S'edav Va'aki Museum - formerly Pueblo Grande Museum

09/30/2026

Seems like our resident hawk has enjoyed some of the recent stormy weather! Museum staff catch plenty of early-morning glimpses from our red-tailed hawk friend.

09/28/2026

Mark these dates and don’t miss out! 🗓️✨ Swipe to check out the museum’s October events and join us for our special mix of craft nights, evening lectures, and programs.

Pre-registration is required for the tour with Dr. Schwartz during International Archaeology Day, click the link in out bio to learn more!

If you cannot attend the Indigenous Identities Speaker Series session featuring Jeremy Arviso in person, you can click the link in out bio to register to the virtual webinar!

09/26/2026

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,𝙄𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙒𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙒𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚?, which is part of the 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 exhibit that opens on October 8th.

This season, SVM has invited the talented artists featured in our latest exhibit 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 to join us on select Thursdays in the SVM Community room for a live presentation and Q&A session. Throughout this series, the artists will discuss their understanding surrounding the complexity of identity and how art becomes a reflection of lived experience. Learn the meaning behind their work and the process it took to create the piece of art currently on display.

If you can't attend this session in-person, register to our webinar series to join us virtually! Click the link in our bio.

09/24/2026

Get ready for our new Thursday evening programming, the Indigenous Identities Speaker Series!

This season, S'ed̲av Va'aki Museum (SVM) has invited the talented artists featured in our latest exhibit Indigenous Identities to join us on select Thursdays in the SVM Community room for a live presentation and Q&A session. Throughout this series, the artists will discuss their understanding surrounding the complexity of identity and how art becomes a reflection of lived experience. Learn the meaning behind their work and the process it took to create the piece of art currently on display.

Mark your calendars! And if you can't attend in-person, you can join us virtually on Webex. Click the link in our or bio copy-paste the link below!

09/22/2026

Celebrate International Archaeology Day (IAD) at Phoenix, Arizona’s largest preserved archaeological site, S’ed̲av Va’aki Museum on Saturday, October 17th, 2026.

Our City Archaeologist, Chris Schwartz, will offer a guided tour of The Park of Four Waters from 9:30 am–11:00 am. Discover how these advanced canal systems were created and their impact on S’edav Va’aki and beyond. Space is limited and registration is required, click the link in our bio or copy-paste the comment below!

Spend time with SALT (Study of Ancient Lifeways and Technologies)! From 10:00am to 2:00pm all are welcome to join SALT for their monthly skills meeting with special demonstrations and an Atlatl spear throwing range!

09/22/2026

Don't miss our new rotating exhibit, Indigenous Identities, opening on October 8th! Celebrate with us by attending the exhibit Grand Opening on October 8th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm! City of Phoenix Arts and Culture

S'edav Va'aki Museum - formerly Pueblo Grande Museum in Phoenix will open “Indigenous Identities,” a contemporary art exhibition examining the connections between cultural identity, personal experience and Indigenous life in 21st-century America. The exhibit opens Oct. 8 and will remain on display through July 2027.

Additional details linked in the comments below. 👇

09/21/2026

We are two months away from our 8th Anual Portal Fest on November 21st from 10AM - 2PM at S'edav Va'aki Museum - formerly Pueblo Grande Museum

This annual festival features cultural performances of dance, music, and storytelling celebrating the engineering ingenuity of the canal system created by Ancestral Sonoran Desert People.

09/20/2026

Mark your calendars for October 15th 2026 at 6:00 pm for our upcoming Archaeology Café in collaboration with Archaeology Southwest! Doors open at 5:30 pm.

Join us for this free talk featuring R. E. Burrillo. He will present “American Archaeology: The Past, Present, and Future of the Past,” and discuss archaeology’s evolution from collecting and exploration into a science, while confronting its complicated ties to nationalism, colonialism, exploitation, and cultural preservation.

Come early to enjoy discounted admission to the museum after 4:00pm. Trails close at twilight, but galleries will remain open until 8:00pm. Museum admission is also FREE to SVM, NARM, and Old Pueblo members.

09/18/2026

Crafts with Bats at S’ed̲av Va’aki Museum!

Join us and our friends at Arizona Bat Rescue for pre-Halloween craft festivities. On October 1st, start the spooky season by meeting some friendly bat ambassadors and bats! Then exercise your creativity and make a bat craft that you can take home. Light snacks are provided.

Come early to enjoy discounted admission to the museum after 4:00pm. Trails close at twilight, but the Museum Store is open until 7:30 pm and galleries remain open until 8:00 pm.

09/15/2026

Join us at 6 PM on October 8, 2026, for the opening reception of our newest changing exhibit 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨. Explore the wonders of the museum and get an early look of the new exhibit!

𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 will highlight the complexity of ten Indigenous artists in America in the 21st century. These artists explore issues of sovereignty, commodification, the right to cultural expression in public spaces, and the ancestral stories passed down through the generations that speak to identity in generations that speak to identity in both personal and collective ways.

This evening’s public programming at S’edav Va’aki Museum includes a viewing of the new exhibit, music by a DJ, and a special performance.

Mark Your Calendars!