Arizona State Museum
Arizona State Museum offers many opportunities to experience the vibrant and enduring Native cultures of the region through content-rich exhibits, dynamic docent tours, engaging programs, exciting travel tours, hands-on workshops, a research library, and an educational museum store.
Established in 1893, Arizona State Museum is:
- The oldest and largest anthropology museum in the Southwest
- One of the original research units established at the University of Arizona
- Curator of more than 3 million catalogued objects
- The largest and busiest state-run archaeological repository in the nation
- Home of the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of Southwest Indian pottery, designated an American Treasure (22,000 whole vessels dating back 2,000 years)
- Home of the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of American Indian basketry, designated an American Treasure (25, 000 woven objects dating back 8,000 years)
- Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums
- An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution
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