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Experience the enduring cultures of Arizona, the American Southwest, and northern Mexico at Arizona State Museum through dynamic exhibitions, engaging programs, and an educational museum store. ASM is the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the region (est. 1893), home of the world’s largest collection of Southwest Indian pottery, and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.
The Pottery Project
Explore the art of the potter and science of the archaeologist as Arizona State Museum celebrates 2,000 years of Native pottery making traditions in the Southwest. At 20,000+ whole vessels, ASM’s collection of Southwest Indian pottery is the world’s largest and most comprehensive.
Many Mexicos: Vistas de la Frontera
Three-hundred objects illustrate 3,000 years of varied Mexican histories. See a Maya ritual corn vessel, Spanish colonial retablos, Santa Anna's sword and uniform, Maximilian's ring and Carlota's brooch, and a sombrero that may well have belonged to Pancho Villa!
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