Hopi Cultural Center

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The Hopi Cultural Center
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Location in Arizona
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AddressAZ-264, Second Mesa, Arizona 86043
Coordinates 35°47′36″N110°38′43″W / 35.79323°N 110.64523°W / 35.79323; -110.64523 Coordinates: 35°47′36″N110°38′43″W / 35.79323°N 110.64523°W / 35.79323; -110.64523
Opened1971
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The Hopi Cultural Center is a place in the Hopi Reservation on Second Mesa, Arizona where visitors can learn about the culture, history and art of the Hopi people. It also provides lodging and a restaurant that serves Hopi cuisine. A museum is also part of the cultural center. Hopi ceremonies also take place at the center, although many of these are not open to the public.

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About

The Hopi Cultural Center is located in Second Mesa, Arizona. [1] The center has lodging, a gift shop selling arts and crafts made by local Hopi artisans, a restaurant featuring Hopi cuisine and a museum. [1]

The motel is based on traditional Hopi architecture and features a "stucco maze with outdoor walkways and balconies outside second-floor rooms." [2] Currently, there are 33 guest rooms and the motel includes meeting rooms for conferences. [3]

Cultural programs are hosted at the center. Some of these include "hands-on" activities, such as Planting Day, where participants learn about Hopi farming. [4] The Hopi Cultural Center also hosts Hopi snake dances, although these are closed to the public. [1] Some Katsina dances are open to the public, but these do not allow any type of visual or audio recording of the ceremonies. [3]

Museum

The Hopi Cultural Center Museum contains objects of Hopi art and craftsmanship, including kachinas, weaving and pottery. [5] Historic artifacts such as documents and photographs are also part of the collection. [5]

The museum originally opened with objects on loan from the Museum of Northern Arizona. [5]

Notable individuals who have shown work or have items in the collection include Michael Kabotie, [6] and Priscilla Namingha. [7]

History

Hopi artist, Fred Kobotie, wanted to bring Hopi culture and art back to the Hopi Reservation. [8] In 1965, he began to plan the cultural center and, along with several sponsors, set up the Hopi Cultural Center, Inc. as a nonprofit entity. [8] Together, the Hopi tribe applied to the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for financing in 1968. [9] The new building was dedicated on June 26, 1971. [10] Governor Jack Williams spoke at the dedication. [11] In 1973 Hopi artists Michael Kabotie, Terrance Talasawaima, and Neil David Sr. formed the Artist Hopid. Joined by Delbridge Honanie and Milland Lomakema they opened a shop and studio in the Hopi Cultural Center mall. The group’s objectives included: researching and documenting Hopi history through visual arts for posterity and educating Hopi and non-Hopi about the cultural values of the Hopi Their work was well received and as a result the Artist Hopid were given a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Arizona Commission on the Arts and Humanities. [12] The museum of the cultural center received a $10,000 grant from the Weatherhead Foundation for display cabinets. [13] The cabinets were based on a similar design used at the Museum of Northern Arizona. [14] The first curator was Terrance Talaswaima. [5] Anna Silas was the director of the museum in the 1990s and worked as curator for nearly forty years. [15] [16]

The restaurant was remodeled in the early 1980s. [17]

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Priscilla Namingha

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