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January 25 @ 4:29 am
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Easton Collection Center Tour
Easton Collection Center Tour
Join MNA docents for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum of Northern Arizona’s collections inside the Platinum LEED certified, architectural masterpiece Easton Collection Center. Home to more than 800,000 objects, the ECC tour will enhance visitors’ understanding of the Native cultures of the Colorado Plateau and MNA’s role in research and conservation. 3:00 – 4:00 PM. $15 Non-members $10 ...
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African Americans and the Arizona Lumber Industry
African Americans and the Arizona Lumber Industry
U.S. Forest Service Archaeologist Margaret Hangan will present on a fascinating aspect of Arizona history - the diaspora of skilled African American workers from the lumber towns of the South to Arizona starting in the 1920s. Creating rich diversity in Flagstaff and throughout Arizona, African Americans' contributions to the region began with the lumber boom. ...
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Monday Spring Break Activity with the Arizona Science Center
Monday Spring Break Activity with the Arizona Science Center
1:00 - 2:30 in the Museum of Northern Arizona's Branigar Chase Discovery Center Auditorium. The Arizona Science Center will share their Science on Wheels program with Flagstaff for Monday's kickoff of the Museum's Spring Break Week. Build a tower, make a binary code bracelet, explore the planets, decorate a cactus, and more! These family STEM ...
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Tuesday Spring Break Activity — Poetry Maps Zine Making
Tuesday Spring Break Activity — Poetry Maps Zine Making
1:00 - 2:30 in the Museum of Northern Arizona's Branigar Chase Discovery Center Auditorium. Become a writer/publisher! Contribute to and take home a zine about the Colorado Plateau. Zines are non-commercial, self-published booklets typically reproduced in small batches on a copy machine. Zines provide a space to freely express and share art, words, and thoughts. ...
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Wednesday Spring Break Activity — Amazing Animal Bones!
Wednesday Spring Break Activity — Amazing Animal Bones!
1:00 – 2:30 in the Museum of Northern Arizona’s Branigar Chase Discovery Center Auditorium. Learn all about how archaeologists identify and clean animal bones! Explore different stations to learn about animal anatomy, guess animal skeletons, clean bones, and get a better look at all different kinds of teeth, shell, and bone. End the day by ...
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Thursday Spring Break Activity — Fossil Mania!
Thursday Spring Break Activity — Fossil Mania!
Program begins promptly at 1:00 at the Museum of Northern Arizona's Research Center Brady Building. All supplies and materials will be provided. Get a behind-the-scenes look at fossils in the Brady Building from extinct animals from the Colorado Plateau, and make your own imprint dinosaur fossil! The Brady Building houses the Museum's paleontology and geology ...
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CANCELED -Friday Spring Break Activity — Incredible Arizona Insects!
CANCELED -Friday Spring Break Activity — Incredible Arizona Insects!
This event is canceled due to heavy snow. Let’s explore the Incredible Insects of Arizona! Everything from the beautiful, shiny green, giant scarab beetle to stunning butterflies and stinky stick bugs will be on display. Learn how to sort and classify and then create your own Incredible Arizona Insect! Admission: Museum members always have free admission. ...
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Glen Canyon Rises Tour
Glen Canyon Rises Tour
Saturday, March 16 3:00 - 5:30 In partnership with Grand Canyon Trust Location: Museum's Branigar Chase Discovery Center Auditorium Join an artist and advocacy tour with writers, musicians, and filmmakers for an intimate, inspirational look at the remarkable ecological recovery that’s currently underway in Glen Canyon, even as climate change and drought drain Lake Powell ...
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Members’ Preview: Horse and Rider – A Southwest Story
Members’ Preview: Horse and Rider – A Southwest Story
New DNA research confirms what Indigenous oral history has long told — that horses were part of life in the Southwest before Spanish colonizers reached the area. The long and strong bond between horse and rider is seen in art from MNA’s collection, including a saddle adorned in stunning silverwork. Friday, March 29, 2024, from ...