Reviews of Amerind Museum (Museum)

Justin Neal

This is a place you can patron again and again. The gift shop is filled with native art and literature. The exhibits are unique and world class. You won’t see anything like it anywhere. A must see for anyone fortunate enough to be in the area.

Mario Madrid

We loved this place because of the native history, ancient artefacts and modern artist Gerry V displays

Caleb Mayes

Although out in the middle of nowhere the museum has an interesting collection of ancient and modern Indian artifacts. The surrounding grounds are pretty as well, with rock formations reminiscent of Prescott AZ. This would be a great place to come for a picnic or maybe a photoshoot. It's also 5-10 degrees cooler than Tucson which is a nice bonus.

Sharon Nolan

Entrance prices are too high. I walked away.

Judy Browne

A MUST see for Indian artefacts. Also western art on display. Camping next door at Triangle Ranch/pool/Bar resturant. Cool area to explore.

Jill Williams

Incredible place, a must see museum!

Travel Dream West

Great collection of Native American artifacts - don't miss the documentary about Geronimo and the Apache wars on the second floor

carolyn price

Excellent....lots of information

Frank Lopez

I thought museum was fantastic. Very interesting artifacts and information.

K Jans

Highly suggest everyone visit.

Valerie Bassett

Very nice lots of artifacts and history of the southwest.

Martin Sykora

Worth the visit on the way back from Chiricahua, Museum is very interesting, too bad we can't take pictures :(

Bryce Caster

Fantastic museum on Native cultures in the Southwest. Beware the short hours.

Frank Dieterich

A true treasure in the desert. Amazing artifacts of native cultures ranging from the Arctic circle to South America. Simply an astounding collection worthy of the ten dollar admission.

Peggy Malone

Beautiful hidden jewel of native American history. Artifacts of upmost quality, amazing historical buildings. Don't pass up this historical foundation

William Bond

Look for the special presentations. Enjoy the art gallery as well as the historic presentations in the museum.

David Woodruff

The Amerind Museum was established around 1931 to preserve artifacts surrounding South West Native American cultures. The facility boasts an art museum as well as a wide array of archaeological artifacts.

Julia Gregson

Wonderful history of U.S.' genocide populations

Kathi Jensen

Wonderful out of the way place with so much beauty it is a must to see if your in the area. Everywhere you look there is something that will capture your heart, mine was the huge woven basket. As you walk along and view everything in the Foundation your mind will take you back as you wonder how the people made such beautiful and workable objects. Take you time and enjoy it all.

Roxanna Roffey

It's a beautiful place filled with history.

John Northup

Very friendly people and very good displays and info

Keith Rae

Great exhibits, awesome staff. Great air conditioning.

Gordon Gibbs

Great place to visit

Neal Kapp

Beautiful setting

Heather Floyd

Authentic Indian museum and a bonus with an art gallery on premise

Jim Bergstrom

An outstanding museum, exhibit, and art experience. My wife ran a 5k at Amerind as a part of their 5th Annual fundraising event. While there I toured the fabulous artifact museum and also met the Native American artist in residence, Duane Maktima, a Hopi-Laguna master jeweler. It turns out that Duane and I share several common friends and probably have crossed paths 30 years ago in Hopi land. The setting for the Amerind Foundation is not far from Texas Canyon, and has a similar phantasy landscape of giant balanced rocks and granite boulder outcroppings mixed into a mesquite desert grassland. The original buildings date back to the 1930's and reflect decades of loving care. The caretakers, museum employees, and directorship have made the Amerind Foundation a "must-see" for anyone who loves Western and Native American art as well as archaeology.

Terri Gay

The museum is a gem, the gallery is worth a look and don't miss reading some of the oral histories upstairs in the gallery. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy it under the shady oaks and mesquites. There are flush toilets in the picnic area. Can be very hot in summer!

John Fleischman

Full of great history and artifacts plus an excellent example of Southwest architecture in the gorgeous setting of Texas Canyon.

