Plan a Visit

Opening Hours

Closed most federal and city holidays

Admission

Adult: $16
Child 3-12 years: $9
Child 0-2 years: Free

Senior (65+): $13
Student with ID: $13
Veterans/Active Military: $12 Individual service member only. Discount does not apply to entire party.

City of Mesa Employees: 50% off for employee and guests. Employee must be present and show employee ID.

IDEA Museum Members: 50% off for members

CPS Caretaker or Disability Caretaker: Free. This discount only applies when the caretaker is visiting the museum with those in their care as part of the caretaker's official duties.

Teacher Preview Pass: Free with printed pass

American Indians: Free with Tribal ID or CIB

EBT card holders: $4*

* EBT card holders can receive a discounted museum admission of $4 per person for up to 6 people. A valid state-issued driver's license or ID card that matches the name on the EBT card is required. We are able to offer this discounted rate through the Museums for All signature access program. NOTE: WIC is not currently accepted for a discount.

Map & Parking
53 N. Macdonald
(One block north of Main St.)
Mesa, AZ 85201

There is plenty of parking on the street and in free public parking areas around the Museum.

Visit the Downtown Mesa parking page for specifics or use the map below. 

Season opens on Saturday, November 15, 2025

1000 N Date, Mesa, AZ 85201

Hours of Operation

Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 

Sunday 12–4 p.m.

Admission

$6 for adults

$3 for children

Included with admission to AZMNH

About Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki

The name given to the site is Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki. In the O’odham language, it means “Blue Fly’s place of dwelling” or “Blue Fly’s house.”  Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki, pronounced “CHUH-dag MOO-vahl VAH-kee", comes from a series of songs originating at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, located only about one mile from the ancestral site. 

The ancestors of the modern O’odham built Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki near the head-gates of one of the largest and most sophisticated networks of irrigation canals created in the Americas. Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki featured a large platform mound that served as a civic and gathering center where administrative and religious activities were performed. It is estimated that the site controlled over 27,000 acres of highly productive farmland supporting a large community. 

The City of Mesa acknowledges that it gathers on the homeland of Native peoples and their ancestors, whose cultural values are deeply embedded in this landscape.