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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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    06/16/13- 10/13/13	Tony Foster -- Sacred Places: Watercolour Diaries of the American Southwest Museum of Northern Arizona Tony Foster -- Sacred Places: Watercolour Diaries of the American Southwest Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 16-October 13, 2013 For more than twenty-five years, English artist Tony Foster has explored Earth’s wilderness regions with his watercolors. He travels slowly and deliberately, often backpacking on foot, creating his paintings onsite and adding finishing touches at his studio in Cornwall, England. Tony Foster?Sacred Places, Watercolour Diaries from the American Southwest is an exhibit focused on the Colorado Plateau and nearby sites. The exhibit opens at the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) in...
    06/04/13- 08/27/13	Tuesday Afternoons in the Colton Community Garden Museum of Northern Arizona Tuesday Afternoons in the Colton Community Garden Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 4-August 27, 2013 Beginning June 4th, MNA will host Community Garden Hours at the Colton Community Garden, each Tuesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Join us each week as we prepare the beds, sow our seeds, and help our bounty grow. Plots are available now for the 2013 season. For more information please contact Connie Cowan, at 928-774-5211, ext. 216 or ccowan@mna.mus.az.us
    06/01/13- 06/30/13	Weekend Guided Tours in June Museum of Northern Arizona Weekend Guided Tours in June Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 1-June 30, 2013  Weekend Guided Tours in June at the Museum of Northern Arizona Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
    04/08/13- 08/02/13	Discovery Summer Camp Registration Now Open Museum of Northern Arizona Discovery Summer Camp Registration Now Open Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona April 8-August 2, 2013  The Museum of Northern Arizona’s Discovery 2013 Summer Camp registration opens at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 8 to MNA members and on Friday, April 12 to the public. Registration can be linked from the MNA Discovery website page starting on April 8 or April 12 respectively. The Museum of Northern Arizona's Discovery Program is a gateway into the wonders of the Colorado Plateau. Programs for ages 4 through 13 offer a wide variety of experiences that are tailored to each age...
    09/15/12- 08/04/13	Mountain Lion! Museum of Northern Arizona Mountain Lion! Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona September 15, 2012-August 4, 2013 They are known by many names—mountain lion, cougar, puma, ghost cat, and catamount. Solitary hunters near the top of the food chain, they rely on camouflage, superb eyesight, and speed. This exhibit was developed by the Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, with the Colorado Division of Wildlife.

• • Upcoming Events

    06/21/13	Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tour Museum of Northern Arizona Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tour Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 21, 2013 Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tour Friday, June 21, 4 p.m. Visit MNA’s Anthropology Collection. See contemporary and prehistoric American Indian items, hear stories about rare artifacts. Register by Monday, June 17 at ext. 219. Members free, $10 nonmembers.
    06/22/13	Navajo Rug Auction Museum of Northern Arizona Navajo Rug Auction Presented by Flagstaff Cultural Partners at Museum of Northern Arizona June 22, 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. There will be a public...
    06/28/13	Author Talk with Diane Phelps Budden Museum of Northern Arizona Author Talk with Diane Phelps Budden Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 28, 2013 An Afternoon with a Children’s Author Diane Phelps Budden, author of Shade Join the author of Shade, a Story of a Very Smart Raven and The Un-Common Raven to learn more about these incredibly intelligent creatures. Make  your own raven puppet. For families, included with admission.
    06/29/13	Easton Collection Center Public Tour Museum of Northern Arizona Easton Collection Center Public Tour Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 29, 2013 Easton Collection Center Public Tour Saturday, June 29, 2 p.m. Tour MNA’s Platinum LEED Certified building. Meet in Front Lobby. Admission fee + $3 for nonmembers.
    07/06/13- 07/07/13	Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona July 6-July 7, 2013 Celebrate the 80th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture. 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. Taste Hopi...
    08/03/13- 08/04/13	Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona August 3-August 4, 2013 Weavers and potters work side by side with jewelers and filmmakers during this colorful and exciting summer festival. More than 100 of the finest Diné 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. Learn from cultural experts about customs and practices families are using to keep...
    10/26/13- 10/27/13	Celebraciones de la Gente Museum of Northern Arizona Celebraciones de la Gente Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona October 26-October 27, 2013 Celebrate the 10th Annual Celebraciones de la Gente! 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 (altars) to display in the Museum’s courtyard. Learn about Day of the Dead traditions and the role of Hispanics in northern Arizona’s history. Enjoy mariachi music, arts, and storytelling. Learn about migration and the...