Josh Loring

Beautiful setting out in the desert, an old building built originally to be a museum. The exhibits showcase the Native American people of the area, and geographic features. A picnic area that's open for the public is quiet, on the outskirts of the main building. This place is worth driving to just to see the landscape, and beyond that a day could be spent viewing the many interesting exhibits.

Liz Walter

One of a kind..

Lorraine Ellen Shaffer Briddon

Rare and wonderful art, archaeological history, Native artisan work, eyc. No photos permitted tho. GO THERE!

donna shoemaker

Museum lists of history. 2 different buildings. Out in the middle of nowhere. Follow signs.

Linda Wylie

Wonderful location! Beautiful exhibits. Take a picnic!

D Berg

A hidden gem in the desert with a phenomenal collection of Native American baskets and pottery.

Andrinna Mendibles

Absolutely beautiful!

Boyce Major

Amazing original artwork was phenomenal! I am going to cherish the 3 pieces I purchased.

will mendibles

Beautiful place

Joanell Pegg

This museum of Indian tribe culture is fantastic. It's off the beaten path & a little hard to get to, but worth the trip. Very well organized & surprisingly large display of culture. The art museum affords more & adds to your tour. Stop at the Texas Country Cemetery on your way out. A small surprise. Definitely a must see place if you are in the area of Texas Canyon on I 10. Dragoon road takes you there. Worth the two hour stop over.

Chuck Morrison

Great site.

Anna Sanchez

Had a great time at the fall festival! The Indian dancers were beautifully dressed! The weather was great!

Jonathan Williams

A fabulous place, one of a kind!

Stephen Philpott

Amazing Native American museum.

Michelle Yakovich

Such a beautiful location! The collection is amazing. The drive from Tucson is short and scenic. So much history. Great road trip!

Marvin

Do not pass by this without stopping . It's just off the 10 hwy . If you are reading this you must have interest . Do yourself a favor and check this out . Great artifacts with story boards .

Christine Marshall

Not as interesting as we thought, and pricey to get in.

Rebecca Kombol

Very interesting small museum.

Randall Allen

Don't go on a Monday, even though you may just be passing through that one and only time and missed the sign, on the gate wide open, that gives the the hours. You will be greeted with, "What do you want?!". My mistake totally! I should of read the sign "Grumpy if bothered on Monday".

P Noble's Garage

Interesting place to explore and discover. Always another side to the story. Great dirt roads if you wanna power slide around for fun.

Robert Carlson

Great Southeast Arizona anthropological and archaeological Museum. Very good speakers and special events. Striking environment for a rural Museum.

Dave Blanchard

Great history and displays

James Maxwell

Great for understanding the early inhabitants of the area and very helpful staff.

Zoe Schnabel

Check out the new Zuni-Navajo jewelry display....from the 1800s to present. Absolutely fantastic !

Constance Gaun

Loved it surprised by so much!

bilo hak

This Museum has the largest collection of native American jewelry, however it appears to be jumbled together. I was interested in trying to track it's development by date and tribe. Could be much better.

Richard Cochran

Educational, broad review of many North and South American pre- and post- Anglo Indian cultures from pole to pole. Individual displays are well done, but the overall coordination is somewhat disorganized and fragmented.

Brenitra Moore

Such a. Beautiful place with friendly staff!

Barb Jelen

Great museum! Worth the price and the visit.

Theodore Tabas

A great learning experience about the native people to the area. The presentation and set up of the museum is very well done.

Betty Baird

This is a wonderful place to visit, enjoyed the Indian artifacts. Very well done. A got to go see!!

Katie Horan

I am always looking for museums to visit when I travel and the Amerind Museum is a hidden gem. I went on the referral of a friend and was not disappointed. The exhibits are beautifully curated and I love the bilingual signage. There is also an art museum featuring amazing and thought-provoking work from contemporary Native and LGBTQ artists. In addition to being a unique museum and art gallery, the Amerind is surrounded by the gorgeous Southern Arizona desert, providing great photo opportunities and a one-of-a-kind backdrop of a picnic.

