The Smoki Museum is a very old building but rich in history. They do a lot of events here and the... read more
Regardless of what you think of a group of people who dressed up as Native Americans in the days... read more
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The Smoki Museum is a very old building but rich in history. They do a lot of events here and the staff is very knowledgeable about the area. I would recommend everyone go there.
Regardless of what you think of a group of people who dressed up as Native Americans in the days before political correctness put an end to those activities, this is a nice museum with a collection of pottery, with some paintings, and other artifacts. At...More
Highly recommend this small museum - excellent Collection of native Indian pottery - cute miniature collection of Nat & Gladys Robbins - a few dioramas of early Pueblo life - Nice gift shop
“People come looking for the Smoki Tribe, and it doesn’t exist!” This small, but interesting, museum has a fantastic collection of pottery and different items. For kids, there is a great Bingo chart to help them search for different items...and they get a keepsake at...More
This was an interesting museum with lots of Native American artifacts from the area. It is not very large and admission was only $6. The ticket person spent some time explaining the origins of Smoki and the museum. The local townspeople decided to create the...More
The old time Prescott Smoki has a wonderful history. Too bad they seem to be trying to re-write what it was founded for. It does have a lot of other good stuff though.
There was a time when preserving Native American culture wasn't a high priority. The people that put this museum together saw to it that the Native American history of this are was not lost. There are many aspects ,some possibly not politically correct for some...More
First, the "Smoki" were not a native american tribe - they were a service organization that for 70 years put on an annual "ceremony" (derived from ceremonies of actual tribes) to raise funds (at least initially) to save the Prescott Rodeo. That's 1921 - 1991,...More
This museum contains Native American artifacts that would otherwise have been lost to history. It also includes more current Native American works of art. The story of the Smoki Tribe and their contribution to the Prescott area and the preservation of the artifacts was most...More
The proprietors were extremely knowledgeable and helpful with local native history. The building is beautiful and the displays are well maintained. Overall it was a very worthy diversion.
