Prescott, Arizona Museums
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Want to travel to exotic and interesting places? Get a free passport to the hot cultural and historic spots in Prescott, Arizona.
You might be surprised at all the things there are to see and learn about: Native American history and culture, the Grand Canyon, wild animals, spiders, trees and flowers, the original buildings that started Prescott, a Victorian house that was moved from one end of town to another, a stagecoach and conestoga wagon, theatre productions and more.
It's all there at the six institutions that are issuing the Passport to Culture - the Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott Fine Arts Museum, the Smoki Museum, Phippen Museum, Heritage Park Zoo and the Highland Center for Natural History.
Each place has its own page describing what it does, its educational mission, what people can learn there and a place for a stamp. Locations and hours of operation are also listed along with a calendar of events and map in the back.
The Passport to Culture can be picked up at any of the six places along with a sticker from that organization and each of the others when you visit there.
Phippen Museum of Western Art
4701 Hwy 89 North, Prescott, Arizona
928-778-1385
phippen@phippenartmuseum.org
www.phippenartmuseum.org
The Phippen Art Museum features contemporary and historic art of the American West and sponsors the annual Phippen Museum Fine Art Show and Sale on Memorial Day Weekend.
Sharlot Hall Museum
415 W. Gurley Street, Prescott, Az
928-445-3122
sharlot@sharlot.org
www.sharlot.org
The Museum's buildings form an architectural sequence spanning the years from the founding of Prescott in 1864 to the present. The exhibits and collection of artifacts tell the stories of those who settled Arizona and the West.
Smoki Museum
147 North Arizona Street, Prescott, Arizona
928-445-1230
www.smokimuseum.org
Opened in 1935, the mission of the Smoki Museum is to promote an understanding and appreciation for the historic and prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest and features the largest collection of Kate Cory oil paintings in the United States.
Yavapai College Gallery and Sculpture Garden
1100 E. Sheldon Street, Prescott, Arizona 86301
928-776-2031
Gallery Hours: Monday -Friday, 10 am - 4 pm; Saturday, 10 am - 3 pm
www.yc.edu
The Gallery promotes an appreciation of excellence, diversity, and vitality in the visual arts. Local, regional and national artists are showcased in its yearly program of changing exhibits.
Sculpture Garden: 24 hours
www.friendsofyca.org
Stroll through this diverse collection of contemporary sculpture. A hammered copper fountain, kinetic wind sculptures, sandstone corridors, a leaping frog, a welded family, and an aluminum helix. Native plants, benches, and the creek area enhance the beauty of the Garden.
Professor Hall's Cinema Museum
P. O. Box 4081, Prescott, Az
928-777-9134
profh@silentmovies.com
www.silentmovies.com
A private museum open by appointment only. Houses a 40-year collection devoted to preserving the history of cinema technology and Arizona film history.