Michael Probst

Went to the art museum 1st then the Native American museum. Both were great but, recommend doing it the other way. By the time I got to the 2nd place, was tired of reading. I will return

Renate Kloppinger

Just love this place. We take all our first time visitors here.

Esperanza Freitchen

I had never been here, neither had any of my colleagues. But I've seen it as I'm driving down to Willcox, Bisbee, Douglas, etc. I run a college readiness program for high school students and I thought this might be a good educational opportunity for my students during the summer. My students usually love museums. Once we arrived, it was apparent that we were not trusted in the museum, as we were escorted to every section we were "allowed" to see and we were not allowed to browse on our own. Not only was the docent escorting us, but a second staff person (a woman) followed us around everywhere. I got the sense she was making sure we (the students) behaved ourselves and didn't touch anything. Kind of like when someone follows you through a store because they think you are going to shoplift (if you are a person of color, you know what this is like). Upon entering the art gallery portion of the museum, we were taken to a small room where quilts hung. I attempted to take a photo of my students looking at the exhibits and was scolded by the woman following us that no photos were allowed. I apologized and put my phone away. Into the next room was a room filled with beautiful paintings that resembled water. I was reading about the artist when the docent walked in front of me and said, "Don't bother reading it. It doesn't make any sense to me. Besides, I have some issues and personal beliefs about the artist." It did not make sense to me, but as I continued reading I learned that the artist was a Native Queer woman. While he was not direct about it, it was very obvious he was referring to this. At that point I was prepared to take my students and leave. However, we stayed and continued our tour where the docent talked "at" us and did not allow for questions or freely looking at things. During a section on MesoAmerican peoples he brought up an artifact and said, "Can you imagine how Mexican you have to be to make this." (later on several of my students made mention of this and how uncomfortable they were upon hearing this). I also noted that many descriptions and information cards had references to Native Americans "giving" their items to the museum. However, this was made clear that the artifacts were from an estate that took the items from the specified tribes. During our last exhibit, an area focused on games and sports in Native communities, the woman who had been following us closely pulled me aside to ask why we had high school students here. I explained the nature of the program and what types of activities we did with students. Her response to me was, "Oh, so they're college-bound....no wonder they are so well behaved." Among all the offensive things that were said to us that day, this was perhaps the most belittling. This statement just underminded the efforts my students make to be contributing citizens to the world. Despite the very difficult and horrible experience we had there, my students walked away with dignity and with lessons on how NOT to treat people. My staff and I were appalled at how poorly we were treated and moreover, how the students were treated.

Fran Descalzo

A nice private museum.

Gerry Adams

Excellent foundation and museum. Consider membership if you're local. Worth supporting!

Eddy Berger

gorgeous buildings and I nice little place tucked away somewhere unexpected

Paul F. Sherrett

5K run through beautiful high desert. Once a year they open the grounds to the public. We raise money to promote the museum.

Andrew Hardie

A surprising and world class find in the wilds of South Eastern Arizona. Could have spent the day here instead of the couple of hours we had. Will be back.

Wayne Zatarain

A must stop if you are interested in the life and culture of native Americans both North and South. Spend the time you will enjoy the trip.

Jerry Gilbert

Went here with my mom, who was told this was the place to go. We were both a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong they had some nice and interesting pieces, just no what I expected based on the recommendations and reviews.

Edward Thompson

Nice visit

KeepingUpWithTheJonesesTravels

Didn't visit the foundation but enjoyed the picinic area and seeing the huge boulder formations.

Peter Caras

World class museum

Stephen Best

This was the highlight of our visit. History and artifacts of North and south america of the true americans.

Laura Marx

A great museum tucked away on Dragoon Rd. Expert knowledge of the area and its history with Native Americans. I love their commitment in educating school children thru hands on activities.

