A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center
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| Established | 1992 |
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| Location | 02 E. Ojo Caliente Road, Zuni, New Mexico[1] |
| Website | http://www.ashiwi-museum.org |
The A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center is located in Zuni, New Mexico. Jim Enote is the museum's executive director.[2]
The Zuni tribe began planning the museum in the 1960s and 1970s. After struggling with funding, the museum became a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 1992 and started out with one room of exhibits of Zuni life ways. Its current building was once a trading post,[3] called the Hebadina Building.[4]
A permanent exhibit, "The Hawikku: 'Echoes From Our Past' " educates visitors about creation, migrations, and the last 500 years of Zuni history.[5]
The museum cohosts the Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture every May with the Museum of Northern Arizona.
References
- ^ "A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center". Gallup Multicultural Festival. Western New Mexico University Gallup. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Radical New Way to 'Museum': A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center". Indian Country Today Media Network.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "Radical New Way to 'Museum': A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center". Indian Country Today Media Network.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center". Gallup Multicultural Festival. Western New Mexico University Gallup. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center". Gallup Multicultural Festival. Western New Mexico University Gallup. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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