Arts & Museums

The University of Arizona is home to world-class art and anthropology museums, a professional performing arts presenter and offers outstanding student performances in music, dance and theater.

  • Museums

    • Arizona State Museum

      Experience the Native cultures of Arizona, the greater Southwest, and northern Mexico through dynamic exhibitions, engaging programs and an educational museum store.

    • Biosphere 2

      An innovative, UA-run living laboratory offering tours that explore the Earth's ecosystems and hands-on exhibits to better understand global climate change.

    • Campus Arboretum

      Information about the trees and plants on the UA campus, including plant walk tours and currently blooming plants.

    • Center for Creative Photography

      An archive, museum and research center dedicated to photography as an art form. Offers changing exhibits and archives of Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and others.

    • Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium

      Take a tour of the heavens with our 16-inch telescope. See the Mars Wall and asteroid exhibits. Or schedule a portable planetarium show or star party.

    • Jim Click Hall of Champions

      A museum focusing on education, history and athletics at the University of Arizona.

    • Mineral Museum

      With over 26,000 specimens, the Mineral Museum is one of the top university mineral and meteorite collections in the country.

    • Pharmacy Museum

      A collection of over 60,000 artifacts from pharmacies in Arizona.

    • University of Arizona Museum of Art

      From the medieval to the modern, the museum houses some of the finest examples of classic and contemporary art in the region.

    • Performing Arts

      • Arizona Repertory Theatre

        The theater company for the UA School of Theatre Arts, one of the oldest programs in the nation. Presents award-winning student performances at Tornabene and Marroney theaters.

      • School of Dance

        The School of Dance provides studies in the art, teaching and analysis of dance. The dance curriculum offers technique in ballet, jazz dance and modern dance, choreography and ample performing experience, leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in dance.

      • School of Music

        Offers a wide variety of degree programs and musical experiences, and presents over 300 concerts and recitals each year.

      • UApresents

        The UA's professional performing arts presenter brings the world's finest music, dance and popular events to Southern Arizona each year. Most performances are held in the historic Centennial Hall.

    • Fine Arts

      • Poetry Center

        Founded in 1960 to maintain and cherish the spirit of poetry, the UA Poetry Center sponsors readings and lectures, classes and workshops, writing residencies and more. Its significant archives are open to the public.

      • School of Art Galleries

        Exhibits student, faculty and professional artists of excellence in a broad range of media and concepts.

      • Union Galleries

        The Union Galleries in the Student Union offer unique collections that feature a variety of media, on display year-round. Galleries include: Union Gallery, 3rd Floor and the Kachina Lounge and Gallery.

      • Film

        • Gallagher Theater

          A campus movie theater equipped with Dolby Digital Sound, 340 seats, and a 26 X 11 ft. screen. Assisted-hearing devices are available.

        • Hanson Film Institute

          Offering programs for students, emerging filmmakers, and media entrepreneurs who want to contribute significantly to the art and/or business of filmmaking and have an influential role in the film industry.