Arizona Museum of Natural History

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The Arizona Museum of Natural History (originally the Mesa Southwest Museum) is a historical museum located in Mesa, Arizona. The museum includes exhibits about the natural and cultural history of the Southwestern United States[1].

The museum was founded in 1977 with a collection of Arizona artifacts and has since grown to 80,000 square feet (7,432 square meters)[1] with a collection of 58,000 items[2]. The museum sponsors ongoing excavation at the Mesa Grande Ruin[3], a large mound in Mesa dating from the Hohokam Classic Period[4].

Additionally, the museum maintains the Sirrine House, a Queen Anne style home built in Mesa in 1896[5]. The museum claims that the home is the only fully-restored Victorian-era home museum.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b About the Museum. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  2. ^ History Collections. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  3. ^ Archeology Collections. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  4. ^ Flat Stanley at Mesa Grande. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  5. ^ Sirrine House. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.

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