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
You may not know this, but Picacho Peak was the site of the western-most battle of the Civil War. On April 15 (hmmm) 1862, a Union patrol ran into Confederate pickets. In a relatively quick battle of 90 minutes, the Union troops were sent packing. The Confederate unit hastily moved to Tucson where they informed the garrison of the presence of Union troops. The garrison left town and Tucson was captured shortly thereafter.
Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS displays original anatomical exhibitions of real human bodies preserved by Plastination. This all-new version of the world-famous exhibit looks at the body in a previously unseen way. Visitors will experience an in-depth view of over 200 authentic, intricately designed human specimens showing wellness and disease, and the mysterious world of the brain with highlights on recent neuroscience findings on brain development, function and disease. BODY WORLDS stimulates the curiosity about the science of anatomy and educates about the inner workings of the human body and show the effects of poor health, good health, and lifestyle choices. 
