Arizona State University, Tempe
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Arizona State University in Tempe is the largest university in the Southwest and is the home of the Fiesta Bowl. It was founded in 1885, and now has more than 40,000 students.The main campus of Arizona State University is home to the Gammage Auditorium, a concert hall designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.The Arboretum covers the entire campus of Arizona State University.
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Useful tips: Limited parking.
Parking: Pay
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ASU Nelson Fine Arts Center
The Nelson Fine Arts Center is part of Arizona State University in Tempe. It includes the University Art Museum, the Galvin Playhouse, and the University Dance Laboratory.
ASU Art Museum
The Arizona State University Art Museum in Tempe is part of the Nelson Fine Arts Center. The unusual building was designed by architect Antoine Predock, with natural light from the skylights designed to reflect off surfaces ten times before illuminating the artwork.The main focus of the ASU Art Museum is contemporary art and artwork by Latino artists. The ceramic research centre features over 3,500 pieces in its combination gallery space and open storage.
ASU Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium
The Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium commemorates one of the presidents of Arizona State University in Tempe. It was the last major building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, dedicated in 1964.The Auditorium was named for Dr. Grady Gammage, the legendary ASU president who led the campaign for a name change to Arizona State University in 1958.
ASU Arboretum
The Arboretum is located at Arizona State University in Tempe, it encompasses the entire university campus. The Arboretum is home to over 300 species from various geographic regions.The Arboretum also has one of the best collections of date palms and conifers as well as a collection of native southwestern plants.
ASU Meteorite Collection
The Meteorite Collection at Arizona State University in Tempe is the world's largest university-based meteorite collection. Specimens representing over 1600 separate meteorite falls is on display. The collection is actively used for geological, planetary, and space science research at ASU and throughout the world.
ASU Anthropology Museum
The Arizona State University Museum of Anthropology in Tempe displays exhibits on prehistoric and modern Indian cultures. The changing exhibits reflect archeology, human origins, society and culture.
ASU Gallery of Design
The Gallery of Design at Arizona State University in Tempe has numerous exhibits on architectural history and technique. The displays also include landscape architecture, graphic, industrial, and interior design from top students each semester.
ASU Harry Wood Gallery
The Harry Wood Gallery at Arizona State University in Tempe features student exhibitions of painting, photography and sculpture. The gallery was named after Harry Wood, a professor and former chair of the Department of Art at ASU.
ASU Northlight Gallery
The Northlight Gallery is part of Arizona State University in Tempe. Located in Matthews Hall, it features historical and modern photographic exhibits by national and international artists.
School of Earth and Space Exploration (formerly ASU Robert S. Dietz Museum of Geology)
The ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) in Tempe has, among its exhibits, a six-story Foucault pendulum. other displays at SESE include a working seismograph, Columbian mammoth bones, and fossils.
ASU Planetarium
The Planetarium at Arizona State University in Tempe has programs on astronomy during the school year.
American Museum of Nursing
The American Museum of Nursing at ASU features exhibits highlighting the history of nursing back to the early 1800s.
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