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What to do and see in Chandler, Arizona (AZ): The Best Museums
Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and a prominent suburb of the Phoenix, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). It is bordered to the north and west by Tempe, to the north by Mesa, to the west by Phoenix, to the south by the Gila River Indian Community, and to the east by Gilbert. As of July 2015, the population was 260,828 according to the United States Census Bureau, According to the city's official website, Chandler's Transportation & Development Department estimated the population, as of May 2016, to be 247,328. It also has satellite locations for many technology companies, including Intel and Orbital ATK.
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1. Zelma Basha Salmeri Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 184 reviews
Reviewed By MsCanuck24
Hidden in an unassuming warehouse building, a labyrinth of galleries exhibits thousands of paintings and sculptures from the Basha family's private collection. I spend hours there upon each visit. Admission is free, so please donate generously. It will be the most extraordinary collection of western art that you will ever see!
2. Chandler Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
The Chandler Museum is a cultural destination unlike any other with engaging, community-focused programs and forums, as well as world-class traveling exhibits. Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm Sunday 1 - 5 pm
Reviewed By Minnesota7776 - Minnesota, United States
Went only to museum displays and not Tumbleweed Park. Museum had 3 informational displays about local history: Boxer Zora Folley, a Holocaust survivor to Winston Diamond Cutter supervisor, and a small piece about the San Marcos Hotel. All 3 were very informative. Museum workers are helpful and friendly and museum is free, clean, and easy to social distance. Will return here again and hope to see Tumbleweed Park next time as well.
3. Vision Gallery
4. Arizona Railway Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By Bkbak - Tempe, United States
We came for their annual Open House and really enjoyed it. Entry was free and the exhibits were amazing. This museum used to be located in downtown Chandler and was quite small. Now that they are at this new location, they have lots to see. The Open House even had Kiwanis selling lunch and face painting for a price. We enjoyed it all.
5. Tumbleweed Ranch Museum
6. Huhugam Heritage Center
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3.5 based on 14 reviews
This modern cultural center highlights the ancestral, historic and current cultures of the Gila River Indian Community, made up of two tribes – the Akimel O’otham and the Pee Posh . Our mission is to ensure our Akimel O’otham and Pee Posh cultures flourish for future generations. The Huhugam Heritage Center was built in 2003, fulfilling our Community vision to create a place for Community, culture, land, tradition and spirit: a place to honor and preserve our Him dak (our way of life). Come experience our unique and calming architecture. The Center stairsteps up out of the desert, the building silhouettes designed to blend in with the nearby mountain ranges and hills. In our state-of-the-art collections repository we care for Huhugam, Akimel O’otham and Pee Posh treasures from our ancestral lands boundaries of the Huhugam (also known by the archaeological name Hohokam), master artists, farmers and crafts people of our desert home. Collections which include large archaeological project holdings including the Snaketown, Gila River Cultural Resources Management Program and Bureau of Reclamation Central Arizona Project Collections, an outstanding collection of nearly 500 O’odham baskets, an exquisite Pee Posh pottery collection, the trombone and memorabilia of renowned Akimel O’otham jazz trombonist Russell Moore and the Blackwater Store & Trading Post and Arts and Crafts museum collections. Sap eth tha:thak em nei (We are happy to see you)
