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Donation to Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of …

12/18/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West will soon break ground to add nearly 12,000 square feet to the attraction at 3830 N. Marshall Way. The Scottsdale City Council unanimously …

Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West …

11/29/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, 3830 N. Marshall Way, is expanding its hours for the upcoming season. The museum, recently named the #1 Western Museum in the United States …

Pop western artist Billy Schenck on display at Museum …

11/2/2023
Billy Schenck will only grudgingly acknowledge he’s from a little town outside of Columbus, Ohio. It was dirty, smelly and the people were ultra conservative, he said. So instead …

Avondale signs sister cities agreement with this …

10/6/2023
The city of Avondale has formally signed a sister cities agreement with Rocky Point, Sonora.

Scottsdale council approves Museum of the West …

9/21/2023
Scottsdale City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday expanding Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. The museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate since its opening in January 2015 at …

Scottsdale council to vote on Museum of the West …

9/18/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West could be growing soon. The Scottsdale City Council is expected to vote during it’s Sept. 19 meeting on an agreement with the museum that …

Scottsdale museum recognized as the No. 1 western …

8/2/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is honored with the prestigious title of “No. 1 Western Museum” for 2023 by True West magazine. The announcement is featured in …

New Andy Warhol pop art exhibit popping into …

6/16/2023
A special pop art exhibit with a rare collection from Andy Warhol and another from Billy Schenck — depicting myth and nostalgia of the American West — is soon to be showcased at Western …

New CEO of Scottsdale museum is chosen

5/17/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West has appointed Todd Bankofier as its new CEO and executive director, effective May 12. Bankofier has been a resident of Scottsdale for …

New exhibit at Scottsdale’s Museum of the West …

1/16/2023
A new exhibit featuring photographs of American ranchers and cowboys by Scott T. Baxter is now open at Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West …

New photo exhibit to launch at Western Spirit in …

12/21/2022
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, announced the upcoming opening of The Gather: A Portrait of the American West by Scott T. Baxter, a new exhibition featuring 148 photographs from 1998-2023, chronicling American ranchers and cowboys (men and women) across the American West.

Scottsdale’s Museum of the West honored as ‘Top …

9/15/2022
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West announced Sept. 14 a top ranking among True West Magazine’s 2022 Top Western Museums. The museum will be featured in the September 2022 …