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Some facts about the Arizona Museum of Natural History. Owned and operated by the City of Mesa; Founded 1977; Over 1 million visitors since 2000; 60,000 objects of natural history, anthropology, history & art; 10,000 historic photographs; Cares for Sirrine House, 1896 home of Joel Sirrine on Center Street
Arizona Museum of Natural History. 374 reviews. #6 of 127 things to do in Mesa. Speciality Museums. Closed now. 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. Stand under a towering dinosaur or mammoth, pan for gold, experience a flash flood roaring down Dinosaur Mountain, or the rumble of an active volcano, and so much more.
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- Arizona Through Time
- Native Cultures of Western North America
- Athapascan Way
Voyage through the timeline of the cosmos and discover major events in the history of planet Earth. Get up close and touch meteorites, including a piece of the Canyon Diablo Meteorite that formed Arizona’s Meteor Crater over 50,000 years ago.
From the origins of the universe, take a walk through time in this exhibit as it chronicles the formation of rocks and minerals to the origins of life. Explore Paleozoic seas, view skeletons of mammal-like reptiles, learn about the Triassic inhabitants of northern Arizona’s petrified forests, dive into Cretaceous seas that once covered parts of the...
Explore the traditions, cultures and lifestyles of dozens of Native American peoples from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, from Alaska to Mexico, as told through objects of material culture and artwork. View textiles, ceramics, leatherwork and other items from Southwest peoples such as the Navajo, Apache, Hopi, O’odham, and Hualapai, lea...
Delve deeper into Native American cultures as you learn more about the Navajo and Apache as they entered the Southwest from northwestern North America perhaps as early as A.D. 1400. Here, view artifacts such as Apache hoops and traditional Gaan dance attire, a Navajo rug, and historical photographs.
Website. http://arizonamuseumofnaturalhistory.org/. The Arizona Museum of Natural History (originally the Mesa Southwest Museum) located in Mesa, Arizona, is the only natural history museum in the greater Phoenix area. It exhibits the natural and cultural history of the Southwestern United States .
Dinosaur Hall. Print Feedback. Share & Bookmark. Font Size: + - Dinosaur Hall is filled with examples of these magnificent creatures from throughout their history. Today dinosaurs are often seen as symbols of evolutionary failure after all, aren't they extinct?
Share & Bookmark. Font Size: + - Current/Rotating Exhibitions. Cultures of the Ancient Americas. Cretaceous Seas. Previous Exhibitions. Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents. They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below. Information about exhibitions at the AzMNH.
