| S'edav Va'aki Museum Appoints New City Archaeologist | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/sedav-vaaki-museum/3296 | S’edav Va’aki Museum | | 12/6/2024 9:30:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/3296/CityArchaeologist_SVM_001.jpg | | S'edav Va'aki Museum Appoints New City Archaeologist | <div class="ExternalClassBF6935888A844CE3B76D6FDD1FEB1997"><html>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;">S'e</span><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;text-decoration-line:underline;">d</span><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;">av Va'a</span><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;">ki Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Christopher W. Schwartz, Ph.D., RPA as the new City of Phoenix Archaeologist. Dr. Schwartz moved to Phoenix in 2001 from Rancho Palos Verdes, California and has lived in Arizona ever since. He attended Arizona State University, where he earned B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology with a specialization in Archaeology. He has conducted archaeological work in Arizona and New Mexico, as well as in the Mexican States of Sonora, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, and México. </span></p><p></p>
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<p> <span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;">After completing his Ph.D. in Anthropology, Dr. Schwartz was a postdoctoral researcher at Arizona State University and lecturer at Northern Arizona University. His academic research examines the social impacts of long-distance exchange and long-term human-animal relationships in pre-Hispanic North America and has been funded by various institutions, including the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Society for American Archaeology. He works primarily in the U.S. Southwest and Northern Mexico and specializes in zooarchaeology, isotopic systems, and Geographical Information Systems. He is the lead editor of </span><em style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;">Birds of the Sun: Macaws and People in the Pre-Hispanic U.S. Southwest and Mexican Northwest</em><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;">, published by the University of Arizona Press. He has won various awards for scholarship and teaching, most recently including the 2021 Powers Prize at the Pecos Conference and the 2022 Book Subvention Award from the Arizona Archaeological and Historic Society.</span></p>
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<p> <span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;">Most recently, Dr. Schwartz has been leading a cultural resources department for a private company. He was responsible for the management of more than $3 million of cultural resources projects, oversight of archaeological field operations, compliance and report preparation, and the management and development of a team of 14 archaeologists and specialists.</span></p>
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<p> <span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;">When he's not out doing archaeology, you can find him on the soccer field, on the trails, or enjoying a cup of coffee with a good book.</span></p>
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<p> <span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;">We are excited to welcome Dr. Schwartz to the Museum and to City Archaeology on December 9, 2024</span><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;"></span></p>
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| S'edav Va'aki Museum New Opening Hours and New Admission Rates | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/sedav-vaaki-museum/3235 | S’edav Va’aki Museum | | 10/4/2024 7:00:00 AM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/3235/NewHoursandAdmission_SVM_001.jpg | | S'edav Va'aki Museum New Opening Hours and New Admission Rates | <div class="ExternalClass4C1D6906DE2141D58D75DE44A53D1F13"><html>
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<span style="font-size:14.6667px;"><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;">O</span><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;">n Thursday, October 17t</span><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;">h, 2024, the S'e</span><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:underline;">d</span><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;">av Va'aki Museum (SVM) reopens to the public with a refreshed lobby and two newly appointed exhibit galleries.</span><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;"> </span><span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;">Along with these changes, the reopening also features the implementation of the museum's new hours of operation and admission rates.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size:14.6667px;">SVM is excited to announce that for the first time in 95 years the museum is extending its hours into the evenings on Thursdays with discounted rates of admission. These weekly evening hours offer visitors with traditional work and school schedules the opportunity to explore the galleries and participate in a variety of museum programing such as lectures, crafts, or activities. Additional changes in opening hours include weekly museum closure on Tuesday – Wednesday and earlier opening times on Sundays. </span>
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<span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Thursday: 9 am - 8 pm</span>
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<span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Friday - Monday: 9 am - 4 pm </span>
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<span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Tuesday - Wednesday: CLOSED</span>
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<span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Thursday - Monday: 9 am - 2 pm </span>
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<span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Adults (18-64): $13.00, Seniors (65 & over ): $10.00 , Students (with ID): $6.00, Children (6-17): $6.00, Children ( under 6): Free, Museum Members: Free</span>
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<span style="font-size:14.6667px;">*Discounted Admission on Thursday evening (4 pm - 8 pm)</span>
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| S’edav Va’aki Museum Launches New Teen Volunteer Initiative | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/sedav-vaaki-museum/3205 | S’edav Va’aki Museum | | 9/3/2024 11:00:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/3205/TeenVolunteerProgram_SVM_001.jpg | | S’edav Va’aki Museum Launches New Teen Volunteer Initiative | <div class="ExternalClass10394B0F812544BA913A7CDCDCC72DC1"><html>
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The S'edav Va'aki Museum is excited to announce the launch of the new Teen Volunteer Program, which will recruit high school-aged students (14-17) interested in gaining professional development at a cultural institution. The museum invites teens to apply as the applications open on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
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Led by the Museum's current AmeriCorps VISTA, the Teen Volunteers will gain hands-on experience by engaging with the public and spreading knowledge concerning topics about the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People. Their roles include but are not limited to, initiating informative artifact interactions with visitors; assisting outdoor educational programs; and leading indoor exhibit-based activities. Returning teen volunteers will have the opportunity to gain more responsibility in higher-level educational roles.
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The benefits of the program focus on students' professional development. The program will satisfy both volunteer and internship graduation requirements. It will allow students to build skills and network prior to college and open new opportunities for unique letters of recommendation.
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Teens interested in volunteering can click the following link for the program application:
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