Tucson Weekly: Museums (November 16

MUSEUMS

ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Continuing through February 12, 2001: Pieced Connections II is an exhibit of 12 historical quilts from 1840 to 1940 in a variety of patterns. Continuing through April, 200l: Crossroads: The Photographic Journey of Norman G. Wallace. Wallace's photos highlight railroad construction, rural life and historic sites during the Mexican Revolution. Ongoing: One Hundred Years of Fashion: Social History and Self-Image, a series of exhibits displaying accessories women tolerated for the sake of fashion. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. www.desertmuseum.org. Continuing through April 15: The Raptor Free Flight Program, featured daily at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., explores raptor habits and habitats and allows visitors to see these Sonoran Desert birds of prey engaged in unstructured activity. Barn owls, Harris hawks, American kestrels and peregrine falcons are among the birds on view. The museum ranks among the world's top 10 zoological sites, and features a large collection of native plants and wildlife. The museum also features a coati exhibit, pollinator gardens, a mountain lion exhibit and a hummingbird aviary among many other natural habitat displays. The new Ancient Arizona interactive exhibit recreates fossils and gives museum visitors a chance to see what ancient Arizona was like 100 million years ago. Museum hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Admission is $8.95, $1.75 for kids 6 to 12 and free for children 6 and under. Group discounts are available. Call 883-3022 for registration and information.
ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM. UA campus, University Boulevard east of Park Avenue. 621-6302. The museum's Native Goods Fine Art Gallery presents Painting Ways, an exhibit of work by Cherokee, Navajo and Hopi artists. The show continues through November. The oldest and largest anthropology museum in the Southwest, ASM promotes an understanding and appreciation of the indigenous cultural histories of the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Ongoing: Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest explores the origins, history and life today of American Indians in Arizona and Northwest Mexico. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.