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The Arizona Historical Society museums are located across the state in Flagstaff, Tempe, Tucson, and Yuma. Through programs and exhibitions, AHS museums describe the historical landscape now known as Arizona while, at the same time, they reflect the regional and cultural differences that shaped local communities.
| Museum at Papago Park - Tempe |
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1300 N. College Avenue
Tempe, AZ 85281
480-929-9499 / fax 480-967-5450
Email: AHSTempe@azhs.gov
Hours: Tues. – Sat. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sun. noon – 4 p.m.
General Admission:
Adults $5
Ages 60+ $4
Ages 12-18 $4
Ages 11 and younger free
AHS Members free
Free admission the first Saturday of the month.
School tours:
Students $2, teachers & chaperones (1 per 5 student) free, $2 per additonal chaperones (min 1 chaperone per 10 students). School purchase orders acceptable.
The Museum at Papago Park is the principal museum in the Phoenix metropolitan area covering the changes that have made Arizona what it is today. Concentrating on Arizona in the 20th and 21st centuries, the museum is filled with stories—stories about World War II and its effects in Arizona, stories about the rise of desert cities, and stories about Arizona popular culture. The museum brings stories to life through engaging exhibits, hands-on and multimedia displays, children’s activities, and a variety of educational programs.
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Current Exhibits
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- "Su Casita"
- Routes
- Historymakers Hall
- Wallace and Ladmo
- Views from the Home Front
- Desert Cities
- The Green Line
Click here for online exhibit
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Pioneer Museum - Flagstaff |
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2340 N. Fort Valley Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928-774-6272 / fax 928-774-1596
Email: AHSFlagstaff@azhs.gov
Hours: Mon. – Sat. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; closed Sunday.
General Admission:
Adults $5
Ages 60+ $4
Ages 12-18 $4
Ages 11 and younger free
AHS Members free
Free admission the first weekday of each month for Arizona residents.
The Pioneer Museum in Flagstaff is located in the historic Coconino County Hospital for the Indigent. Exhibits reflect Flagstaff and northern Arizona history, as well as ranching, logging, and transportation.
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Current Exhibits
- Get Your Kicks on Route 66
- Poor Farm and Iron Lung Room
- Nurse's Room
- The Bear at the Top of the Stairs
- Ranching & Logging Exhibit
- Arizona Rough Riders
- Pioneer Kids
Cick here for exhibit information
Special thanks to Pioneer Museum Supporters:
Northern Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society
City of Flagstaff / BBB revenues
Flagstaff Cultural Partners
Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation
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Sanguinetti House Museum - Yuma |
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240 S. Madison Avenue
Yuma, AZ 85364
Ph. (928) 782-1841; FAX: (928) 783-0680
Email: AHSYuma@azhs.gov
Hours: Tues. – Sat., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
General Admission:
Adults $3
Ages 60+ $2
Ages 12-18 $2
Ages 11 and younger free
AHS Members free
Free admission the first Saturday of the month.
The Sanguinetti House Museum is in an 1870s adobe building and focuses on the history of the Lower Colorado River from the 1540s to the present.
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The Arizona Historical Society supports more than 60 non-profit history museums throughout the state. Please click on the map to learn more about their locations, hours, and web sites.
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| Arizona History Museum - Tucson |
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949 E. 2nd Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
Ph. (520) 628-5774; (520) 628-5695
Email: AHSTucson@azhs.gov
Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.;
Research Library hours: Tue. – Fri. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; 1st & 3rd Sat. of the month 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
General Admission:
Adults $5
Ages 60+ $4
Ages 12-18 $4
Ages 11 and younger free
AHS Members free
Free admission the first Saturday of the month.
School tours:
Students $2, teachers & chaperones (1 per 5 student) free, $2 per additonal chaperones (min 1 chaperone per 10 students). School purchase orders acceptable.
The Arizona History Museum’s focus is southern Arizona history from Spanish colonial through territorial eras. Exhibit topics include mining and transportation. The Arizona’s Treasures exhibit features Geronimo’s rifle and 18th-century Spanish silver artifacts.
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| Downtown History Museum - Tucson |
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140 N. Stone Avenue
in the Wells Fargo Bank building
Tucson, AZ 85701
Ph. (520) 770-1473
Email: AHSTucson@azhs.gov
Hours: Tues. - Fri. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
General Admission:
Adults $3
Ages 60+ $2
Ages 12-18 $2
Ages 11 and younger free
AHS Members free
Free admission the first Friday of the month.
The AHS Downtown Museum exhibits depict early Tucson businesses and homes, including drugstores, police and fire departments, and the Romero barbershop.
Current Exhibits
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| Fort Lowell Museum - Tucson |
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2900 N. Craycroft Road
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 885-3832
Email: AHSTucson@azhs.gov
Hours: Fri. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
General Admission:
Adults $3
Ages 60+ $2
Ages 12-18 $2
Ages 11 and younger free
AHS Members free
Free admission the first Saturday of the month.
The Fort Lowell Museum is located in the reconstructed Commanding Officer's quarters of Old Fort Lowell, originally established in 1873. The museum features exhibits about military life on the Arizona frontier.
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| Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont House Museum - Tucson |
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151 S. Granada Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701
For information call
(520) 628-5774 or
Email: AHSTucson@azhs.gov
The historic adobe Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont House was built in the 1870s.
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