Jack Lasseter answers the question: What makes Arizona unique? The short answer—the mild winter weather! Or from Californians, “It’s not as expensive or crowded,” from New Mexicans, “It’s more interesting,” or from back East, “It’s the West!” All these answers may be partially correct, but none hit the mark. Come and hear Jack, who has […]

Do you enjoy watching the myriad of birds, butterflies, and other critters in your yard? You can make a big difference for wildlife and pollinators in your home landscape - even if you have a small yard or even just a patio to work with! Native wildlife and pollinators prefer native plants, and our residential […]

Arizona State Museum (ASM) Associate Curator of Ethnology Diane D. Dittemore will give a presentation based on her recently published book about ASM’s ethnographic basketry collection. The book provides historical background on the basket weavers, collectors, donors, and other players who contributed to building a peerless collection that was officially federally designated an American Treasure […]

Meet Sonya Norman, the museum’s Public Programs Coordinator, and learn about tours and classes you can take! You might be surprised at all the possibilities. Get a preview of our ethnobotany classes: cholla bud harvest, saguaro harvest, and prickly pear harvest. Yes, you can eat from the desert! Learn about our multiday trips, both domestic […]

Meet Sonya Norman, the museum’s Public Programs Coordinator, and learn about tours and classes you can take! You might be surprised at all the possibilities. Get a preview of our ethnobotany classes: cholla bud harvest, saguaro harvest, and prickly pear harvest. Yes, you can eat from the desert! Learn about our multiday trips, both domestic […]

Almost everyone in the world knows something about Arizona, and some of it is even true! In this broad-brush history with author Jim Turner’s book as a guide, we’ll look briefly at all sorts of things, from how the state got its most unusual name to the Civil War battle at Picacho Peak. We’ll learn […]

If you enjoy taking grandkids or out-of-town visitors for a stroll on a desert trail, get answers to your common questions about our beautiful desert with presenter Doris Evans. "Are those snake holes? Is that one of those cactuses that jump on you? How old is that saguaro? Which animal ate that cactus and how […]

If you enjoy taking grandkids or out-of-town visitors for a stroll on a desert trail, get answers to your common questions about our beautiful desert with presenter Doris Evans. "Are those snake holes? Is that one of those cactuses that jump on you? How old is that saguaro? Which animal ate that cactus and how […]

Experience Butch Farabee’s new 599-page book as he documents rural and wilderness search and rescue. Learn about this exhilarating history, from coal mine tragedies in the early 1900s to one wilderness rescue involving ten helicopters, from the advent of “911” to the first paramedics. Hear of southern Arizona's most daring rescues, tragic losses, and much […]

Experience Butch Farabee’s new 599-page book as he documents rural and wilderness search and rescue. Learn about this exhilarating history, from coal mine tragedies in the early 1900s to one wilderness rescue involving ten helicopters, from the advent of “911” to the first paramedics. Hear of southern Arizona's most daring rescues, tragic losses, and much […]

This informative, fun, and fascinating program delves into the behavior and antics of America’s best-known bird. Whether following hikers on trails, pecking windows for handouts, or harassing pet cats, the greater roadrunner intrigues desert residents and visitors alike. Part of the fascination is the roadrunner’s willingness to eat venomous animals, from rattlesnakes and coral snakes […]

If you missed seeing Shelby Tisdale at the Tucson Festival of Books, this is your chance to hear her discuss her book! In the first half of the 1900s, the canyons and mesas of the Southwest beckoned, and the burgeoning field of archaeology thrived. Among those who heeded the call, Marjorie Ferguson Lambert became one […]