innovative expressions of traditional art forms. Meet award winning painters and renowned weavers. Enjoy hoop and social dances, and traditional and modern Native music with the Pollen Trail Dancers and Blackfire.
      09/01/12	Heritage Program Film Series Museum of Northern Arizona Heritage Program Film Series Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona September 1, 2012 Award-winning film The Return of Navajo Boy tells the story of a reunited Navajo family and a federal investigation into uranium contamination. Set in the stunning landscape of Utah's Monument Valley, this unforgettable documentary chronicles the extraordinary saga of how a rediscovered 1950s silent film reel leads to the return of a long-lost brother to his Navajo family. John Wayne Cly, adopted by Anglo missionaries, discovers his lost heritage and travels to Utah for an emotional...
      10/27/12- 10/28/12	9th Annual Celebraciones de la Gente: A Lively Celebration of the Day of the Dead Museum of Northern Arizona 9th Annual Celebraciones de la Gente: A Lively Celebration of the Day of the Dead Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona October 27-October 28, 2012 The Museum comes to life for Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, an ancient Mesoamerican holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America, and the Southwest. More than a dozen Flagstaff families create ofrendas to display in the Museum's courtyard. Learn about Day of the Dead traditions and the role of Hispanics in northern Arizona's history.
      06/23/13	Summer Navajo Rug Auction Museum of Northern Arizona Summer Navajo Rug Auction Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 23, 2013 In collaboration with Flagstaff Cultural Partners (FCP), the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) will host the summer Navajo Rug Auction at the Museum of Northern Arizona. The auction will feature over 200 vintage and contemporary Navajo weavings from artists, consigners, and the R. B. Burnham & Co. Trading Post. Rug styles being auctioned include Two Grey Hills, Ganado, Teec Nos Pos, Ye'ii, Pictorial, Wide Ruins, Storm, Sandpainting, and Eyedazzler.

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  • Current Events

    02/11/12- 05/28/12	Shadows on the Mesa: Paintings of the New West Museum of Northern Arizona Shadows on the Mesa: Paintings of the New West Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona February 11-May 28, 2012 A remote guest ranch south of Monument Valley was established in 1910 by John and Louisa Wetherill, and their partner Clyde Colville. Their business began the development of the town of Kayenta, Arizona and attracted a veritable who's who of prominent early twentieth century artists working on the Colorado Plateau who believed the land and people of northern Arizona had a profound influence on their work.
    01/02/12- Ongoing	Museum of Northern Arizona Tours Museum of Northern Arizona Museum of Northern Arizona Tours Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona January 2, 2012 - Ongoing The Museum of Northern Arizona is an ideal introduction for your group to the arts, cultures, and sciences of the Colorado Plateau - the 130,000 square-mile area encompassing the four-corners region of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, including the Grand Canyon. Docent-led programs, workshops and puppet shows are available to showcase the archaeology of the Colorado Plateau, contemporary local Native American cultures, and the unparalleled geology and biology of the area. The...
    10/01/11- 08/05/12	Grand Archaeology: Excavation and Discovery Along the Colorado River Museum of Northern Arizona Grand Archaeology: Excavation and Discovery Along the Colorado River Presented by Flagstaff Festival of Science at Museum of Northern Arizona October 1, 2011-August 5, 2012 Between 2006 and 2009, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) completed the largest excavation and research project in Grand Canyon National Park in nearly 40 years. Nine sites along the Colorado River at the Canyon bottom were investigated, revealing important stories about the lives of prehistoric peoples who made the Grand Canyon their home. This new exhibit, Grand Archaeology: Excavation and Discovery along the Colorado River is sponsored by Grand...
    10/02/09- Ongoing	Museum of Northern Arizona Museum of Northern Arizona Museum of Northern Arizona Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona October 2, 2009 - Ongoing The mission of the Museum of Northern Arizona is to inspire a sense of love and responsibility for the beauty and diversity of the Colorado Plateau through collecting, studying, interpreting, and preserving the region’s natural and cultural heritage. The Museum reaffirms the core tenets of the mission established by the founders in 1928: Research – “to increase knowledge of science and art” Collections – “to collect and preserve...
    06/10/09- Ongoing	Fine Arts - Permanent Exhibit Museum of Northern Arizona Fine Arts - Permanent Exhibit Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 10, 2009 - Ongoing Guests can find exemplary fine arts of the region at the Lockett Fine Arts Gallery. This gallery and the Chase Gallery also highlight some of the Museum's own outstanding collection of easel art and sculpture.
    06/10/09- Ongoing	Anthropology - Permanent Exhibit Museum of Northern Arizona Anthropology - Permanent Exhibit Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 10, 2009 - Ongoing Many visitors to the Grand Canyon and the northern Arizona region are interested in the unique cultures, such as the Hopi, Navajo, Zuni and other Native American tribes that live on the Colorado Plateau. The Museum's award-winning permanent anthropology exhibit, Native Peoples of the Colorado Plateau, documents 12,000 years of occupation in the region. The Ethnology Gallery enlightens visitors about the daily lives of tribes today, many of whom balance traditional lifestyles with jobs and...

