Tucson Weekly: Museums (February 14

MUSEUMS
Events This Week
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM DOWNTOWN. 140 N. Stone Ave. 628-5774. History in the Heart of Tucson tells the story of downtown Tucson starting in 1550 B.C. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. Speedway Boulevard and Olive Avenue. 621-7968. Three exhibitions explore incarceration and punishment. Continuing through March 3: The Omega Suites features color portraits of execution chambers by Lucinda Devlin; The Prison Experience records time photographer Morrie Camhi spent with inmates in a California prison; Looking into the Collection: Punishment features the work of 15 photographers. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. on weekends.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. American Spectrum: Paintings and Sculpture from the Smith College Museum of Art features work by O'Keeffe, Motherwell, LeWitt and others through May 12; Threads of the World: Folk Costumes Worldwide features garments made and word by women through April 20. Both shows open with a Members Reception on Friday, February 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Branding Iron Show features Western Artists of America in this invitational show and sale on February 22 and continues through March 25. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MAIN LIBRARY. UA campus west of McKale Center and north of the football stadium. 621-6441. Continuing through February 26: This Is Woman's Hour: The Life of Mary Baker Eddy is on exhibit in the Special Collections gallery. In conjunction with the exhibit, Marceil DeLacy discusses how Eddy's words changed the world on Saturday, February 16 at 2 p.m. at Borders (Tucson Mall) and at 7 p.m. at Borders (Park Place Mall). For details call 585-4410.
Announcements
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. From Pocket to Purse: Hand in Hand with Fashion continues through February. The exhibit consisits of more than 100 unique purses and bags used by men and women from the 1880s to 1950. 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. Mondays through Saturdays, and noon to 4 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.
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.
TOWN HALL MUSEUM. Old Tucson Studios' Town Hall Museum features exhibits celebrating the rich history of Arizona and the culture of the American West. A History of the Movies exhibit tells the story of a deserted landscape becoming America's premiere Western film studio. Experience 60 years of Old Tucson's movie history from John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart to Lenoardo DiCaprio and Val Kilmer. Photographs, costumes and movie posters tell an engaging tale of Old West action from Arizona's Hollywood in the Desert. In partnership with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum, Old Tucson Studios presents Minerals of Bisbee. Museum entrance is included with park admission. Call 883-0100 for information.
TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. 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 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through 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. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985.
VETERANS' MUSEUM. MarketPlace USA. 3750 E. Irvington Road. 740-9429. Displays depict contributions made by area veterans. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. Volunteer docents are needed.