Navajo Nation Museum
The extraordinary Navajo focused collections include a wide range of historic, ethnographic and art objects; the Milton "Jack" Snow Collection and other historic photographic archives dating from 1930 to the1970s; and a small number of natural history specimens.
Limited-term theme exhibitions are used to explore diverse aspects for the Navajo people and culture. Initial segments of "The Culture and History of the Navajo", a comprehensive core exhibition, are expected to open during the coming year.
The Navajo Nation Museum's contemporary building also houses the Navajo Nation Library and Research Collection. Cultural and educational programs sponsored by a variety of organizations are hosted in the facility's conference rooms, auditorium, food service facility, and amphitheater. The Museum's store features educational materials on Navajo culture.
Admission to the museum is FREE. Hours (subject to change) are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm; Wednesday evening until 8 pm; Saturday 9 am to 5 pm; Sunday closed. Guided tours of the exhibitions are available for groups - please call in advace to schedule.
For further information call: 928 871 7941. Fax: 928 871 7942
The Seventh Annual Keshmish Festival
November 19, 20, 2004 FREE
Arts and Crafts
Entertainment and Traditional Food
Featured Exhibition: Diné Dah'atl'ó - Men who Weave
Geoffrey Brown, Director - - 928 810 8537
Clarenda Begay, Collections & Exhibits Curator - - 928 810 8540
Eunice Kahn, Archivist - - 928 810 8539
Norman Bahe, Education - - 928 810 8588
Robert Johnson, Cultural Specialist - - 928 810 8531
The Navajo Nation Museum
P.O. Box 1840
Window Rock, Arizona 86515
Highway 64 and Loop Road
1/4th mile west of Arizona/NM border, 26 miles from Gallup, NM
Note: Navajo Code Talker Exhibition opens April 1, 2005 at the Monument Valley Utah Visitors Center. http://www.desertusa.com/monvalley/index.html