About AAMHC

Established by a small group of Zuni tribal members in 1992, the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center is a Pueblo of Zuni Tribal Program dedicated to serving the Zuni community with programs and exhibitions that help us reflect on our past and are relevant to our current and future interests. As a tribal museum and heritage center for the Zuni people and by the Zuni people, we work to provide learning experiences that emphasize A:shiwi ways of knowing, as well as exploring modern concepts of knowledge and the transfer of knowledge. We define our institution as an ecomuseum: in harmony with Zuni's environment values and dedicated to honoring, cultivating, and nurturing dynamic Zuni culture. 

exhibits

HAWIKKU: ECHOS FROM THE PAST

The Hawikku exhibit installed in 2002 consists of 221 representatives from the Hawikku collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

ZUNI DAY SCHOOL

This exhibition of Zuni Day School material is only a portion of what ZDS teacher and principal Clara Gonzales kept of her students' work. The original collection is safely kept at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology on the campus of the University of New Mexico.

A:SHIWI A:WAN ULOHNANNE: THE ZUNI WORLD

The project initially intended to raise awareness within the Zuni community about Zuni cultural landscapes by using art as a medium for mapping. However, as the collection grew, it became a metaphor for the power of maps and how our world can be mapped in different ways representing different knowledge systems and cultural sensibilities.

Link
A:shiwi A:wan Museum & Heritage Center Website

Online exhibits

Scan & Learn

History & Museum

Learn the history behind the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center!

A:shiwi Origins

Learn about A:shiwi/Zuni's emergence and migration history.

Hawikku: Echo's From Our Past

Discover objects from Hawikku, one of our most important ancestral villages.

Film Presentations

The A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center has a collection of several historic films made in 1923 by filmmaker Owen Cattell under the direction of F.W. Hodge for the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. At least one film was made for the American Museum of National History. One of these films is always shown on a video display in the gallery during museum hours. We also invite groups and individuals to schedule an appointment to view a particular film(s) in the collection by contacting the AAMHC.

AAMHC Archive Film listing:

Land of the Zuni and Community Work
Paper Bread (Hewe) Making and Corn Grinding
Deer Skin Tanning and Wrapping the Leggings
Hair Washing
The Santo Ceremony (Dancing for the Santo Nino)
Pottery Making
Oven Building and Bread Making
Weaving a Blanket
Making Adobe Bricks and House Building
Gathering Salt from the Zuni Salt Lake
Hawikku/Kechiba:was Excavation (including stick races)

Contact Information

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A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center
8 Ojo Caliente Road
P.O. Box 339
Zuni, NM 87327

Telephone: (505) 782-4403
Email: curtis.quam@ashiwi.org

DIRECTIONS

When entering the community from either side of State Highway 53 turn South on Pia Mesa Road (the only four-way stop on State Highway 53.) Drive past the bridge until you come to a stop sign next to the Christian Mission School. The A:shiwi A:wan Museum will be on your right-hand side. 