Harris Rosenberg

Well this is a very interesting Museum if you are into Native American culture there's also a Native American art Museum But the thing I would like to emphasize is the incredible picnic area on the amerind foundation property behind the museum with picnic tables and all the glory of Texas Canyon rock formations so you're it's like you're in a mini Wonderland of rocks miniature version of chiricahua National Monument The picnic grounds are free there are picnic tables and real flush toilet restrooms and lots of rock formations and shade trees and interesting photography opportunities And it is only a quarter mile off of I-10 Dragoon exit

Kelly Daniels

Great museum

Patricia Cates

The museum is filled with artifacts form the region. The whole place is quiet and the picnic area is perfect for an afternoon outing.

Loretta Zupancic

Amazing. Wonderful exibits, beautiful suroundings. I will visit often!

Brian Szuter

Gorgeous property with amazing views. The museum has a unique and interesting collection of native American artifacts.

Marilea Major

I love this little museum. The gallery is really great; with a nice variety of art. I like the view from the picnic area as well.

Denise Jones

Interesting Native American artifacts. Some good information printed on the displays. It's such a large building, I was expecting so much more.

Larry Cebula

Wow, one of the finest museums I have ever been to. Well worth going out of your way.

Ken and Phyllis Newkirk

Surprisingly good museum focusing on Native American artifacts with a small art gallery of eclectic items thrown in for good measure. Lots of information but some text displays are in small type or dimly lit. Worthwhile!

David McKune

This museum and gallery were just amazing, such beautiful artwork and Native American artifacts! Definitely worth visiting - several times. On the way in be sure to check out the Texas Canyon Pioneer Cemetery. There are some very old and interesting markers. Rex Allen, The Arizona Cowboy is also buried there.

Ron McKinnon

Great place. One of a kind.

Ken Ordosh

Neat bit of Native history. Nice picnic areas. Beautiful scenery.

RangerOne2008

Great place for a 10k

Andrew Kirby

A beautiful space close to Texas Canyon. Not for little kids or those with mobility problems.

Laura Hawthorne

Very clean and well displayed museum

James Robinson

Nice but could use more artifacts

DMH

Amazing collection of southwest art and artifacts. Beautiful architecture and grounds with the art deco Fulton hacienda looking over the Amerind Foundation museum. Definitely worth a visit. Plan on spending several hours.

John Kilbridge

Worth the trip! Beautiful art

David Wittrock

We loved this place so much we bought a membership. Boom! A horse rancher was a collector of Indian artifacts. As he approached retirement, he set up a foundation and donated his collection. It would have been easy for the Foundation to just say, "Thanks" and have it all disappear. Instead, they built two buildings, one to house the artifacts with a thorough display of how they lived and decorated their world, and another building to house both ancient and modern art by Indians. Worth a trip.

ArballoLuna25

Nice people

Frank Rodriguez

Wonderful place

Bennie Estes

The museum has excellent examples of native American pottery and basketry. In addition their is artwork of current and historic native American Life. A must see if you are interested in southwestern, Mexican and Central American native life.

Joshua Coates

Love this place it's a gem of Arizona you will not find anywhere else great picnic areas great fun for the family

Becky Dominik

It was $20 a person, so we didn't get to go in. Kind of expensive.

Lissa Thornburgh

Rich Native American collection and beautiful grounds

jean Wylie

Excellent museum for local area Native Americans. Lots of interesting exhibits and a nice gift store. Occasionally they sponsor special events that are very interesting as well as a free movie once a year.

Diane Zaugg

A great museum to learn more about the native American culture.

Sting the Scorpion

Great picnic area

Terminally Unique

I really enjoyed the museum...lots of exhibits of native American cultures from the Inuits to South America...though primarily seemed to center around Native cultures in the southwest and northern Mexico. It was fascinating to see just how much influence the Amerind Foundation has had in preserving archaeological sites. There are some cool rock formations in the area and on the grounds with a picnic area as well. Near the entrance is a pioneer cemetary that is looked after by the Foundation...with a historical marker with interesting information regarding it and how it came to be. There is also an art gallery that we didn't have time to visit but we will definitely return for. The museum has many examples of pottery and basket weaving with some midern piefes done in the old tradition to boot. If you are a Cochise County resident you can get free admission the first Sunday or every month as well!