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Arizona Almanac

The Arizona Almanac provides students, researchers and the public with information and resources about the state of Arizona.

Art and Architecture

Color postcard of the Heard Museum in PhoenixArt and Architecture

        Museums and Galleries in Arizona 

        Culture Pass - free passes to many cultural sites throughout the state

        The Edward Curtis Collection at the Arizona State Capitol Museum

      University of Arizona Poetry Center

 

 

Arcosanti - Arcosanti, located in central Arizona along I-17, is an experimental town that aims to explore the possibilities of arcology, the meeting point between architecture and ecology.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation/Taliesin West  - Frank Lloyd Wright began building Taliesin West in 1937. It is located in north Scottsdale.

Heard Museum -The Heard Museum tells the story of American Indian arts and cultures. It is in Phoenix.

Mission San Xavier del Bac -  San Xavier del Bac is the oldest European structure in the state. It was built in the late 1700s near Tucson.

Route 66 - Route 66 is a road that ran across northern Arizona. It passed through Winslow. The town is home to the street corner made famous by the Eagle's “Take it Easy.” The town also has La Posada, a railroad hotel designed by Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter.

 

Image source: Susan Arreola Postcards Collection (Arizona Memory Project)