Downtown Tucsonan - July/August 2008 - (Page 30) Museums Photos by Jannelle Weakly, courtesy Arizona State Museum “bat bowl:” mimbres black on white, c. ad 1100-1150. a n t o n i o t u ro k , e l c i rc o/t h e c i rc u s , san cristobal de las casas, chiapas, 1978, at the tucson museum of art. of flesh, form and matter: a r i s t i d e m a i l l o l , m o n u m e n t á d e b u s s y, 1 9 3 0 [in foreground] bronze g i f t o f e d w a r d j . g a l l a g h e r, j r. ua museum of art 1978.005.001 ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM DOWNTOWN ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 140 N. Stone Ave., 770-1473. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am to 4pm. Admission: children under 12, free. Students 12-18 years of age and seniors (60+) $2; Adults, $3. 949 E. 2nd St., 628-5774, www.ArizonaHistoricalSociety.org. Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10am to 4pm. Admission: children under 12, free. Students 12-18 years of age and seniors (60+) $4; Adults $5. Admission is free on every first Saturday. Exhibits exploring the Southwest include “Rio Viejo/Rio Nuevo: Uncovering Tucson’s Past.” PIMA COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME THE POSTAL HISTORY FOUNDATION 110 S. Church Ave. #6120, 406-0742. Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10am to 2pm. The multi-sport museums preserves various sports and legacies of Tucson from the past 100 years. 920 N. 1st Ave., 623-6652, www.PostalHistoryFoundation.org. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am to 3pm. Admission: Free. Mining and Ghost Towns of Arizona. Experience Arizona mining and ghost towns and learn about the original fourteen counties in the State through postage stamps and historical postal material. Letters with unique postmarks, photographs, stories and more are included in this free exhibit. ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM UA Campus, 1013 E. University Blvd., 626-8381, www.StateMuseum.Arizona.edu. Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Sunday, 12pm to 5pm; Admission: Free. Set In Stone: 2000 Years Of Gem And Mineral Trade In The Southwest. Gems, minerals, copper and even sea shells and other exotic goods have been carried across the Southwest along well-established and well-worn routes for more than 2000 years. Through February 2010. The Pottery Project features 20,000+ whole vessels; a collection of Southwest Indian pottery is the world’s largest and most comprehensive. PRESIDIO SAN AGUSTíN DEL TUCSON Corner Church Avenue and Washington Street, 884-4214 or 884-4376, www. TucsonPresidioTrust.org. Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 9:00am to 4:30pm. Admission: Free. The rebuilt half-acre of adobe-brick pays homage to the Presidio that emerged on that spot from 1776 to 1783. SOSA-CARRILLO-FREMONT HOUSE MUSEUM CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY SE corner of Park Ave. and Speedway Blvd., 621-7968, www.CreativePhotography.org. Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am to 5pm; Sunday, 12pm to 5pm. Admission: Free. Human Nature: The Photographs of Barbara Bosworth; landscape photographs present a complex interweaving of people and their natural environment through July 27. Lee Friedlander: American Monuments. The theme of “the American monument” pervades Lee Friedlander’s lifelong investigation of the social landscape. Shows through August 3. 151 Granada Ave. at the Tucson Convention Center, 622-0956. Hours: Wednesday– Saturday, 10am to 4pm. Admission: children under 12, free. Students 12-18 years of age and seniors (60+) $2. Adults, $3. Free admission on the first Saturday of each month. Featuring Tucson’s Hispanic pioneer families, period room settings, a museum shop and special exhibits. SOUTHERN ARIZONA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER 1601 E. University Blvd., 621-STAR, www.GotUAScienceCenter.org. Hours: Thursday-Friday, 9am to 3pm, 6pm to 9pm; Saturday, 12pm to 9pm; Sunday, 12pm to 5pm. Observatory open Wednesday-Saturday, 7pm to 10pm. Admission: Varies. The Center includes the Design Garage, a mineral museum, the Miners’ Story Project, a planetarium and an observatory. 414 N. Toole Ave., 623-2223, www.TucsonHistoricDepot.org. Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 11am to 3pm; Friday-Saturday, 10am to 4pm; Sunday, 11am to 3pm. Admission: Free. Audio and visual interactive elements for youth and adults, a diorama with trains and the 1907 depot, state-ofthe-art media wall and knowledgeable docents available for questions. Locomotive #1673 is open for viewing Saturdays from 10am to 1pm. TUCSON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM JEWISH HISTORY CENTER 200 S. 6th Ave., 792-9985, www.TucsonChildrensMuseum.org. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10am to 5pm and Sunday, Noon to 5pm. Admission: $5 for children 2-18, $7 for adults, and $5 for seniors. Special event: Countdown to a Magical Fourth. July 2. 564 S. Stone Avenue, 670-9073. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 12pm to 4pm or by appointment. Featuring a new acquisition, a red, white and blue dress worn at Levin Park on July 4th, 1876 for the US Centennial as well as other Tucson region artifacts. The opening on August 16 at 7:30pm will include Birthday cake and a living history lecture about the Jews of the early Tucson and the building of the first synagogue. TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART LA PILITA MUSEUM 420 S. Main Ave., 882-7454, www.LaPilita.com. Closed until September. MOCA ON THE PLAZA 140 N. Main Ave., 624-2333, www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am to 4pm; Sunday, 12pm to 4pm; Admission: $8; seniors $6; Students 13 and up $3. Free on the first Sunday. Members and children under 12, free. Mexican Photographers Today: Facing a World in Transition - Selected Works from the Margolis Foundation. Photography was introduced in Mexico just few years after it was invented. Today the work of Mexican photographers is recognized at home and abroad for its excellence. Through September 28. 149 N. Stone Ave., 624-5019, www.MOCA-Tucson.org. Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 12pm to 5pm. Admission: Free to members, $5-$10 non-members. Call for information. Focusing on both the idea and reality of the city as a form of expression and a catalyst for creativity and innovation, Invisible City features an exhibition of paintings, drawings, and collages by Bill Mackey, Joe Robles, and Dave Sayre – all past and present MOCA artists-in-residence working from their studios in the very heart of downtown Tucson. Continues through September 6. UA MUSEUM OF ART Speedway Blvd. and Park Ave., 621-7567, www.ArtMuseum.Arizona.edu. Hours: TuesdayFriday, 9am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday, 12pm to 4pm. Admission: Free. Of Flesh, Form and Matter: Sculpture Selected from the UAMA Collections. Exhibition runs through September 7. Abstract: Variations shows through August 17. 30 downtown tucsonan.july/august.08 http://www.ArizonaHistoricalSociety.org http://www.PostalHistoryFoundation.org http://www.StateMuseum.Arizona.edu http://www.TucsonPresidioTrust.org http://www.TucsonPresidioTrust.org http://www.CreativePhotography.org http://www.TucsonHistoricDepot.org http://www.GotUAScienceCenter.org http://www.TucsonChildrensMuseum.org http://www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org http://www.LaPilita.com http://www.MOCA-Tucson.org http://www.ArtMuseum.Arizona.edu
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