MUSEUM OF NORTHERN ARIZONA

WHEN I WAS A YOUNG GRADUATE STUDENT I SPENT A MONTH WORKING WITH THE FLAGSTAFF MUSEUM CATALOGUING VARIOUS SLIDES AND RESEARCHING SOME NORTHERN ARIZONA SITES. I SPENT MY TIME CATALOGUING VARIOUS SLIDES AND RESEARCHING SOME NORTHERN ARIZONA SITES AND LOOKING AT THEIR LIBRARY. I REMEMBER THEIR FESTIVALS AS BEING INTERACTIVE WITH HOPIS COMING TO MAKE PIKI BREAD, NAVAJO WEAVERS SELLING RUGS, AND JEWELRY , AND VARIOUS POTTERY. THEY HAD SOME DANCES AS WELL. I BOUGHT A RUG AND A WATER SEALED POT. THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE SCIENCE AND ART, PRESERVE MODERN AS WELL AS PREHISTORIC ARTIFACTS, PROTECT HISTORIC AND PREHISTORIC SITES, SCENIC AREAS AND MAINTAIN A PLACE FOR IN THE CITY FOR FOR AESTHETIC ENJOYMENT.

THE MUSEUM WAS FOUNDED IN 1928. IT INTERPRETS THE COLORADO PLATEAU AND HAS EVOLVED INTO A REGIONAL CENTER OF LEARNING THAT PRESERVES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND DANCES. THEY NOW HAVE MORE THAN 500 MILLION NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS. THEY HAVE OVER 40 BUILDINGS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. THEIR LOGO IS FROM NAMPEYO'S POTTERY.


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