The Amerind Foundation Museum was founded in 1937 by William Shirley Fulton (1880-1964) as a private, nonprofit archaeological research institution. A native of Connecticut, Fulton became interested in archaeology as a young man. Several trips to Arizona between 1906 and 1917 permanently captured his attention in the Southwest.

The Amerind Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Native American cultures. Its exhibitions tell the story of America's first peoples from Alaska to South America and from the last Ice Age to the present.

The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery features works by such artists as Harrison Begay, Carl Oscar Borg, William Leigh and Frederic Remington.

The museum store offers southwestern arts, crafts and books on the history of Native American cultures.

Amerind's buildings are in the Spanish Colonial revival style and were designed by noted Tucson architect Merritt Starkweather. The location is in spectacular Texas Canyon in the Little Dragoon Mountains of southeastern Arizona.

The Amerind experience is more than art and artifacts. Amerind provides Native Arts weekends and special events and openings. On Native Arts weekends, Amerind visitors will find Indian artists demonstrating their skills in the main gallery.

There is a comprehensive hands-on education program for children of all ages in addition to the resident scholar and advanced seminar programs.

A picnic area is provided for visitors' enjoyment.