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• Current Events

  06/16/13- 10/13/13	Tony Foster -- Sacred Places: Watercolour Diaries of the American Southwest Museum of Northern Arizona Tony Foster -- Sacred Places: Watercolour Diaries of the American Southwest Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 16-October 13, 2013 For more than twenty-five years, English artist Tony Foster has explored Earth’s wilderness regions with his watercolors. He travels slowly and deliberately, often backpacking on foot, creating his paintings onsite and adding finishing touches at his studio in Cornwall, England. Tony Foster?Sacred Places, Watercolour Diaries from the American Southwest is an exhibit focused on the Colorado Plateau and nearby sites. The exhibit opens at the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) in...
  06/04/13- 08/27/13	Tuesday Afternoons in the Colton Community Garden Museum of Northern Arizona Tuesday Afternoons in the Colton Community Garden Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 4-August 27, 2013 Beginning June 4th, MNA will host Community Garden Hours at the Colton Community Garden, each Tuesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Join us each week as we prepare the beds, sow our seeds, and help our bounty grow. Plots are available now for the 2013 season. For more information please contact Connie Cowan, at 928-774-5211, ext. 216 or ccowan@mna.mus.az.us
  06/01/13- 06/30/13	Weekend Guided Tours in June Museum of Northern Arizona Weekend Guided Tours in June Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 1-June 30, 2013  Weekend Guided Tours in June at the Museum of Northern Arizona Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
  04/08/13- 08/02/13	Discovery Summer Camp Registration Now Open Museum of Northern Arizona Discovery Summer Camp Registration Now Open Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona April 8-August 2, 2013  The Museum of Northern Arizona’s Discovery 2013 Summer Camp registration opens at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 8 to MNA members and on Friday, April 12 to the public. Registration can be linked from the MNA Discovery website page starting on April 8 or April 12 respectively. The Museum of Northern Arizona's Discovery Program is a gateway into the wonders of the Colorado Plateau. Programs for ages 4 through 13 offer a wide variety of experiences that are tailored to each age...
  09/15/12- 08/04/13	Mountain Lion! Museum of Northern Arizona Mountain Lion! Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona September 15, 2012-August 4, 2013 They are known by many names—mountain lion, cougar, puma, ghost cat, and catamount. Solitary hunters near the top of the food chain, they rely on camouflage, superb eyesight, and speed. This exhibit was developed by the Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, with the Colorado Division of Wildlife.

• Upcoming Events

  06/21/13	Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tour Museum of Northern Arizona Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tour Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 21, 2013 Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tour Friday, June 21, 4 p.m. Visit MNA’s Anthropology Collection. See contemporary and prehistoric American Indian items, hear stories about rare artifacts. Register by Monday, June 17 at ext. 219. Members free, $10 nonmembers.
  06/22/13	Navajo Rug Auction Museum of Northern Arizona Navajo Rug Auction Presented by Flagstaff Cultural Partners at Museum of Northern Arizona June 22, 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. There will be a public...
  06/28/13	Author Talk with Diane Phelps Budden Museum of Northern Arizona Author Talk with Diane Phelps Budden Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 28, 2013 An Afternoon with a Children’s Author Diane Phelps Budden, author of Shade Join the author of Shade, a Story of a Very Smart Raven and The Un-Common Raven to learn more about these incredibly intelligent creatures. Make  your own raven puppet. For families, included with admission.
  06/29/13	Easton Collection Center Public Tour Museum of Northern Arizona Easton Collection Center Public Tour Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona June 29, 2013 Easton Collection Center Public Tour Saturday, June 29, 2 p.m. Tour MNA’s Platinum LEED Certified building. Meet in Front Lobby. Admission fee + $3 for nonmembers.
  07/06/13- 07/07/13	Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona July 6-July 7, 2013 Celebrate the 80th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture. 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. Taste Hopi...
  08/03/13- 08/04/13	Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona August 3-August 4, 2013 Weavers and potters work side by side with jewelers and filmmakers during this colorful and exciting summer festival. More than 100 of the finest Diné 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. Learn from cultural experts about customs and practices families are using to keep...
  10/26/13- 10/27/13	Celebraciones de la Gente Museum of Northern Arizona Celebraciones de la Gente Presented by Museum of Northern Arizona at Museum of Northern Arizona October 26-October 27, 2013 Celebrate the 10th Annual Celebraciones de la Gente! 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 (altars) to display in the Museum’s courtyard. Learn about Day of the Dead traditions and the role of Hispanics in northern Arizona’s history. Enjoy mariachi music, arts, and storytelling. Learn about migration and the...