  • Upcoming Events

    05/26/12- 05/27/12	22nd Annual Zuni Festival Museum of Northern Arizona 22nd Annual Zuni Festival Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona May 26-May 27, 2012 The A:shiwi or Zuni people, share Zuni language, lifeways, traditional music, and dances. Artists, performers and educators travel from Zuni, New Mexico, an integral part of the cultural landscape of the Colorado Plateau, to share their art and culture. Enjoy the Nawetsa Family Dancers who perform traditional Zuni dances, and music from the Zuni Pueblo Band. Learn about the importance of art and cultural place-names in the perpetuation of traditional identity. Meet and buy directly from Zuni...
    06/16/12- 06/17/12	6th Annual Summer Gala Weekend Museum of Northern Arizona 6th Annual Summer Gala Weekend Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 16-June 17, 2012 Saturday June 16: Gala Dinner,Exhibit Preview and Auction. June 17: Exhibit Opening curator's talk and auction.
    06/30/12- 07/01/12	79th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona 79th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 30-July 1, 2012 A Fourth of July tradition since the 1930s, award-winning Hopi artists from the twelve Hopi villages bring the mesas to Flagstaff. Add map of Hopi The unique work of carvers, painters, jewelers, potters, quilters, and basket and textile weavers fill the more than 65 artists' booths. Enjoy cultural presentations, storytelling, music, and dances that fill the Museum grounds during the Fourth of July weekend.
    07/07/12	Heritage Program Film Series Museum of Northern Arizona Heritage Program Film Series Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona July 7, 2012 Historic and home film footage from 1973 is from the American Indian Film Gallery, a web-based archive of films long buried in obscure vaults, unused and forgotten. The AIFG is a dynamic compilation of motion pictures about the original peoples of North and South America.
    08/04/12- 08/05/12	63rd Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture: A Walk in Beauty Museum of Northern Arizona 63rd Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture: A Walk in Beauty Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona August 4-August 5, 2012 Weavers and potters work side by side with jewelers and filmmakers during this colorful and exciting summer festival. More than 100 of the finest Dine artists display and demonstrate their innovative expressions of traditional art forms. Meet award winning painters and renowned weavers. Enjoy hoop and social dances, and traditional and modern Native music with the Pollen Trail Dancers and Blackfire.
    09/01/12	Heritage Program Film Series Museum of Northern Arizona Heritage Program Film Series Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona September 1, 2012 Award-winning film The Return of Navajo Boy tells the story of a reunited Navajo family and a federal investigation into uranium contamination. Set in the stunning landscape of Utah's Monument Valley, this unforgettable documentary chronicles the extraordinary saga of how a rediscovered 1950s silent film reel leads to the return of a long-lost brother to his Navajo family. John Wayne Cly, adopted by Anglo missionaries, discovers his lost heritage and travels to Utah for an emotional...
    10/27/12- 10/28/12	9th Annual Celebraciones de la Gente: A Lively Celebration of the Day of the Dead Museum of Northern Arizona 9th Annual Celebraciones de la Gente: A Lively Celebration of the Day of the Dead Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona October 27-October 28, 2012 The Museum comes to life for Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, an ancient Mesoamerican holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America, and the Southwest. More than a dozen Flagstaff families create ofrendas to display in the Museum's courtyard. Learn about Day of the Dead traditions and the role of Hispanics in northern Arizona's history.
    06/23/13	Summer Navajo Rug Auction Museum of Northern Arizona Summer Navajo Rug Auction Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 23, 2013 In collaboration with Flagstaff Cultural Partners (FCP), the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) will host the summer Navajo Rug Auction at the Museum of Northern Arizona. The auction will feature over 200 vintage and contemporary Navajo weavings from artists, consigners, and the R. B. Burnham & Co. Trading Post. Rug styles being auctioned include Two Grey Hills, Ganado, Teec Nos Pos, Ye'ii, Pictorial, Wide Ruins, Storm, Sandpainting, and Eyedazzler.

