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MUSEUMS
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774.
Continuing through September: Un Tesoro de Plata: Spanish Colonial
Silverwork; drawn from works produced in the Viceroyalty of
Peru, the exhibit explores the history and development of the
silversmith's art in Spanish America. Continuing through January
31: Territorial Christmas, a recreation on Christmases
past with antique toys, ornaments, decorated trees and a traditional
Mexican nativity scene. Continuing through February 14: Pieced
Connections: Traditions of Quilting. Continuing: Geronimo
and the Chiricahua Apache Experience, a look at the many misconceptions
and inaccurate portraits of the Apache people. Continuing
through March 1998: Step Right Up: Patent Medicine in the Southwest.
This exhibit will focus on the role of patent medicines from
1870 to 1906, before the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act.
The exhibit looks at the trend toward self-medication to cure
all kinds of ailments, real and imagined, which was facilitated
by a booming mail-order business. Continuing through December
30: Angels of Restoration: San Xavier, a photographic exhibit
of the mission from the AHS collection as well as a collection
of photographs of the restoration work currently underway. Ongoing
exhibits include: Welcome to Tucson, a perspective on the
Orndorff Hotel circa 1900, in which museum visitors become patrons
in the lobby of the Orndroff Hotel from Tucson's Territorial days.
Emergence: The South Park Story, 1940-1950, is a photo
exhibit tracing the development of the South Park neighborhood,
located along Park Avenue south of 22nd Street; and Exploring
1870s Tucson offers a hands-on exhibit for children. Museum
hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to
4 p.m. Sunday.
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702.
The museum offers a daily variety of informative, entertaining
guided tours and walks. Take a Morning Bird Walk at 8:30 a.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays; a Live Animal Interpretation Tour at 8:30,
9:30, 10:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. daily; or a Raptor Interpretation
at 10:30 a.m. daily. Museum hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission is $8.95, $1.75 for kids 12 and under. Group discounts
available. Call 883-2702 for registration and information.
ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM. UA campus, east of University Boulevard
at Park Avenue. 621-6302. The Hohokam: Ancient Farmers of the
Desert, an exhibition on the irrigation systems, jewelry and
ceramics of the early Hohokam people. Paths of Life: American
Indians of the Southwest explores the origins, history and
life today of American Indians in Arizona and Northwest Mexico.
Mexican Masks: Faces of the Fiesta includes 300 colorful
Mexican folk-masks. Ancient Images: Plants and Animals of the
Prehistoric Southwest, featuring more than 100 examples of
plants and animals in prehistoric art. Museum hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday, and admission is free.
FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER. UA campus. 621-STAR. Flandrau
celebrates the season with Holidays in Light, featuring
Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa music, at 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, and 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through January
2; and 'Tis The Season, a multicultural planetarium show
exploring the many religious, historical and cultural customs
of the season, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday,
and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, through January 2. Continuing
at the museum are: Under Arizona Skies at 1:30 p.m. Sunday;
and The Dinosaur Chronicles at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Also check out KFMA Laser Electronica, Flandrau's newest
laser-light show. Call 621-STAR for information.
FORT LOWELL MUSEUM. 2900 N. Craycroft Road. 885-3832. On
permanent display: The View From The Barracks, a photographic
exhibit allowing a look at the daily life of enlisted men in the
garrisons of the Southwest. And Surgeons, Scalpels and Malaria,
a photographic exhibit documenting army medicine during the Apache
Wars.
PIMA AIR MUSEUM. 6000 E. Valencia Road. 574-9658. On display
are 185 military, commercial, and civilian aircraft, including
a full-scale mock-up of Kitty Hawk, a presidential plane used
by news media and JFK during the 1960s, numerous photos, air and
space uniforms and memorabilia. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with
last admittance at 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors
and military and $3 for children ages 10 to 17. Free for aviation
buffs under 10.
TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. Visit
Wee World, created especially for kids ages 5 and under.
This unique exhibit contains many fun and colorful places for
young children to crawl and climb through. Make a lucky dragon,
a pine-cone turkey, or craft a luminaria light at Saturday
Artworks from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a different theme
each Saturday. Have fun with volcanoes at Sunday Science from
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Enjoy storytelling galore with Teens 'N Tots:
Literature, Learning, and Fun at 11 a.m. Saturdays, and 1
and 2 p.m. Sundays. Museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is $3 for kids, $5 for adults and $4 for seniors.
During the After School Special, admission is just $2 per
person, and the third Sunday of every month is free for all! Call
792-9985 for information.
DOCENT CALL. The Tucson Children's Museum is having a Docent
Training on January 12, 13, 19 and 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each
day. If you enjoy children and helping them learn new things,
this is the place for you! Call Mary Lynn at 792-9985, ext. 102,
for informaiton.
VETERANS MUSEUM. MarketPlace USA. 3750 E. Irvington Road.
740-9429. Displays depict contributions made by area veterans.
Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Volunteer docents
needed.
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