American Museum of Nursing

Tempe, Arizona

Specialized

Arizona Historical Society-CAD

Tempe, Arizona

Historical Society

ASU Art Museum

Tempe, Arizona

Art, Culture

Named “the single most impressive venue for contemporary art in Arizona” by Art in America magazine, ASU Art Museum, part of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, was founded in 1950 with a major gift of American and Latin American works. Reinventing the university art museum, ASU Art Museum reaches beyond traditional boundaries to serve the university, the field and the broader community by pursuing the highest level of research and experimentation in exhibitions, programs, collections and publications.

Desert Botanical Garden

Phoenix, Arizona

Botanical Garden

Hall of Flame Fire Museum

Phoenix, Arizona

General, History, Science, Specialized

Phoenix Zoo

Phoenix, Arizona

Children's, Nature Centers, Park, Science, Zoo

The Phoenix Zoo is home to more than 1,300 animals including 200 endangered species and participates in 37 Species Survival Plans (SSPs) to breed and maintain endangered species populations in captivity.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Scottsdale, Arizona

Art

Founded in 1999, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art [SMoCA] is Arizona's only museum devoted to the art, architecture and design of our time.

Arizona Museum of Natural History

Mesa, Arizona

Natural History

Phoenix Airports Museum Program

Phoenix, Arizona

Art

Tempe History Museum

Tempe, Arizona

Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library

The Tempe History Museum is a community history museum that brings people together to celebrate Tempe's past and ponder its future. The main exhibition, Tempe: Distinct, Diverse, Dynamic, dramatically presents the story of Tempe through a variety of media. The exhibition explores the history of Tempe through four thematic areas—College Town, Building Our Community, Living Together and Surviving in the Desert. New technology and hands-on activities in the Kids’ Place gallery provide oppor-tunities for families to learn together.