When the Museum of Northern Arizona’s was founded in 1928, its mission was to protect and preserve the natural and cultural heritage of northern Arizona through research, collections, conservation and education. The museum’s founders, biologist and archaeologist Harold S. Colton and artist Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton, placed a strong emphasis on the role of science and art throughout northern Arizona and the Colorado Plateau.
Over the years, donors have contributed to its fine art collection, an