text: I was not completely sure what to expect when I went to the Heard Museum but I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed myself We were there for almost hours and the time flew by The permanent exhibit was laid out nicely and I truly learned quite a bit that I did not know previously about Native Americans In fact I had no clue how many different tribes call Arizona and New Mexico home and reading the history and how they are now was quite fascinating but I am a history nerd The Remix contemporary exhibt was welldone and was my favorite portion of the whole museum but I am a sucker for contemporary art and installations We even wondered about the childrens area and that was also well done with a variety of hands on crafts and activities for little peanuts heck my husband and I even did some of them hehe The boarding school exhibit on the second floor was very nicely done and well laid outthe testimonials that played while you walked around were quite touching and at times I felt myself tearing upnnAdult admission is and students are only My husband forgot his ASU student ID and when he mentioned it to the cashier the guy was like oh that is OK and gave us the student admission anyway Very nice There were quite a few people at Heard while we were there but I never felt rushed or that I was in someone is way which I think speaks highly of the layout I definitely recommend the museum if you have an afternoon you are looking to fill andor just want to learn more about Native Americans