Upcoming Events at Arizona State Museum

Current and Upcoming Exhibits

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Care of Baskets Lecture and Workshop (3 spaces remaining in workshop). To complement the Circles of Life exhibition currently on view at ASM, museum conservators will share information on how to care for, store, and display baskets in your own collection in this two-part program: (1) a free, illustrated lecture at 11:00 am will discuss how different plant materials and technologies impact the durability and care of basketry (limited to 40); (2) a hands-on workshop at 1:00 p.m. will expand on the information in the lecture and demonstrate the methods used by museums to clean basketry surfaces, support them while on display, and provide protection during storage ($20/person, limited to 20). Attendees are encouraged to bring a basket from their personal collection. Registration required for both parts of the program. Contact 520-626-8381 or dfl@email.arizona.edu to register. http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/index.shtml

Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, 2009

Very Nearly Annual Discount Benefit Booksale, 10 am-4 pm. Save 40-70% on UA Press remainders and first-quality NEW books: visual arts, humanities, poetry, ethnology, Southwest studies, world archaeology, anthropology, cooking, lifestyle, architecture, and children's books. ASM members admitted one hour early on Friday for best selection! http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/index.shtml

April 24, 2009

Day trip to Basha Gallery in Chandler AZ Exclusively for Friends of the ASM Collections! Friends are invited to THE ZELMA BASHA SALMERI GALLERY OF WESTERN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN ART for a 10:30 AM special, guided tour. A complimentary buffet lunch provided by Basha's Gourmet Corporate Kitchen in the adjacent corporate center at noon. Following lunch, there will be a Q&A period for those interested and who do not have to depart right away. See more information on the gallery at http://www.bashas.com/gallery/index.php. There is no fee for this excursion. Participants are asked to drive/carpool themselves. Limited to 60 persons. Please RSVP no later than April 17. Contact 520-626-8381 or dfl@email.arizona.edu to sign up. http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/index.shtml

May 6-8, 2009

Annual Trip for the Friends of the ASM Collections: Apache Country. Exclusively for Friends of the ASM Collections! Travel to Apache Country in a luxurious motor coach. Features include the San Carlos Apache Cultural Center, Fort Apache Cultural Center, expertly guided tours of Kinishba, Besh-Ba-Gowah and Gila Pueblo archaeological sites, catered traditional lunches, accommodations at Hon Dah Casino and Resort. $360 per person. 26 minimum/40 maximum. Contact 520-626-8381 or dfl@email.arizona.edu to sign up. http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/index.shtml

July 27-31, 2009

Archaeology Summer Camp for Adults (3 spaces remaining) Arizona State Museum's Homol'ovi Research Program has been excavating and researching ancestral Hopi sites near Winslow AZ since 1984. Join ASM archaeologists Chuck Adams and Rich Lange as they launch into a three-year process of analyzing excavated objects from the two largest villages - Homol'ovi I and Homol'ovi II. Through hands-on work in air-conditioned comfort, you will learn to identify, sort, and analyze prehistoric Hopi material culture dating from AD 1300 and earlier. Lectures and tours round out your week-long experience. All work is conducted indoors. Please note:
the lab is not ADA accessible. http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/archcamp/index.shtml

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June 25-28, 2009

Mata Ortiz & Paquime Learning Expedition. Meet famed potters and buy ceramics directly from them, enjoy ceramic-making demonstrations, explore cliff dwellings of the Sierra Madres, tour the Museo de las Culturas del Norte, visit early terraced hillside villages, shop local galleries. See http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/tours.shtml for complete itinerary.

Oct 26-30, 2009

Unlocking the Secrets of the Salado Learning Expedition. Since the 1920s archaeologists have grappled with ways to explain the dramatic changes that rippled across central and southern Arizona during the A.D. 1200s and 1300s. Explanations have focused on migration, economic alliances, and cults. Join ASM archaeologist Patrick Lyons on guided tours of the sites at the center of this controversy, many of which cannot be visited without special permission. Your learning expedition will also include behind-the-scenes tours of the ASM collections originally used to define the Salado phenomenon and those of the Amerind Foundation Museum and the Jack and Vera Mills Collection at Eastern Arizona College. See http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/tours.shtml for complete itinerary.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Southern Arizona's Ranching Heritage Learning Expedition. Travel with ASM ethnohistorians Diana Hadley, Michael Brescia, and Dale. Brenneman and guest scholar, restoration ecologist Conor Flynn, for a day-long exploration of southern Arizona's ranching heritage. Visit four historic sites (Empire Ranch, Babocómari Ranch, Audubon-Whittell Research Ranch, WildEarth Guardians' State Land Restoration Project) and learn about the history of cattle ranching in southern Arizona, current efforts to preserve our ranching heritage, and the implementation of new methods to nmaintain/restore healthy ecological function to grasslands and watersheds. See http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/tours.shtml for complete itinerary.

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March 9-11, 2010

CASA GRANDE TO CABORCA: 12,000 Years of Arizona/Sonora History The people living in the Sonoran Desert regions known today as the states of Arizona and Sonora have been linked since prehistoric times. Political maps and boundaries notwithstanding, trade, commerce, culture, technology, religion, language, and migration were just as immediate and important 12,000 years ago as they are today. ASM archaeologist James Watson and ethnohistorian Michael Brescia take you on a three-day expedition through northern Sonora to explore key places that reveal how prehistoric, historic and contemporary inhabitants created their dynamic and intertwined histories with the inhabitants of southern Arizona over the last dozen millennia. You may be surprised to find how those histories are inextricably linked. From mammoth remains containing spear points to European exploration and settlement, cultural impacts of the Gadsden Purchase and Mexican Revolution, and ecological implications of cattle ranching and copper mining, the joint histories of Arizona and Sonora reveal many links and interdependencies. Join ASM experts as they take you on this unique journey through Sonoran Desert history! See http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/tours.shtml for complete itinerary.

June 3-13, 2010

TUCSON, TULA & TLAXCALA: 4,000 Years of Cultural Interaction Discover the roots of American Southwest cultures by exploring and comparing those of central Mexico from the Precolumbian to the present day. With museum archaeologists and historians, you will trace 2,000 miles and 4,000 years of mutually enriching contact, interaction and exchange. Based in Mexico City, your ten-day adventure features expertly guided exploration of the cities of Puebla and Tlaxcala; major archaeological sites such as Teotihuacan and Tula; cathedrals, open-air markets, palaces, monasteries, and museums - all emphasizing the connections between central Mexico and the American Southwest.  Experience and enjoy all the wonderful cultural, artistic, and culinary traditions that tie the regions and people together. See http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/tours.shtml for complete itinerary.

Please note that due to state budget cuts, ASM is now closed on Sundays. Arizona State Museum is located just inside the University of Arizona's Main Gate at Park Ave and University Blvd / 1013 E University Blvd / Tucson / (520) 621-6302 / http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/

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