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The Muses’ Lecture Series is an annual educational program presented for the benefit of the Museum of Northern Arizona by The Muses, a Sedona-based volunteer group.

All lectures are at 7 p.m. at the Sedona United Methodist Church, 110 Indian Cliffs Road in Sedona.

Download series flyer [pdf, 191kb]

Southwestern Encounters: Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton and Her Contemporaries
Presented by Dr. Betsy Fahlman, ASU Professor of Art History – January 9
Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton’s story represents a powerful narrative within Arizona’s art history. Her work and career serves as a counterpoint to the other Arizona women artists who were her contemporaries and their chronicle exemplifies a rich Southwestern cultural history. These artists participated in a broad national conversation about the changing roles of women, including their participation in institution building, cultural preservation, exhibitions, education, social reform, and decorative arts.

Historic Trading Posts of the Western Navajo Reservation
Presented by Jim Babbitt – February 13
The Atlantic & Pacific Railway opened up the vast Indian country of the Southwest to commerce and settlement. Small general merchandise stores, dubbed trading posts, sprang up across the Navajo, Hopi and Apache reservations of northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico. This talk will trace the development of trading posts on the western Navajo reservation, with an emphasis on the network of posts established and operated by the Babbitt family.

Everyday Scenes of Hopi Life
Presented by Dr. Robert Breunig, Director of the Museum of Northern Arizona – March 12
A pictorial overview of Hopi life in the early twentieth century, detailing village life and farming, and featuring photographs by Kate Cory.

Sedona: The Centennial Era and Beyond
Presented by  Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, Granddaughter of Sedona Schnebly – April 9
One of the most spectacular places in Arizona, Sedona got a jump on the state by being founded a decade earlier. Even before that, people were discovering and adding to the community here. Author Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, who recently completed our state’s official centennial book, takes us on a stroll through Sedona’s growth, from earliest settlers to those contributing today.