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  • Past Events

    04/21/12	Parallels and Contrasts of Notable Early Twentieth Century Artists Museum of Northern Arizona
    04/21/12	Heritage Program Film Series Museum of Northern Arizona
    03/24/12	Gunnar Widforss - The Artist and the Myths Museum of Northern Arizona
    12/03/11- 01/16/12	Photographic Journeys: Three Visions Museum of Northern Arizona
    11/06/11	Sunday Brunch with the Dansons Museum of Northern Arizona
    10/29/11- 10/30/11	8th Annual Celebraciones de la Gente Museum of Northern Arizona
    10/14/11- 12/30/11	Discovery 2011 Museum of Northern Arizona
    10/01/11	Yellow Belly Ponderosa Tree Play Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/30/11	Mexican Wolves of the Southwest Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/30/11	Wonders Beyond our Solar System Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/30/11	Grand Archaeology: Excavation and Discovery Along the Colorado River Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/29/11	Spacecraft Illuminates the Dawn of the Solar System Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/28/11	Blasting Bark Beetles Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/27/11	Illuminating Icy Dwarf Planets Museum of Northern Arizona
    08/06/11- 08/07/11	62nd Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona
    08/06/11- 10/09/11	Warriors: Navajo Code Talkers Museum of Northern Arizona
    07/23/11	Of Lines and Layers: A Grand Canyon Authors Symposium Museum of Northern Arizona
    07/02/11- 07/03/11	78th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona
    06/19/11- 09/06/11	Full Measure - The Artistic Legacy of Bruce Aiken Museum of Northern Arizona
    06/11/11	2011 Navajo Rug Auction Museum of Northern Arizona
    05/28/11- 05/29/11	21st Annual Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona
    03/05/11	Archaeology Day Museum of Northern Arizona
    02/26/11- 10/30/11	A:shiwi A:wan Ulohnanne - The Zuni World Museum of Northern Arizona
    12/11/10	Zuni Emergence and Migration History Museum of Northern Arizona
    11/20/10- 02/06/11	Peripheral Vision - New Work by Bremner Benedict and David Politzer Museum of Northern Arizona
    11/13/10	A Celebration of Poetry and Language Museum of Northern Arizona
    10/23/10- 10/24/10	7th Annual Celebraciones de la Gente Museum of Northern Arizona
    10/09/10- 03/27/11	Jake Brookins - Dreams : Realizations : Contemplations : Fantasies Museum of Northern Arizona
    10/01/10	Flagstaff Festival of Science 2010: Pluto and the Kuiper Belt Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/30/10	Flagstaff Festival of Science 2010: The Mozart Effect Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/29/10	Flagstaff Festival of Science 2010: Sustaining the Humpback Chub in the Grand Canyon Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/28/10	Flagstaff Festival of Science 2010: What's New in Sedona's Geology? Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/27/10	Flagstaff Festival of Science 2010: Sustainable Water Systems Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/25/10	Flagstaff Festival of Science 2010: Green Building Tour Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/18/10	Havasupai Ceremonial Dances Museum of Northern Arizona
    08/07/10- 08/08/10	61st Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona
    07/03/10- 07/04/10	77th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona
    06/20/10- 10/31/10	Ed Mell - Paintings of the New West Museum of Northern Arizona
    06/12/10	Lecture: Navajo Rug Weaving, Dying, History and Buying Museum of Northern Arizona
    06/12/10	4th Semi-Annual Navajo Rug Preview Museum of Northern Arizona
    05/29/10- 05/30/10	20th Annual Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona
    05/26/10- 05/29/10	Small Lives/Big Dreams Museum of Northern Arizona
    04/10/10	Journey of the Sacred Clown: A Tribute to Michael Kabotie Museum of Northern Arizona
    03/13/10- 09/12/10	Walking in Harmony: The Life and Work of Lomawywesa, Michael Kabotie Museum of Northern Arizona
    01/10/10- 08/29/10	Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau Museum of Northern Arizona
    11/21/09- 06/01/10	Gunnar Widforss - Painter of the National Parks Museum of Northern Arizona
    10/10/09- 01/10/10	20th Annual Trappings of the American West Museum of Northern Arizona
    06/20/09- 06/21/09	Dedication of Easton Collection Center Museum of Northern Arizona
    06/10/09- 08/30/09	Therizinosaur - Mystery of the Sickle-Claw Dinosaur Museum of Northern Arizona
    06/07/09- 11/01/09	Natural Languages: The Art of Judy Tuwaletstiwa Museum of Northern Arizona
    01/19/09- 04/26/09	I Am the Grand Canyon Museum of Northern Arizona
    12/06/08- 05/26/09	Painted Journeys on the Colorado Plateau Museum of Northern Arizona
    06/22/08- 11/09/08	Merrill Mahaffey - Interior Landscapes of the West, A Fifty-Year Retrospective Museum of Northern Arizona
    09/16/07- 03/29/09	THERIZINOSAUR ? Mystery of the Sickle-Claw Dinosaur Museum of Northern Arizona

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