The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum’s Director of Archaeology, Kathryn Turney, provides the museum with a wealth of knowledge regarding archaeology, Indigenous Peoples Law, and Cultural Resource Management.

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum is involved in a comprehensive Smithsonian research project on the paleogenomics of agave with Desert Botanical Garden and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. 

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum’s volunteer archaeological survey crew performs important field research and data collection in partnership with Prescott National Forest, making discoveries that further the knowledge of the United States Forest Service and the archaeological community in the region. 

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum celebrated Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month throughout March with a variety of programs and events that highlighted the local history, archaeology, and cultures of the Verde Valley region. 

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center hosted a lecture with Karen Armstrong who participated in the first excavation of the Dyck Cliff Dwelling in 1962.

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum would not be functioning without the dedicated efforts of our many volunteers.

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum has had an eventful year full of exhibits, programs, lectures, and events and looks forward to continuing this success for years to come through contributions to VVAC's end-of-year giving.

This November, the Verde Valley Archaeology Center is celebrating and reflecting on the idea of harvest, especially in the ways it ties into both our museum and our Native American Heritage Garden. 

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center & Museum has collaborated with Grand Canyon National Park to bring to life the exhibit One Canyon: Three Worlds - Inside the Grand Canyon National Park Collections. 

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center not only functions as a museum, but is dedicated to providing a space for expanding education while fostering connection and collaboration.

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum has been working on creating digital images of their textile collection through their grant funded Dyck Textile Imaging Project.