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PURE FAMILY FUN!!!
Dr. Pierre
Dr. Pierre
2024-03-09
This museum personifies the Old West. Guns, saddles, pottery, jewelry, you name it. There is much to see. The tour guides are very good and well worth listening to. If you love the Old West, if you love seeing Cowboy and Indian rarities, then this is your place.
Gregory Clark
Gregory Clark
2024-03-05
Nice museum in Phoenix, AZ, to learn about the far west
Guido Cytryn
Guido Cytryn
2024-02-29
Nice museum with plenty of history and the content changes quarterly
loren W
loren W
2024-02-29
Unexpectedly Good. Western Art, and crafts all with the Western theme.
Bryan Donnelly
Bryan Donnelly
2024-02-29
Excellent history museum.
Angus Nichols
Angus Nichols
2024-02-28

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Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West

Exhibitions On View

Upcoming Exhibitions

Upcoming Programs

Edward Curtis Printing the Legends book cover

Edward S. Curtis, Printing the Legends by Author Dr. Larry Len Peterson

Celebrate the life and works of Edward S. Curtis with author Dr. Larry Len Peterson. Dr. Peterson will showcase how Curtis created thousands of images, audio recordings, and motion pictures of Native Americans, all while making tremendous contributions to the art and science of photography.

Program Info:

Wednesday, March 20 | 3:00 p.m.
FREE for Museum Members
FREE with Museum Admission
$8 for program attendance only (does not include further admittance to the museum/galleries)
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Jared Tso with ceramic pots in front of saguaro cactuses

Conversations in Clay: Jared Tso – Dine’ Clay: Contemporary Navajo Pottery

Kicking off our new program series Conversations in Clay, Jared Tso is a fourth-generation Dine’ potter and a grandson of famous potter Faye Tso. Each piece he builds is coil-built, burnished, and traditionally fired. Join us and learn about Tso’s incredible process and life from engineer to full-time artist.

Program Info:

Thursday, April 4 | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
FREE for Museum Members
FREE with Museum Admission
$8 for program attendance only (does not include further admittance to the museum/galleries)
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Bill Nebeker with sculpture

If Horses Could Talk – The Art and Life of Bill Nebeker

Join us for a stunning presentation with artist Bill Nebeker. From Prescott, Arizona, Bill a member of the Cowboy Artists of America and is known for creating monumental size bronze sculptures with exact detail and storytelling. He will discuss his life as a sculptor, art career, and tell fascinating stories about the making of the large-scale bronze, If Horses Could Talk.

Program Info:

Thursday, April 11 | 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
FREE for Museum Members
FREE with Museum Admission
$8 for program attendance only (does not include further admittance to the museum/galleries)
Click here for more information.

Image of explorers on trail

Adventure and Discovery – The Incredible Anza Expedition from Mexico to San Francisco (1775-1776)

Scottsdale Sister Cities, in partnership with Western Spirit, will present Sonoran historian Juan Carlos speaking about the epic journey of the Anza Expedition. This expedition created the founding Presidio in San Francisco. Along with Carlos, we will have the journey of the expedition shared via short stories from historical novel North with De Anza.

Program Info:

Thursday, April 25 | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
FREE for Museum Members
FREE with Museum Admission
FREE for the General Public
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Image of explorers on trail

Meriwether Lewis and the Austrian Air Rifle with Luke Haag

The Colt and Winchester firearms are well known and generally recognized as the predominant repeating firearms that are associated with the early American West. But one single air gun carried by Meriwether Lewis during the 1803-1806 Journey of Discovery can rightfully be credited as the firearm of Western expansion. Join Luke Haag, former Criminalist and Technical Director of the Phoenix Crime Laboratory, to learn more about this firearm’s history!

Program Info:

Wednesday, May 1 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
FREE for Museum Members (Members, click here to log-in and procure tickets)
FREE with Museum Admission
$8 for program attendance only (does not include further admittance to the museum/galleries)
Click here for more information

The Cavalry Trilogy book cover

The Making of John Ford’s The Cavalry Trilogy

Author Michael F. Blake will present the making of John Ford’s three great westerns filmed in Arizona, featuring Fort Apache, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, and Rio Grande.  

Program Info:

Wednesday, May 15 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
FREE for Museum Members (Members, click here to log-in and procure tickets)
FREE with Museum Admission
$8 for program attendance only (does not include further admittance to the museum/galleries)
Click here for more information

CURRENT HOURS

9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday (May-October)

9:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. Thursday (November-April)

11:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday

We suggest arriving early to allow approximately 2 hours to fully enjoy the museum prior to its closing at 5pm.

 

MEMBER ADMISSIONS

Members have the ability to sign-in and reserve FREE tickets through the member portal! Click here to reserve your tickets today.

Welcome to Scottsdale’s Museum of the West

AUDIO TOURS

To assist social distancing and guest accessibility, recorded information from gallery exhibit panels are now available in a self-guided audio tour format.

Please bring your own headphones.

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