Family Craft Night · Gourd Ornament Decorating Make an evening of creativity. Join us for a free Family Craft Night featuring gourd ornament decorating with Southwest Gourd Association. Enjoy time creating together at S’edav Va’aki Museum, and explore the museum at the reduced Thursday evening admission rate. Free craft activity November 19, 2026 Craft night […]
Get crafty at S’edav Va’aki Museum and create your own colorful desert landscape! Exercise your creativity and join us in the museum’s community room on September 17th to try your hand at using unconventional materials to make some artwork beautifully emulating the colors of the desert. This family-friendly activity is free! Paid admission is required […]
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 […]
SVM Exhibit Opening · Public Invite Indigenous Identities Exhibit Opening Celebrate SVM’s new exhibit Indigenous Identities by attending our grand opening on October 8th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Don’t miss a special rap performance at 6:15 pm, Museum Store, and evening ambiance. Indigenous Identities features the stunning work of ten Native American artists from […]
Traveling Exhibit · Presented by Cahokia PHX Roots We Water: An Immersive Art Installation Roots We Water is a multidisciplinary immersive installation that centers Indigenous identity, sovereignty, and self-determination as living, inseparable forces — expressed through large-scale canvas, projection, and the material knowledge of four Native artists working in collective declaration. The installation occupies space […]
Archaeology Café · Archaeology Southwest American Archaeology: The Past, Present, and Future of the Past Archaeology has captured the American imagination for generations, but how much of what we think we know about it comes from myth, movies, and misconceptions? Researcher, author, conservationist, and cultural preservationist R. E. Burrillo takes us behind the scenes to […]
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 […]
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, and […]
Art in the Evening 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 […]
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 […]
