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THINGS TO DO
Arts & Culture
ARIZONA HERITAGE CENTER
(480) 929-0292
arizonahistoricalsociety.org/
museum/arizona-heritage-center
This interactive historical museum
features changing and permanent
exhibits spanning more than 100
years of central Arizona history.
The museum includes a WWII
training aircraft, general store, and
a large display of rocks, minerals,
fossils and meteorites.
EISENDRATH CENTER FOR
WATER CONSERVATION
(480) 858-2202
eisendrathhouse.org
The 1930s-era, two-story Pueblo
revival-style adobe contains
furniture and interpretive
educational panels about the
famed Arizona architect Robert
Thomas Evans, and builder Rose
Eisendrath and her family. A focal
point of water conservation, the
house features galleries about
the history of water in Arizona,
sustainability education and best
practices highlighting education
partner Salt River Project.
HALL OF FLAME MUSEUM
OF FIREFIGHTING
(602) 275-3473
hallofflame.org
Dedicated to firefighting
history preservation with
multiple exhibits that showcase
firefighting objects and fire
safety, the museum is also home
to the National Firefighting
Hall of Heroes, a gallery that
recognizes fallen firefighters
who’ve died in the line of duty
and firefighters who’ve received
national awards for heroism.
MURALS
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Colorful street murals
contribute to the unique
personality of Tempe. A selfguided
driving tour is one way
to see the expressive public
art, including Morgan Delaney’s
“Get Together Tempe” featured
at the restaurant/bar Social
Hall and Jake Early’s tribute
to Tempe “Meet Me at Daley
Park” on College Avenue.
Our Tempe public art. Located in Downtown Tempe (Mill Ave. and Rio Salado Pkwy.)
PUEBLO GRANDE MUSEUM
AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
(602) 495-0901
phoenix.gov/parks/arts-culturehistory/pueblo-grande
The Pueblo Grande Museum and
Archaeological Park is a pre-
Columbian archaeological ruin of
Hohokam origin with a prehistoric
platform mound and irrigation
canals. The site includes a nearly
one-mile interpretative trail
featuring native plants, replicated
dwellings, an agricultural garden
and rotating exhibits.
TEMPE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
SPONSORED BY NORTHERN
TRUST (GALLERY AT TCA)
(480) 350-5679
tempecenterforthearts.com/
gallery/gallery-at-tca
The Gallery at TCA provides
large-scale rotating exhibitions
that showcase diverse local,
regional and international artists,
and themes dedicated to pop
culture and other topics suitable
for various ages. The Gallery at
TCA has year-round tours and
programs, and admission is free.
TEMPE HISTORY MUSEUM
(480) 350-5100
tempe.gov/museum
The past, present and future
converge at the Tempe History
Museum, which offers a
glimpse into the evolution of
the city through collections,
research services, exhibits
and programs, and curated
gallery space. In addition,
educational programs and
tours for teachers and students
are available.
ASU ART
“AIR APPARENT,”
A SKYSPACE DESIGNED BY
JAMES TURRELL
skyspace.asu.edu
The outdoor structure
designed by artist James
Turrell pays tribute to Hohokam
ramadas. Located on the edge
of the ASU Tempe Campus,
the giant open-air cabana with
seating has a large suspension
roof with an opening to catch
the shifting light created by
sunrises and sunsets.
ASU ART MUSEUM
(480) 965-2787
asuartmuseum.asu.edu
Exhibits, residencies,
collections and programs
focus on perspectives of
regional and emerging artists,
students and the public.
The museum’s two locations
(Nelson Fine Arts Center and
Ceramics Research Center)
showcase contemporary
new media, Latinx and Latin
American, contemporary craft,
historic and contemporary
prints, and historic art of the
Americas.
ASU ART MUSEUM
CERAMICS RESEARCH
CENTER
(480) 727-8170
asuartmuseum.asu.edu/visit/
ceramics-research-center
Housed in the ASU Art
Museum Brickyard,
the Ceramics Research
Center contains an extensive
ceramics collection of
more than 3,000 pieces,
including the country’s largest
compilation of 20th century
and contemporary British and
American ceramics. Rotating
exhibits and significant
archival research materials are
also featured.
ASU PUBLIC ART
Public art is a permanent
fixture of campus life at ASU,
with multiple sculptures,
murals and fountains inspired
by different perspectives
created over decades.
Notable installations include
the recent “Point Cloud” by
light sculpturist Leo Villareal
at the main entrance of ASU’s
Art Museum, and “Prickly/
Prickly/Prickly/Prickly/Spiny,”
five hand-carved limestone
columns designed by artists
Andrea Myklebust and
Stanton Sears.
GALLERY 100
(480) 965-8521
art.asu.edu/galleries-andfacilities/gallery-100
Housed in Mirabella at the ASU
annex, Gallery 100 hosts weekly
public receptions featuring
student group exhibitions in
ceramics, drawing, intermedia,
painting, photography,
printmaking, textiles and
sculpture. Each semester, the
gallery also presents a 2-D and
3-D showcase.
GALLERY OF DESIGN
(480) 965-3536
design.asu.edu/about/facilities/
gallery-of-design
The gallery, located on the first
level of ASU’s Design South
Building, focuses on exhibitions
that spotlight architecture,
industrial design, interior design,
landscape architecture and
visual communication design.
The work of top students, faculty
research and design projects
are featured each semester in
rotating exhibits.
GALLERY OF SCIENTIFIC
EXPLORATION AND
MARSTON 3-D THEATER
(480) 965-5081
sese.asu.edu
Travel through history, science
and exploration via digital
media, public lectures, visible
laboratories, astronomy shows
and interactive displays,
including high-definition
monitors capturing Earth’s
activity by satellite.
HARRY WOOD GALLERY
(480) 965-8521
art.asu.edu/galleries-andfacilities/harry-wood-gallery
Named after Emeritus
Professor Harry Wood, the
art space features students’
thesis exhibitions and annual
exhibitions, such as the Nathan
Cummings Summer Travel
Award Exhibition, New Graduate
Exhibition, Winter BFA Exhibition
and Summer MFA Exhibition.
HERBERGER INSTITUTE FOR
DESIGN AND THE ARTS
(480) 727-4757
herbergerinstitute.asu.edu
A creative incubator, the institute
is the largest comprehensive
design and arts school in the
country, offering degrees in
architecture, art, dance, design,
digital culture, film, theatre
and music. It is also home to
the ASU Art Museum featuring
contemporary work from artists
around the world.
INNOVATION GALLERY
(480) 965-6215
shesc.asu.edu/innovation-gallery
Housed on the ASU Tempe
Campus in the School of Human
Evolution and Social Change
building, the space offers
free, informative exhibits and
research programming including
interactive works by faculty and
graduate students.
LUNAR EXPLORATION
MUSEUM & NASA’S LUNAR
RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER
CAMERA OPERATIONS
CENTER (LROC) VISITOR
GALLERY
lroc.asu.edu/tours
Launch into space at the museum
and gallery that offers a window
into lunar exploration. Learn
about America’s space program,
the scientists who pushed lunar
boundaries, and explore the moon
through real-time imagery, history,
videos and interactive kiosk.
MARS SPACE FLIGHT FACILITY
(480) 965-1790
mars.asu.edu
As part of the School of Earth and
Space Exploration, scientists and
researchers are using spacecraft
instruments on Mars to explore
the geology and mineralogy of the
Red Planet at this research facility,
housed in the Moeur Building on
the ASU Tempe Campus.
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