Tucson Weekly: Museums (July 19

MUSEUMS
Announcements
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Continuing through September 15: Life of the Santa Cruz River looks at the archaeology, history, hydrology and biology of the Santa Cruz River environment. Ongoing: One Hundred Years of Fashion: Social History and Self-Image, a series of exhibits displaying accessories women tolerated for the sake of fashion. Dueling Eagles: The U.S. War with Mexico presents a reinterpretation of the social, economic and political conditions that led to the U.S. war with Mexico. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free.
ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM. UA campus, University Boulevard east of Park Avenue. 621-6302. The oldest and largest anthropology museum in the region brings to life the culture and history of the greater Southwest from the time of mammoth-hunters to the present. The museum's rich and varied collections are among the most significant resources in the nation for the study of Southwest anthropology. Continuing through August 15: an exhibit of original carvings by Abenaki artists Gerard Rancourt Tsonakwa and Yalaikia Wapitaska entitled Seven Eyes, Seven Legs: Supernatural Stories of the Abenaki. There is an opening reception July 21 from 3:30 to 8 p.m., which is free and open to the public. Continuing through June: The Pottery Project: 20,000 Pots, 2,000 Years features an extensive American Indian pottery collection recently named an official project of Save America's Treasures. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free.
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. www.desertmuseum.org. 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 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.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. Speedway Boulevard and Olive Avenue. 621-7968. Tom Volgy, former Tucson mayor, discusses and signs copies of his book Politics in the Trenches July 17 at 5:30 p.m. Indivisible: Stories of American Community is a collective vision of local life and action in America through the experience of twelve diverse communities. The exhibit features the work of leading photographers and interviewers. The show opens with an open-house breakfast July 14 from 8 to 11 a.m. and continues through September 30.
FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER AND PLANETARIUM. MarsQuest screens at 2:30 p.m. daily and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. More Than Meets the Eye: Under Arizona Skies screens 3:30 p.m. daily and 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Weekday matinee shows cost $4; evening shows and weekend matinees cost $5. The science center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, featuring a series of interactive exhibits and planetarium shows. Telescope viewing hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission costs $5 for adults, $4 for children under 13, $4.50 for seniors.
FORT LOWELL MUSEUM. 2900 N. Craycroft Road. 885-3832. On permanent display: The View from the Barracks, a photographic exhibit allowing a look at the daily life of enlisted men in the garrisons of the Southwest, and We Served at Fort Lowell, an exhibit documenting army life at the fort.
PIMA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM. 6000 E. Valencia Road. 574-9658. The museum regularly displays 250 military, commercial and civilian aircraft, including a full-scale mock-up of the Wright Flyer, presidents Kennedy and Johnson's Air Force One, the Super Guppy used by NASA, and more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last admittance at 4 p.m. Admission is $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors and military, and $4 for children ages 10 to 17. Free for aviation buffs under age 10.
SOSA-CARRILLO-FRÉMONT HOUSE MUSEUM. 151 S. Granada Ave. Carrillo's Chinese Gardens: The Chinese of Tucson presents Chinese history from the earliest arrivals in the 1870s to about 1912, focusing on the Chinese gardeners living at the base of Sentinel Peak. Century-old artifacts connected to food preparation and service, recreation and health care are on display through September 11. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 628-5774 for information.
TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. Celebrate the 32nd anniversary of Apollo 11 July 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. by making a star projector to view your very own galaxy. In addition, enjoy a Star-B-Que with live entertainment, games, activities, food and storytelling by Gerard Tsonakwa from 6 to 10 p.m. MarsQuest is a 4,500 square-foot traveling science exhibit developed by the Space Science Institute. There are more than 20 interactive experiences and four demonstration models that allow visitors to play the part of explorers on Mars. The exhibit continues through August 31. Admission is $4.50 for adults and $3.50 for children. Dinosaur Canyon by Rob Meyer Productions features four life-size dinosaurs ranging from 8 to 30 feet in length. This New West Gallery exhibit runs until 2003. Museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. Admission is $3.50 for kids 2 to 16, $5.50 for adults and $4.50 for seniors. From 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, admission is $2 per person. The third Sunday of every month is free for all. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Impressions of Children: Works by French and American Impressionists and Other Artists features the works of Pierre August Renoir, Edouard Manet, Jean François Millet and Berthe Morisot. The exhibit continues through August 6. Arte Americana includes works by Rufino Tamayo, Roberto Marquez, David Siqueros, Jose Luis Cuervas and others. The exhibit, in the Arizona Gallery, continues through August 5. Continuing through August 19: Arizona Biennial '01, an exhibition of 33 Arizona artists, curated by Kathryn Kanjo of ArtPace in San Antonio. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission costs $5 general, $4 for seniors, $3 for students 13 and up, free for age 12 and under, and free for all on Sundays. Closed major holidays and Mondays from Memorial Day through Labor Day