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Western Spirit museum details $17 million expansion, Basha collection arrival

6396870 · October 22, 2025
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Representatives of Western Spirit, Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, briefed the Tourism Development Commission on a recent 12,000-square-foot expansion, a $17 million project funded in part by tourism development funds, and plans to open new exhibits including the Eddie Basha collection.

Todd Bank, president of Western Spirit, told the Tourism Development Commission on Oct. 21 that the museum recently completed a 12,000-square-foot, two-floor expansion and expects to open multiple new exhibits beginning next February.

Bank said the expansion increased museum space to about 55,000 square feet and cost $17 million. He said the Tourism Development Commission provided $1.2 million toward the project and that the…

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