A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center

Coordinates: 35°03′58″N 108°51′06″W / 35.065988°N 108.851729°W / 35.065988; -108.851729

A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center
Established 1992
Location 2 E. Ojo Caliente Road, Zuni, New Mexico, United States[1]
Website www.ashiwi-museum.org

The A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center is located in Zuni, New Mexico, United States. 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,[2] called the Hebadina Building.[1]

A permanent exhibit, "The Hawikku: 'Echoes From Our Past'" educates visitors about creation, migrations, and the last 500 years of Zuni history.[1] Photographs from the 19th century up to the 21st century illustrate Zuni life. On the grounds are traditional Zuni waffle gardens created through a partnership of the museum and the Zuni Farmers Co-operative.[3]

The museum cohosts the Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture every May with the Museum of Northern Arizona.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center". Gallup Multicultural Festival. Western New Mexico University Gallup. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Radical New Way to 'Museum': A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center". Indian Country Today Media Network.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  3. Isaac, Gwyneira (2007-01-01). Mediating Knowledges: Origins of a Zuni Tribal Museum. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816526239.
  4. "Zuni Festival of Arts & Culture – Museum of Northern Arizona". Museum of Northern Arizona. Retrieved 2015-11-25.


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