Current exhibits, galleries, and museum shows in Maricopa, AZ. Art, history, science, and interactive exhibits.
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Kit pick-up begins Wednesday, April 1. To register, please email tplprograms@tempe.gov and include your first and last name, and contact information. *You must be over 18 to participate.* Starting April 1, you may also register in person at the Answers Desk. Once we've confirmed your registration,..
Interested in digital art and would like professional guidance? Join local artist Kelsey Phillips and learn the basics of digital art. This workshop uses the Sketchbook app on the iPad. For ages 13 and older. Registration is required.
<p>Get ready for summer reading program by joining us for "My Pet Dinosaur" presented by the Arizona Puppet Theater. </p>
Open-air railroad museum featuring historic locomotives, passenger cars, and cabooses. Train rides on select days.
Contemporary art gallery with rotating exhibitions and art walk events.
Come learn about the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People, the first farmers of the desert. Join S'edav Va'aki Museum for a presentation, followed by an activity and craft. Participate in Detective Archaeology and learn about how archeologists use artifacts to tell a story about the past. Space is...
Free admission museum showcasing Chandler's history, culture, and community stories through rotating exhibits.
Get ready to ROAR and GLOW at Fossil Fest. Stomp into our prehistoric party packed with glowing fun! Enjoy a lively dance floor, dino-themed games, creative crafts, and a fossil dig. Wear your brightest neon and get ready for a roaring good time!
ASU Art Museum centers art and artists in the service of community well-being and social good. The Museum is a learning-centered teaching institution, providing interdisciplinary learning opportunities for students from across the university ranging from the sciences, humanities, journalism,...
Join us for Paint Your Partner at Basha Library, hosted by Paint the Party Mobile Art Studio. This adult paint class will allow you to be creative and have some laughs together. Bring a friend, spouse, sibling, or best friend and enjoy an evening of color, creativity, and connection. You don’t need.
Join us for a presentation on S'edav Va'aki, a pre-contact archaeological site and National Historic Landmark located near the Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. It includes a prehistoric platform mound and irrigation canals. Museum staff will share their new book on these ancient Sonoran Desert farmers...
Natural history museum with dinosaur exhibits, gold panning, and Arizona history.
<p>Bad Art for teens ages 12-18 and is all about having fun, being creative, and making wonderfully weird art without worrying about perfection. Each month brings a new silly theme where the “worst” art wins!</p>
We'll provide the supplies, you bring the creativity! We'll be using the iris folding technique to make a paper dinosaur. Attend to earn Summer Reading points.
<p>Kick off the Summer Reading program with the Arizona Natural History Museum and learn all things Dinosaurs. While you are at it sign up for the summer reading program. </p>
<p>Try your hand at a low-stakes craft night. This month we'll make our own zentangle abstract art with pen and paper. The repeated patterns in zentangle and its philosophy of embracing mistakes makes this art form a wonderful exercise in mindfulness.</p>
In this escape room participants will role play as young fossil hunters that have been locked in the Cesar Chavez Research Lab by mistake. They must solve a series of puzzles to locate the emergency badge hidden in the room, disengage the lockdown, and escape before time runs out! Successful young..
Historian Jim Turner digs into Arizona's mining history and uncovers stories about some of the Old West’s remarkable prospectors! From Arizona’s 1850’s Gold Rush to Tombstone’s silver strikes, we’ll hear true stories of Ed Shiefflin, Herman Ehrenberg, Henry Wickenberg, Paulino Weaver, and Irish...
Kit pick-up begins Wednesday, April 1. To register, please email tplprograms@tempe.gov and include your first and last name, and contact information. *You must be over 18 to participate.* Starting April 1, you may also register in person at the Answers Desk. Once we've confirmed your registration,..
This workshop series will culminate in the publication of a printed collection of short writings and visual artworks by the workshop participants. Participants of the bookmaking workshop will help assemble the anthology while connecting with local creatives and learning the skill of bookbinding,...
Teens, learn about career opportunities in archaeology and preservation through this interactive presentation from Dr. John Bello, the Head of Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve and Assistant Museum Professional. This event is made possible through ASU's School of Human Evolution and Social Change.
<p>Join us each month for an hour of crafting. Drop in to create your own art or join in on the theme. This month’s theme: National Unicorn Day! Ages 8+ </p>
<p>Join storyteller Debe Branning for a spooky journey through Arizona’s haunted history. Discover ghostly legends, eerie locations, and true tales from across the state as Debe brings the mysteries of the desert to life. Perfect for fans of history, folklore, and things that go bump in the...
<p>Learning history can be interesting, but it could be more fun with hands on activities! Join us as we go through different eras of American history and get to experience some of the careers people had like candlemakers, town criers, farmers, and more! </p><p>Hands-on activity: Retro...
<p>Learning history can be interesting, but it could be more fun with hands on activities! Join us as we go through different eras of American history and get to experience some of the careers people had like candlemakers, town criers, farmers, and more! </p><p>Hands-on activity: Technology...