Free Admission to Scottsdale's Museum of the West

3830 N Marshall Way,Scottsdale AZ 85251

04 February, 2022

Description

This two-story, 43,000-square-foot museum features the art, culture and history of 19 states in the American West, including Arizona. This 43,000-square-foot museum offers an encyclopedia of Western art, featuring regularly changing and permanent exhibits of Western and Native American art and artifacts, entertaining events, and informative programs that bring the West’s heritage, culture and community to life. --- Featured Exhibit: Light & Legacy: The Art and Techniques of Edward Curtis In the late 1890s, Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) saw a way to use his talent as a photographer to help Indigenous Peoples preserve and maintain their cultures and traditions. For three decades, Curtis traveled the length and breadth of the American West, Western Canada, and Alaska, taking thousands of photographs of Native Americans. Postcards, illustrated magazine articles, books for young readers, lecture series, a “musicale,” and the very first feature-length film with an all-Indigenous cast, In the Land of the Head-Hunters (1914). Curtis’s project—what would become the 20 volumes of The North American Indian—would become the most ambitious ethnographic enterprise ever undertaken in the United States. Come see this stunning exhibition for yourself! Come celebrate the City of Scottsdale's western and Native American heritage during Western Week, January 29 - February 6. All are welcome to experience what can only be described as one “heck of a good time” – parades, the Hashknife Pony Express, Native American festivals, gold mining, live music, and museum exhibits. Check out ScottsdaleWesternWeek.com for all the info!