Cultural offerings in Phoenix

People who find a Phoenix realtor to help them moveimportant jobs. With a ceramics collection and a
into Phoenix homes often come here for the city'sresearch library, you will come away from a visit
culture. Southwestern Native American cultures offerwell-educated by the experience.
a rich history. Their art and way of life has been felt byThere are many Phoenix AZ homes for sale that will
people who followed them here, and they have had aappeal to Science afficianados. Enjoy taking a trip to
major impact on the cultural offerings you will find inthe Arizona Science Center, featuring the Dorrance
Phoenix.Planetarium, you will have an astronomy adventure
In ancient times, the Hohokam tribe settled the area ofthat is both educational and fun. Kids and adults alike
what is modern-day Phoenix and the surrounding area.will want to explore the more than 300 hands-on
They lived there from 300 BCE until their civilizationexhibits that are housed here.
ended under mysterious circumstances in the fifteenthArt lovers will congregate at the Phoenix Art Museum.
century. Out of necessity, their complex irrigationSeveral collections are on display, including American,
system was used by settlers who followed them intoAsian, European, Latin American, and Western
the area.American arts, as well as Fashion Design and Modern
There are several museums and centers thatContemporary art. One very unique display is the
celebrate Phoenix's cultural heritage. The HeardThorne Miniature Rooms, which show 20 mini exact
Museum was founded in 1929 with a purpose ofreplicas of houses that exist in both the United States
teaching the public about the heritage, cultures, and artsand Europe. The museum also offers lectures on
of local Native peoples. The museum offers atopics of film and photography, as well as gallery talks.
collection of 39,000 pieces of southwestern NativeWith your admission you also get to participate in
American art. You might see examples of Nativeworkshops, discussions and demonstrations, art
American textiles, pottery, jewelry, baskets, paintingsclasses and open studios.
and sculpture here.History buffs will not want to miss a visit to the
Consider one of the many Phoenix Arizona condosPhoenix Museum of History. Opening in 1927, the
near the the Pueblo Grande Museum andmuseum's focus is preserving the history of Phoenix
Archaeological Park if you wish to learn more aboutand the Salt River Valley. With approximately 40,000
the Hohokam. They offer several exhibitions thatitems in their collection, you will find musical instruments,
cover the history of the Hohokam and their houses.costumes, paintings, furnishing, books, personal artifacts
They also offer the Dig It! Explore Archaeology exhibit,and household items from a bygone but not forgotten
where you will learn how archaeologists do theirera of Phoenix's cultural history.