Tucson: Arizona State Museum
The Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona, Tucson
 New Exhibition: Set in Stone: 2000 Years of Gem and Mineral Trade in the Southwest
Through February 2010
Arizona State Museum’s (ASM) newest exhibition “Set in Stone: 2000 Years of Gem and Mineral Trade in the Southwest” brings this long history to light, featuring 300 objects and audio-visual displays. This exhibition will run through Feb 2010. Read more...
The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show has grown enormously over the years along with its impact on the local economy. But the lure of the minerals beneath our soil has generated trade for much longer than that. Gems, minerals, copper, and even sea shells and other exotic goods have been carried across the Southwest along well-established and well-worn routes for more than 2000 years.
Image courtesy Arizona State Museum/Jannelle Weakly, photographer
Community Group helps museum fill gaps
(University of Arizona, Tucson) Everyone needs friends. You can never have too many. That’s especially true when you’re an inadequately funded state institution. Arizona State Museum (ASM) has recently formed a group called the Friends of the ASM Collections. A sub-set of the museum’s general membership, folks who join the Friends work together to promote and strengthen the museum’s world-class collections.
"The ethnological collections at ASM are indeed world class," notes curator Diane Dittemore. "However, for as long as I have been here we’ve been frustrated at our inability to actively collect important historic and contemporary works because we do not have a regular acquisitions budget. Friends of the ASM Collections has opened up a whole new world for us." Continue reading...
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Arizona State Museum (ASM)
1013 E. University Boulevard.
Tucson, AZ 85721-0026
(520) 626-8381
FAX (520) 621-2976
Arizona State Museum is located just inside the Main Gate at Park Avenue and University Boulevard on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson.
For events and programs sponsored by the Friends of the ASM Collections, and to join up, log on to AZ State Museum Home Page or call 520-626-8381.
For more information about Arizona State Museum in general, log on to www.statemuseum.arizona.edu or call 520-621-6302.
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Book of Answers (Paperback)
by David Wentworth Lazaroff (Author)
The 200,000 or so people who stroll through Tucson's Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum each year bring with them many questions: What is a desert? How is it that gophers and rattlesnakes can live in the same hole? How can I stop Gila woodpeckers from whittling down my house? If I find a desert tortoise, can I make it a pet? David Lazaroff, a biologist and writer, answers these and dozens more questions in this entertaining, intelligent book, which belongs on every Southwesterner's bookshelf. --Gregory McNamee
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
Insiders' Guide to Tucson, 5th (Insiders' Guide Series) (Paperback)
by Mary Paganelli Votto (Author)
Highlighting the city's Spanish and Native American traditions, this guide details the infinite opportunities available for locals and residents alike to enjoy Tucson's arts, history, and natural heritage. With sections on relocation, neighborhoods, and retirement as well as restaurants, lodging, and attractions, this guide is perfect for both the newcomer and tourist. Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Globe Pequot; 5.00 edition (November 1, 2006)
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