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Museum of Northern Arizona
Comment on Facebook 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
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.
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01/02/12- Ongoing |
Museum of Northern Arizona Tours
Museum of Northern Arizona
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...
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10/01/11- 08/05/12 |
Grand Archaeology: Excavation and Discovery Along the Colorado River
Museum of Northern Arizona
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...
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10/02/09- Ongoing |
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...
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06/10/09- Ongoing |
Fine Arts - Permanent Exhibit
Museum of Northern Arizona
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.
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06/10/09- Ongoing |
Anthropology - Permanent Exhibit
Museum of Northern Arizona
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...
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Upcoming Events
05/26/12- 05/27/12 |
22nd Annual Zuni Festival
Museum of Northern Arizona
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...
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06/16/12- 06/17/12 |
6th Annual Summer Gala Weekend
Museum of Northern Arizona
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.
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06/30/12- 07/01/12 |
79th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture
Museum of Northern Arizona
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.
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Heritage Program Film Series
Museum of Northern Arizona
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.
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08/04/12- 08/05/12 |
63rd Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture: A Walk in Beauty
Museum of Northern Arizona
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.
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| 09/01/12 |
Heritage Program Film Series
Museum of Northern Arizona
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...
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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
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.
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| 06/23/13 |
Summer Navajo Rug Auction
Museum of Northern Arizona
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 &
Upcoming Events
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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
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.
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01/02/12- Ongoing |
Museum of Northern Arizona Tours
Museum of Northern Arizona
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...
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10/01/11- 08/05/12 |
Grand Archaeology: Excavation and Discovery Along the Colorado River
Museum of Northern Arizona
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...
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10/02/09- Ongoing |
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
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
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...
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-
Upcoming Events
05/26/12- 05/27/12 |
22nd Annual Zuni Festival
Museum of Northern Arizona
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...
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06/16/12- 06/17/12 |
6th Annual Summer Gala Weekend
Museum of Northern Arizona
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.
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06/30/12- 07/01/12 |
79th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture
Museum of Northern Arizona
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.
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| 07/07/12 |
Heritage Program Film Series
Museum of Northern Arizona
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
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.
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| 09/01/12 |
Heritage Program Film Series
Museum of Northern Arizona
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...
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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
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.
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| 06/23/13 |
Summer Navajo Rug Auction
Museum of Northern Arizona
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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