2020 - 2021 Exhibitions
All the Single Ladies: Women Pioneers of the American West
January 2021
All the Single Ladies: Women Pioneers of the American West tells select stories from the trailblazing lives of unmarried women in the 19th century, who were homesteaders, Harvey girls, boarding house owners, teachers, madams, prostitutes, and entertainers. Learn how these women brought a richness and vivacity to the fabric of life in the emerging American West.
The Dirty Thirties: New Deal Photography Frames the Migrants' Stories
September 2, 2020 - December 27, 2020
"The Dirty Thirties" explores the journeys of rural migrants fleeing the Dust Bowl, drought, and economic difficulties during the 1930s.
Dorothea Lange (Ca. 1960's), Migratory Cotton Picker, Eloy, Arizona, 1940, Gelatin Silver Print, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Buffalo Soldiers: The 10th Cavalry Regiment Told Through the Art of David Laughlin
February 5, 2020 - December 27, 2020
In honor of Black History Month, Buffalo Soldiers: The 10th Cavalry Regiment Told Through the Art of David Laughlin paints a picture of daily life for African American soldiers serving in the post-Civil War American West.
The REDress Project
January 10, 2020 - December 27, 2020
Raising awareness for the missing and murdered indigenous women crisis, The REDress Project by Métis artist Jaime Black is an art installation of empty red dresses that evokes a presence through the marking of absence.
Permanent & Ongoing Exhibitions
Weavings of the Diné
Permanent Collection
The crown jewels of our collection are our pre-1940’s Navajo textiles, including: Chief’s blankets, Eye Dazzlers, Saddle blankets, Germantown weavings, Yei weavings and children's blankets.
Dawn of American Landscapes
Permanent Collection
Masterpieces by preeminent nineteenth century landscape painters. Works by Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Maynard Dixon, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and other master artists. This collection captures the transcendental spirit of these artists' search for, and expression of, the sublime.
Desert Hollywood: Celebrity Landscapes in Cinema
Ongoing
Desert Hollywood explores the “celebrity careers” of prominent Southwestern landscapes in film and television.
Sacred Walls: Native American Muralism
Ongoing
The Museum celebrates the unique artistry of Native American muralists, via a large mural on the outside wall of the Museum and several floor-to-ceiling murals within the Museum by noted Native American artists.
Reopening September 2nd, 2020.
COVID -19 Temporary New Hours:
Wednesday - Friday 10 AM to 2 PM
Saturday 9 AM to 12 Noon
Closed Sunday - Tuesday an on all major holidays
7000 E Tanque Verde Road,
Tucson, AZ 85715
Entrance faces Sabino Canyon Road on the east side of complex.
