Tucson - University of Arizona

With its large archeological collection the Arizona State Museum documents 10,000 years of Indian cultural history.
Indigenous cultures of Arizona and northern Mexico are highlighted at the State Museum. It is the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the Southwest of the United States - it was established in 1893.

Exhibits include the largest vessel collection of Southwest Indian pottery with over 20,000 pieces spanning 2,000 years. A comprehensive Hohokam artifact display, one of the top Navajo textile collections and over 500 Mexican folk masks are a few more notable collections on display.

Centennial Hall is part of the University of Arizona campus in Tucson. It is a center for cultural activities and a venue for year-round performances.

The Center for Creative Photography has a collection of over 80,000 photographs from 2,000 photographers. The archives house collections of photos from the likes of Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Garry Winogrand, and Harry Callahan.

The Flandrau Science Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson features a 16-inch telescope, public exhibit halls and a planetarium.

The exhibit halls include underground copper miners telling their stories at listening stations for the Miners' Story Project. The Design Garage allows visitors to test exhibit prototypes.

The Mineralogical Museum has displays of gems, minerals, and meteorites from around the world.

The University of Arizona Museum of Art in Tucson features a collection of over 4,500 works from old masters to contemporary art. The paintings, sculptures and works on paper such as prints, date back to the 6th C BC. Artists, their families, and other benefactors have donated various collections to the museum.