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Phoenix is the site of Arizona State University West (1984), the University of Phoenix (1976), Grand Canyon University (1949), DeVry Institute of Technology (1967), Western International University (1978), Southwestern College (1960), Arizona Bible College (1971), and several junior colleges. Arizona's largest institution of higher education, Arizona State University (1885), is located in adjacent Tempe, while the American Graduate School of International Management (1945) is nearby in Glendale.
Among the city's museums are the Heard Museum, with more than 75,000 archaeological, ethnological, and historical objects and an extensive exhibit on native peoples of the Southwest; the Phoenix Art Museum, which features works from the medieval, Renaissance, and French baroque periods; the Pueblo Grande Museum, which contains artifacts of the Hohokam civilization; the Arizona Mineral Museum; the Arizona State Capitol Museum, located in the restored state capitol building, which displays Native American relics and modern handicrafts; and the Phoenix Museum of History, with items relating to the city's early history. The Arizona Science Center, featuring a planetarium and hands-on exhibits, opened in 1997. The city has a large central library with several branches. Taliesin West, an architectural school and complex established by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is located nearby in Scottsdale and is open to visitors.
