MNA members have the most fun and the best perks. Just look at everything that’s coming up, from the Mother’s Day Sale starting Saturday (just for members) to the special barbecue with the artists at this year’s Zuni Festival Member Preview. And of course a summer of live music and festivities on Thursday nights (free for members). Not a member? Become one today and enjoy access to all the summer festivals and fun.
As a private non-profit we depend completely on support from people like you. Please show your continued support by donating during our Spring Fundraising Appeal. Thank you.
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Horticulture Tour: Early Bloomers and grasses
May 4, 10 am -11 am
Learn about early blooming plants and cool season grasses on this guided tour with MNA Horticulturist Jan Busco. Be ready to walk and spend time outside in the MNA research campus open space and around Coyote Springs. A seedling and plant sale follows. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch. Tickets required.
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Seedling Swap and Sale
Colton Community Garden
May 4, 10 am – 1 pm
Get a head start on the growing season. Load up on hardy starts grown by Flagstaff farmers or bring your extra plant starts to swap. Learn to build a self-wicking garden bed at a FREE workshop offered during the sale.
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Spring Cleaning Sale
MNA parking lot and Research Campus
May 4, 10 am -1pm
MNA staff have been organizing the storage areas and unearthing old frames, office furnishings, knick-knacks and doodads. Come find the perfect frame or paperweight for your home. Bring cash and buy “treasures”.
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Writing and Publishing on the Plateau
May 4, 2 pm – 4 pm
Learn from local authors and publishers how they went from draft to published product. Make connections and have a chance to ask questions during a session moderated by Flagstaff author Margaret Erhart. This event is co-sponsored by Flagstaff Writers Connection
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Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Botany
May 17, 4 pm -5 pm
Tour guide: Botanist Kirstin Phillips
$10 members/$25 nonmembers
The MNA herbarium contains more than 40,000 specimens, some collected in the early 1900s. The plants, and the people who collected them tell a story of a changing world and the impacts of humans on the environment. Tour size limited. Purchase tickets.
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Night Stories
May 17, 7 pm -9 pm
Suggested donation $5
There’s more to night than meets the eye. Experience the nocturnal world through fact and fable. Bundle up and listen to stories under the full moon. Takes place outdoors, near the entrance to the Colton Community Gardens. Bring a flashlight.
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Zuni Festival Members Preview
May 24, 5 pm -8 pm
Festival season returns with the Zuni Festival over Memorial Day Weekend, and this year members are invited to a join the artists for a barbecue and awards ceremony that Friday evening. This special Members Preview provides more opportunity to meet and mingle with the artists, as well as the first pick of the artwork for sale. Be sure to RSVP.
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Thirsty Thursdays return!
May 30, 5 pm -8 pm
Free for members/$6 nonmembers
Put on your dancing shoes and bring the family. Tha ‘Yoties open the lineup of summer music on Thursday evenings in MNA’s Golightly Courtyard. Remember to bring cash for dinner and drinks,
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Summer Camp Registration
10% off for MNA Members
Camps run weekly from June 10-Aug. 2
Ages: 4-14
This summer, kids can come to MNA to play with clay, camp out in National Parks, learn to cook Hopi foods, perform Shakespeare and much, much more. Select from 40 art and science (STEAM) camps, all led by professional educators. Extended care and scholarships available. Download the Discovery Camp schedule and start planning a summer of fun, learning and exploration. Sign up now
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STEAM Second Saturday: Reptiles Rock!
May 11 at 2:00 pm
Free for members and kids age 9 and under
Do you love everything scaly and slithery? Join MNA Reptile educator, Mason Kuluris for a close-up look at live snakes, lizards, a turtle and more. Learn all about these fascinating creatures and what it takes to take care of them. See the schedule of upcoming STEAM Second Saturdays.
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Navajo Weaving Workshop
May 25-27, 9 am -4 pm
$325 members/$375 nonmembers
Join renowned Navajo weaver Marilou Schultz for a three day weaving workshop at the Museum of Northern Arizona. Learn the basic techniques of weaving to create your own piece and gain insight into this beautiful and traditional art form. Loom and most supplies included. Perfect for all levels including beginners.Sign up for the workshop by calling 928-774-5211 ext. 222 or register Online
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SP Crater Day Hike
May 18, 2019, 8:30 am-4 pm
Explore two textbook small volcanoes in one day with geologist Kent Colbath. The short but rigorous hikes lead to glimpses into SP Crater and Doney Crater, as well as spectacular views of the San Francisco Peaks volcanic field. Sign up by calling 928-774-5211 ext. 222 or Online
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San Juan River Music Excursion
May 20-23, 2020
Join MNA songwriting residency musicians, Chris Brashear and Peter McLaughlin for a musical river adventure. During the day float through the magnificent Goosenecks and hike side canyons. Spend the evenings enjoying music by two premiere western songwriters beneath the stars. These trips fill up early. Sign up by calling 928-774-5211 ext. 222 or Online
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DesertArtLAB: Ecologies of Resistance
Now open; headphones recommended
The DesertArtLAB interdisciplinary art collaborative transformed a tract of blighted land into a thriving dryland ecosystem with native plants and Native voices. This exhibition illustrates the process through the use of artifacts, archival materials, botanical samples, and a cell-phone audio component. Bring your own headphones for the best experience.
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In Retrospect: Growing Our Own Artists
Open until May 27
From 19th century landscape paintings to contemporary sculptures, the MNA fine art collection is as diverse and expansive as the Colorado Plateau. This retrospective exhibition explores the legacy of the donors who helped build the collection over the past 90 years through 46 paintings, sketches and sculptures, including iconic works by Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton and Gunnar Widforss. This exhibition is supported by Delmas, The Framing Department and AEC Printing.
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90 Years of Ideas
Now open
The Museum of Northern Arizona was founded 90 years ago with some big ideas – that a museum can be core to the culture of a community; that science, art and culture belong together in one museum; that a museum can and should advocate and educate. Come see a graphic presentation of MNA history highlighting some of the ideas and research.
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The Ant Empire: Strength in Community
Now open
A living exhibition of honeypot ants! These fascinating insects store sweet liquids in their swollen abdomens. Myrmecocystus are native to Arizona, where they live in nests underground. The living display at MNA gives visitors a peek into their complex community. This exhibition is generously supported by Isaac’s Ant Foundation and dedicated to the memory of Isaac Calley
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Support the future
The ongoing spring fundraiser is helping us work toward our goal of raising $90,000 in our 90th year. Those funds are important to help us care for our many historic buildings and precious objects into the future and foster growth among the scientific and research communities. Your donations and good wishes make our work possible. Thank you, for supporting the museum!
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Mother’s Day Sale
Mom’s an original. Give her an original from the MNA shops. Members get an extra 10% off from May 4 through Mother’s Day so you can pick out the perfect piece of handcrafted jewelry, art or other unique item for that uniquely wonderful woman.
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Great gift for graduates
A commemorative Pendleton blanket from MNA is the ideal gift for a graduate, something lovely and meaningful that they can use for decades to come. This wool blanket features the Sunset Crater Kachina, known for showing the Hopi how to turn the devastation left by the volcanic eruption into a boon for their crops. Buy your limited edition blanket online or stop by the MNA shop.
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Select Museum of Northern Arizona to support MNA with every purchase when you buy through Amazonsmile.
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