Welcome to the Arizona Museum for Youth, where it’s adventure time from the instant you enter until the moment you leave. Some of the key upcoming events include:
Wing It! All Things That Fly – February 10th through May 6th, 2012
An exhibition that features artwork that showcases our collective fascination with the creatures, inventions and fantasies which allow us to venture up, up and away!
Extreme Pets – May 25th through September 9th, 2012
Domestic animals are not possessions. They are members of the family. Whether it be dog, cat, birds, hamsters, lizards, goats, horses or elephants, our pets provide us with unconditional love. Extreme Pets takes an artistic look at the relationship people have with pets and how much they affect our lives.
Show Me The Money – September 28th through January 20, 2013
Show Me the Money bring to life through art some of the things that make the world go around: dollars, banknotes, bankrolls, bills, bread, bucks, capital, cash, checks, chips, coins, coinage, dough, finances, funds, gold, gravy, greenbacks, hard cash, legal tender, loot, pesos, riches, roll, salary, silver, treasures, wad, wages, and wealth. No matter what you call it, money is an interesting subject to illustrate through art.
Check out membership. For frequent visitors it might be worth considering.
There are a ton of other events listed for 2012. Check the event calendar (link below).
The Museum for Youth isn’t just for kids. There are plenty of things for adults to do as well…in fact there’s a page just for them (see below).
Dates and Times
- Closed Mon
- Tue to Sat 10am to 4pm
- Sun 12pm to 4pm
Admission
- $7.00
- Children under 1 are FREE
- Members are FREE
Address
35 North Robson
Mesa, AZ 85201
Links
The Goodyear Fair kicks off this weekend, Sunday, November 20, from 10 am to 5 pm at Goodyear Ballpark. The Goodyear Fair will feature a swap meet, art displays, vendors, crafts, food and beverage, live entertainment from local musicians, and bounce castles and carnival games for kids. Goodyear Ballpark is located at 1933 S. Ballpark Way in Goodyear.
The shelves and the parking lot will be full, and this is an annual event not to be missed. The Kiwanis Club of Carefree Flea Market is definitely the Neiman Marcus of flea markets, as the Arizona Republic tagged it. Budget minded shoppers from all around the valley anxiously await each year to come for some of the best bargains.
Located in the heart of Arizona and only 90 short miles north of Phoenix sits America’s most vertical city, Jerome. 5,200 miles up on Cleoparta Hill, Jerome is famous for being the largest ghost town in America. Jerome is definitely a great day trip from Phoenix, and a unique place to get away from the routine in our lives. Dating back to 1876, learn and tour the history of Arizona’s largest copper mining camp, and walk the galleries of local artists, craft people, and gift shop proprietors who all use the original buildings for their shops. Pop in for lunch at the famous Haunted Hamburger and hear the stories of it’s ghostly guests. Be careful here – if you order the chocolate cake, be prepared to eat 1/4th of a double layered piece of round cake because that is the way they serve it.
