ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM

Arizona State Museum (ASM) is the oldest and largest anthropological research facility in the U.S. Southwest, with expansive collections that are exceptional resources for the teaching, study, and understanding of the region's 13,000-year human history... Among ASM's vast holdings, three specific collections have been federally recognized and designated American Treasures. So far as we know, ASM is the only institution in the country to be so honored, a fact that emphasizes how important its collections are to the nation's shared cultural history. ASM's collection of Southwest Indian pottery, some 24,000 whole vessels dating back 2,000 years, attained American Treasure status in the year 2000. The basketry and fiber arts collection, 35,000 examples dating back 7,000 years, followed suit in 2011. ASM's collection of 525,000 photographic prints, negatives, and transparencies, and 250 movie films documenting 13,000 years of human history in the Southwest, joined the prestigious ranks in..

Also known as: ASM

Primary location: Tucson United States