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