Downtown Tucsonan - January 2009 - (Page 25) Museums lincoln stamp appearing as part of the postal service exhibit , at the postal history foundation. ArIzOnA hIsTOrICAL sOCIETy musEum DOWnTOWn 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. Exhibits depict early Tucson businesses and homes, including drugstores, police and fire departments, and the Romero barbershop. ThE POsTAL hIsTOry FOunDATIOn 920 N. 1st Ave., 623-6652, www.PostalHistoryFoundation.org. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am to 3pm. Admission: Free. Through January 15, stamp exhibit is of Holiday Time and Tombstone. Starting January 18 is an exhibit of the Postal Service. ArIzOnA hIsTOrICAL sOCIETy PrEsIDIO sAn AGusTín DEL TuCsOn 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.” Corner Church Avenue and Washington Street, 884-4214 or 884-4376, www. TucsonPresidioTrust.org. Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 9am 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. ArIzOnA sTATE musEum sOsA-CArrILLO-FrEmOnT hOusE 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 shows through February 2010. The Pottery Project features 20,000+ whole vessels and is the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of Southwest Indian pottery. Beyond The Naked Eye: Science Reveals Nature’s Art shows through January 9. 151 Granada Ave. at the Tucson Convention Center, 622-0956. Hours: Thursday–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 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. Oh l’amour: Contemporary Photography from the Stéphane Janssen Collection is an extensive and entirely unique collection that includes almost every creative medium: painting, ceramics, photography, and more. 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, with state-of-the-art media. Locomotive #1673 is open for viewing Saturdays from 10am to 1pm. TuCsOn ChILDrEn’s 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. Permanent exhibits include the Science Center, the Design Garage, a mineral museum, the Miners’ Story Project, a planetarium, an observatory and Mars: Up Close & Personal. 200 S. 6th Ave., 792-9985, www.TucsonChildrensMuseum.org. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10am to 5pm; Sunday, Noon to 5pm. Admission: $5 for children 2-18, $7 for adults, and $5 for seniors. Permanent exhibits: Ocean Discovery, Enchanted Rain Forest, Musica de las Americas, Dinosaur World and Electri-City Gallery. Special events include the Festival of Friendship on January 10 (Japanese New Year), January 19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and January 24 (Chinese New Year). TuCsOn musEum OF ArT JEWIsh hErITAGE CEnTEr 564 S. Stone Avenue, 670-9073, www.JewishHeritageCenter.net. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 12pm to 4pm or by appointment. Built in 1910, the Jewish Heritage Center was the first Jewish Temple built in the Arizona Territory. 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. Place of Refuge: Maynard Dixon’s Arizona shows through February 15. Window to the West: Landscapes by Howard Russell Butler on exhibit until February 8. LA PILITA musEum uA musEum OF ArT 420 S. Main Ave., 882-7454, www.LaPilita.com. Hours: Monday-Friday, 11am to 2pm. Las Individuals and families have shared their stories of growing up in Barrio Viejo, Barrio El Jardin/El Hoyo for the exhibit Barrio Memories, showing January 5-30. Reception is on January 13, from 5pm-6:30pm. mOCA On ThE PLAzA 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. Speedway Blvd. and Park Ave., 621-7567, www.ArtMuseum.Arizona.edu. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9am to 5pm; Saturday and Sunday, 12pm to 4pm. Admission: Free. Fernando Gallego and His Workshop: The Altarpiece from Ciudad Rodrigo, 15th-century Spanish paintings shows through March 2009. Master Impressions from the UAMA Collections: Night on exhibit through February 2009. Offering a glimpse into the social, political, and religious worlds of Mesoamerica and the Andean region prior to European contact, Ritual Beauty: Art of the Ancient Americas presents approximately 170 objects from the I. Michael Kasser Collection. PImA COunTy sPOrTs hALL OF FAmE 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. january.09. downtown tucsonan 25 http://www.PostalHistoryFoundation.org http://www.TucsonPresidioTrust.org http://www.ArizonaHistoricalSociety.org http://www.TucsonPresidioTrust.org http://www.StateMuseum.Arizona.edu http://www.TucsonHistoricDepot.org http://www.CreativePhotography.org http://www.TucsonChildrensMuseum.org http://www.GotUAScienceCenter.org http://www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org http://www.JewishHeritageCenter.net http://www.ArtMuseum.Arizona.edu http://www.LaPilita.com http://www.MOCA-Tucson.org
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