Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock

Name: Navajo Nation Museum
Address: W Highway 264 & SR-12, Window Rock, 86515, United States
Telephone: +1 928-871-4090

#3 among attractions in Window Rock

Top attraction, Gift shop, Shopping, Museum

Gallery (1)

Map

Map

Facts and practical information

The Navajo Nation Museum is a modern museum and library on Navajo ground in Window Rock, Arizona. Its collections, exhibits, and other activities focus on the cultural history of the Navajo people. Its activities include traditional museum exhibits, a research library, and programs that help to revive and preserve the Navajo language. ()

Established: 1961 (64 years ago)Coordinates: 35°39'51"N, 109°3'4"W

Address

W Highway 264 & SR-12Window Rock 86515 United States

Contact

+1 928-871-4090

Website

Social media

Add

Window Rock

Day trips

Navajo Nation Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park, Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation Council Chamber.

~0 ftN
Garden, Outdoor activities, Park
Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park, Window Rock
1 min walk • The Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park is located in Window Rock, Arizona, the capital of the Navajo Nation. It is the only tribally owned zoological park in the United States and is notable among zoological facilities in that it labels its exhibits in the Native American Indian language of Navajo.
5.5 miN
Locality
Fort Defiance
142 min walk • Fort Defiance is a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It is also located within the Navajo Nation. The population was 3,624 at the 2010 census.
1.3 miN
Vernacular architecture
Navajo Nation Council Chamber, Window Rock
34 min walk • Navajo Nation Council Chamber is the center of government for the Navajo Nation. The landmark building, in Window Rock, Arizona, is significant for its association with the 1930s New Deal, and its change in Federal policy for relations with Native Americans, as established in the Indian Reorganization Act.