ands ," ▁which ▁opened ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁Son or an ▁Des ert ▁lies ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Arizona ▁border ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁This ▁vast ▁exp anse ▁and ▁its ▁diverse ▁wild life ▁is ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁this ▁exhibition , ▁which ▁included ▁wall ▁mur als ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁vast ▁contrast ing ▁dark ▁“ mo on - s cape ” ▁vol can ic ▁fields ▁and ▁bright ▁se as ▁of ▁sand ▁d unes . ▁Vis itors ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁the ▁ge ology , ▁fl ora , ▁and ▁fa una ▁of ▁this ▁region ▁though ▁photograph s ▁and ▁interactive ▁components . ▁The ▁exhibition ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁book ▁Land ▁of ▁Black ▁Vol cano es ▁and ▁White ▁S ands , ▁The ▁Pin ac ate ▁and ▁Gran ▁Des ierto ▁De ▁Alt ar ▁B ios phere ▁Reserve , ▁by ▁Larry ▁Marshall ▁and ▁Clark ▁Bla ke . ▁ ▁Inter active ▁features ▁included ▁a ▁d une ▁machine , ▁which ▁rep licated ▁the ▁phen omena ▁of ▁sand ▁d unes , ▁a ▁hands - on ▁bas in ▁and ▁range ▁top ography ▁display , ▁and ▁a ▁mock ▁la va ▁t ube , ▁which ▁children ▁could ▁clim b ▁through . ▁This ▁exhibition ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁replaced . ▁For ▁all ▁current ▁and ▁future ▁exhib itions , ▁please ▁visit ▁http :// www . az mn h . org ▁ ▁Az M N H ▁exhib itions ▁are ▁made ▁possible , ▁in ▁large ▁part , ▁by ▁private ▁don ations ▁to