The Arizona State Museum, founded in 1893, stands as the oldest and largest museum of anthropology in the Southwest United States, offering deep insights into the area’s 13,000-year-old human history. It holds extensive collections used for education, research, and enjoyment, focusing on the region’s ancient Indigenous and Native cultures. Visitors can explore through exhibits, engaging tours led by knowledgeable docents, special programs, travel tours, and interactive workshops. Additionally, the museum houses a research library and a store offering educational materials. Situated on land with a long history of Indigenous habitation, the museum is located at the University of Arizona in Tucson, a region currently home to the Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui tribes, among the 22 federally recognized tribes in Arizona.
