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Easton
Collection Center
The Museum of
Northern Arizona broke ground February 2, 2008 on the new Easton
Collection Center. The 17,000 square foot facility will be
completed in about one year and will house items from MNA's
extensive collections in a stable and secure environment.
Construction progress may be viewed on our webcam. |
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 MNA
Ventures
New trips for 2009
- now available for reservation!
Exceptional outdoor educational
experiences discovering and exploring the Colorado Plateau — 130,000
square miles of spectacular mountains, mesas, and canyonlands
in the Four Corners region of Arizona, Utah, Colorado,
and New Mexico. Ventures range in length from a day to
a week. Diverse itineraries include hiking, backpacking,
river rafting, camping, van tours, and lodge-based excursions
on the Plateau. We keep groups small to allow maximum interaction
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THERIZINOSAUR – Mystery of the Sickle-Claw Dinosaur
September 16, 2007 –
August 30, 2009
 Discover
the newest and strangest dinosaur in all of North America. See the
real bones in a reconstructed quarry as it was excavated in
southern Utah by MNA paleontologists; a mounted skeleton of this
one-ton, feathered plant-eater; remarkable artwork that explores
its watery world; and the premier of a robotic plesiosaur. |
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Pterandodon and Ichthyornis
Soar Over MNA! Have you seen them? |
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 MNA
Discovery
The Museum of Northern Arizona’s Discovery Program is a gateway
into the wonders of the Colorado Plateau. Fifty-four classes
are a summer’s worth of creative and meaningful exploration for
children 4-18. Taught by experienced educators, these programs
offer an exciting range of hands-on learning opportunities about
the region’s traditions of fine arts, natural sciences, Native
cultures, and ecology. New for 2008 - Parents and Kids Night
Out! The 2008 season is complete, but you can still view the
offerings to get an idea of the kinds of activities that make up
MNA Discovery so you may plan for 2009. |
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 Heritage
Program
Creativity, Culture
and Community
MNA’s four festivals highlight the region’s cultures
and encourage communication and the exchange of ideas between
visitors, educators, and artists. Art, music, performances,
and Heritage Insights presentations combine to create cultural
understanding and a forum for dialogue.
18th Annual Zuni
Festival of Arts and Culture: May 24-25, 2008
75th Annual Hopi
Festival of Arts and Culture: July 5-6, 2008
59th Annual
Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture: August 2-3, 2008
5th Annual Celebraciones de la Gente: October 25-26, 2008 |
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MNA Highlights
Support MNA
We encourage your contributions to our Annual Operating Fund and
Endowment Fund by December 31. Your year-end gift is vital to keep
MNA's momentum going! It's easy to make a
secure online donation.
AAM Restores MNA's Accreditation
 On
August 8, the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff received word
from the American Association of Museums (AAM) that its
accreditation by the AAM had been restored. AAM accreditation is the
highest national recognition for a museum, signifying excellence to
the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and
to the museum-going public.
Artist-in-Residency Program
The
Artist-In-Residence Program at the Museum of Northern Arizona offers
professional writers, composers, and visual and performing artists
the opportunity to pursue their artistic discipline, while immersed
in the inspiring landscape of northern Arizona and the Colorado
Plateau.
Monthly Collection Tours
The third Friday of each month is your opportunity for a
behind-the-scenes tour of the MNA collections.
MNA Institutional Planning
Crucial to every museum is an
institutional plan that helps guide present and future work. The
Museum of Northern Arizona has developed a new institutional plan
and invites you to read about and comment on the process.
MNA Adopts Updated Mission, Vision and Values Statement
The MNA Board of Trustees has adopted an updated Mission Statement.
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