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Museum of Casa Grande details exhibits, educational outreach and volunteer-run operations
Summary
Michael Sirota, director of the Museum of Casa Grande, gave a study-session presentation outlining the museum’s exhibits, free educational services to schools and seniors, its artifact collections, historic properties it maintains, and the volunteer-dependent staffing model.
Michael Sirota, director of the Museum of Casa Grande, told the City Council in a study-session presentation that the museum’s main property covers about 42,000 square feet and that the institution has preserved local history since 1964.
“Our mission is to preserve, interpret and disseminate the history of the Casa Grande region,” Sirota said, adding that adult admission is $7, seniors $6 and children are admitted free. He said school tours and educational outreach are provided at no charge.
The museum’s collections include nearly 18,000 artifacts and about 24,000 photographs and documents related to the Casa Grande Valley, Sirota said. Exhibits described in the presentation include a Native exhibit with…
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