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• Past Events

  06/16/13	Into the Wild—Painting Sacred Places Museum of Northern Arizona
  06/12/13	MNA’s Science Cafe Museum of Northern Arizona
  06/08/13	Rio de Flag Nature Trail Guided Walk Museum of Northern Arizona
  05/25/13- 05/26/13	Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona
  04/16/13	Hot Topics Cafe: Navajo Generating Plant Museum of Northern Arizona
  04/14/13	TrekWest: Taking the Wildway Home Museum of Northern Arizona
  04/05/13	Chris Brashear CD Release Party Museum of Northern Arizona
  04/03/13	Hot Topics Cafe: Education: a Public or Private Good? Museum of Northern Arizona
  03/23/13	Run Boy Run CD release party Museum of Northern Arizona
  03/12/13	Hot Topics Cafe: Uranium Mining Around the Grand Canyon Museum of Northern Arizona
  03/06/13	Hot Topics Cafe: Taxes; A Cost Benefit Analysis Museum of Northern Arizona
  02/19/13	Hot Topics Cafe: Colorado River Dams Museum of Northern Arizona
  02/09/13	Discovery 2nd Saturdays Museum of Northern Arizona
  01/12/13	Discovery 2nd Saturdays: Dirt Art Museum of Northern Arizona
  01/09/13	MNA's Science Cafe Museum of Northern Arizona
  11/03/12	Sustainable Building Awards Ceremony Museum of Northern Arizona
  10/27/12- 10/28/12	Celebraciones de la Gente: Day of the Dead Celebration Museum of Northern Arizona
  10/13/12- 12/02/12	Discovery 2012: The Exhibit Museum of Northern Arizona
  10/05/12- 10/07/12	Flagstaff Volcanoes Museum of Northern Arizona
  09/08/12	Discovery 2nd Saturday: Navajo Weaving Museum of Northern Arizona
  09/01/12	Heritage Program Film Series Museum of Northern Arizona
  08/25/12	Spirit in the Pines - Benefit Concert for Women's Shelter Museum of Northern Arizona
  08/11/12	Discovery 2nd Saturday: Songs of the Cowboys Museum of Northern Arizona
  08/04/12- 08/05/12	63rd Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona
  07/07/12	Heritage Program Film Series: How to Make Fry Bread Museum of Northern Arizona
  07/07/12	Heritage Program Film Series: More than Fry Bread Museum of Northern Arizona
  06/30/12- 07/01/12	79th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture Museum of Northern Arizona
  06/17/12- 10/28/12	Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton Exhibit Museum of Northern Arizona
  06/16/12- 06/17/12	6th Annual Summer Gala Weekend Museum of Northern Arizona
  05/26/12- 05/27/12	22nd Annual Zuni Festival Museum of Northern Arizona
  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
  02/11/12- 05/28/12	Shadows on the Mesa: Paintings of the New West 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
  10/01/11- 08/05/12	Grand Archaeology: Excavation and Discovery Along the Colorado River 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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