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 […]

Katsina dolls, carved representations of Hopi deities, have captured the public’s imagination for decades. Enjoy a remarkable selection of katsina, or kachina, carvings from the finest Hopi artists. Talks about the history of this traditional Hopi art at 11 AM and 2 PM.

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 […]

Celebrate National Park Week with us! Come take advantage of our special discount offer at any park store or online at store.wnpa.org!

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]