Museums at the
University of Arizona
Tucson is too young of a modern city to have museums that can rival
those in art meccas like New York or Chicago – but because
of the large resources of the University of Arizona, there are a
number of cultural landmarks of originality and distinction. A visit
to this sprawling campus is worthwhile.
Two museums, the Arizona State Museum and Arizona Historical Society,
are dedicated to the history of the southwest, both its geological
evolution and its inhabitation by humans. The Flandrau Science Center
and Planetarium offers exhibits, shows, and night viewings through
its telescope. Because of the cloudless, unpolluted skies, Tucson
(and its environs) is the best astronomical site in the country,
and these viewings are a special treat.
The Center for Creative Photography is one of UA’s rarest
gems. The revolving exhibits showcase the world’s most famous
photographers, many of the pictures coming straight from the University’s
unparalleled photography library. But the most coveted and difficult
tickets to get are for the football and basketball games of the
Arizona Wildcats. If you should visit during either of these seasons,
the spectacle that surroundings each game is fairly remarkable;
city-wide street parties follow each big victory.
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