Downtown Tucsonan - February 2009 - (Page 20) Museums ARIzONA hISTORICAl SOCIETY MUSEUM DOWNTOWN 140 N. Stone Ave., 770-1473, www.ArizonaHistoricalSociety.org. 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. 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. pIMA COUNTY SpORTS hAll OF FAME ThE pOSTAl hISTORY FOUNDATION ARIzONA hISTORICAl SOCIETY 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. The foundation maintains the largest and one of the finest facilities dedicated to postal history in the western United States and is also the only philatelic museum that operates an extensive youth education program. 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. The AHM’s focus is on southern Arizona history from Spanish colonial through territorial eras. Exhibit topics include mining and transportation. The Arizona’s Treasures exhibit features Geronimo’s rifle and 18th-century Spanish silver artifacts. ARIzONA STATE MUSEUM pRESIDIO SAN AGUSTíN DEl TUCSON UA Campus, 1013 E. University Blvd., 626-8381, www.StateMuseum.Arizona.edu. Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10am to 5pm; Sunday, 12pm to 5pm. Admission: Free. Circles of Life: Katsina Imagery in Hopi Basketry is a traveling exhibit that exhibits February 7-July 3 with an opening event February 7, 1pm-4pm. 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. 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. 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. 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. Through March 8. SOUThERN ARIzONA TRANSpORTATION MUSEUM 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. FlANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER 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. 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. TUCSON ChIlDREN’S MUSEUM 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. JEWISh hISTORY MUSEUM TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART 564 S. Stone Avenue, 670-9073, www.JewishHistoryMuseum.org. Hours: WednesdaySunday, 1pm to 4pm. Admission: Free to members and children younger than 10; $5 nonmembers. Built in 1910, the Jewish Heritage Center was the first Jewish Temple built in the Arizona Territory. Showing through February 15 is “One Man’s Family,” an exhibit of Jewish Family Trees from the 1700s to today. Opening Saturday February 21 at 7pm is the Ketubah Exhibit. This display of Ketubahs (Jewish Marriage Certificates) dating from the early 1700s to modern times and also includes wedding dresses, bonnets and veils dating from 1750 to 1970, along with the stories of the brides and in many cases their wedding photos. 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. UA MUSEUM OF ART lA pIlITA MUSEUM 420 S. Main Ave., 882-7454, www.LaPilita.com. Hours: Monday-Friday, 11am to 2pm. February 2-12 is a showcase of the work by fourth graders from Carrillo School, exhibiting their understanding of the Indians of the Southwest. February 16-27, third graders of Carrillo School exhibit their study of the desert in Images of the Desert. Speedway Blvd. and Park Ave., 621-7567, www.ArtMuseum.Arizona.edu. Hours: TuesdayFriday, 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. Master Impressions from the UAMA Collections: Night on exhibit through February. 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. 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