Family Craft Night · Crafts with Bats Let your creativity take flight. Join us for Crafts with Bats, a free themed Family Craft Night with AZ Bat Rescue at S’edav Va’aki Museum. Enjoy an evening of creativity with the family, and explore the museum at the reduced Thursday evening admission rate. Free craft activity October […]
S'ed̲av Va'aki Museum is pround to annouce its upcoming exhibition, Indigenous Identities, mark your calendars for the grand opening on October 8, 2026 from 5:00pm - 7:30pm! This contemporary art exhibition highlights the complexity of Indigenous artists in 21st century America. In Indigenous Identities, art becomes a reflection of lived experience, and is an expression of memory, […]
Traveling Exhibit · Presented by Cahokia PHX Roots We Water: An Immersive Art Installation Experience a multidisciplinary immersive installation centering Indigenous identity, sovereignty, and self-determination as living, inseparable forces. View this special traveling exhibit in the Community Room at S’edav Va’aki Museum. Free exhibit viewing October 10 – 11, 2026 Sat (9 AM–4 PM) · […]
Archaeology Café · R.E. Burrillo American Archaeology: The Past, Present, and Future of the Past Join researcher, author, and conservationist R.E. Burrillo for an engaging talk exploring archaeology’s evolution from collecting and exploration into a science, while confronting its complicated ties to nationalism, colonialism, and cultural preservation. Enjoy the free presentation at S’edav Va’aki Museum, […]
International Archaeology Day Explore the past. Discover something new. Join us at S’edav Va’aki Museum for International Archaeology Day. Enjoy the event activities and don't miss the guided tour of the Park of Four Waters with our City Archaeologist. General museum admission is paid at the museum; admission tickets are not sold online. Tour tickets […]
Save the date for our first guest of the Indigenous Identities Speaker Series, Jeremy Arviso. Join us on October 22, 2026 from 6PM to 7:30PM in the SVM community room to hear from Jeremy and the process behind creating his piece, Louis Vuitton Drum, currently on display. This season, SVM has invited the taleted artisits featured in our […]
Indigenous Identities Speaker Series · Jeremy Arviso Is This Where We're Headed Or Are We Already Here? Join us for an artist presentation and Q&A on identity, lived experience, and the work featured in Indigenous Identities. Enjoy a free hybrid presentation via WebEx and in-person at S’edav Va’aki Museum, and explore the museum, archaeological trail, […]
Art in the Evening · Hands-on Workshop Drums Workshop with Nick Martinez Join us for the first Art in the Evening: Hands-on Workshop! On November 5, 2026, SVM is collaborating with the Phoenix Conservatory of Music to host a family-friendly workshop led by Nick Martinez in the SVM Community Room. Explore your sense of identity […]
Art in the Evening Drums Workshop with Phoenix Conservatory of Music Hands-on artist-led adult workshop in the SVM Community Room. Fee includes museum admission. No alcohol for this workshop. Workshop registration + payment · Advance registration required November 5, 2026 5:30 PM–7:30 PM Plan your evening 5:30 PM–7:30 PM Workshop Details Join us in the […]
Join S’edav Va’aki Museum and the Arizona Territory Gourd Society this Veterans’ Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2025, for a free event honoring memory of all Veterans who have served our nation with a Gourd Dance and Community Potluck. Gourd dancing begins at 11:30 a.m. Gourd Dance and community potluck are free for everyone. Vendors by […]
