949 E. 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 628-5774
Email: AHSTucson@azhs.gov
Museum Hours:
Mon. – Sat. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Research Library hours:
Mon. – Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.;
first Saturday of each month by appointment
The Museum and the Research Library are closed for State Holidays.
The AHS Tucson Research Library reading room will be closed on June 6 and 7, 2013, for collections and shelving work. For more information, please contact the library directly (Tucson: 520-617-1157 ahsref@azhs.gov ).
Museum Admission:
Adults $5
Ages 60+ $4
Ages 12-18 $4
Ages 11 and younger free
AHS Members free
Two-for-one admission the first Tuesday of each month
There is no admission fee for the Research Library.
Parking is one block west of the
museum in the Arizona Historical Society
garage at the northeast corner of
E. 2nd Street and N. Euclid Avenue.
Use the E. 2nd Street entrance to the
parking garage. Parking is free for museum
visitors (validated in the museum).
To see some of the features at the Arizona History Museum click here
Current Exhibits include:
– Mapping the Territory
– The Silverbell Artifacts
– Geronimo Exhibit
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.
School Tours
Students $2; teachers & chaperones (1 per 5 students) free; $2 per additonal chaperone. School purchase orders acceptable. To schedule a school tour, contact Mary Ann Ruelas in our Education department (520-628-5774; maruelas@azhs.gov).
Arizona Mercantile
The museum store is an excellent source for unique books and gifts relating to the history and culture of Southern Arizona. The store features rare, out of print, and used historically and locally themed books, handcrafted items made by local artists, Mata Ortiz pottery, and Native American crafts.
For more information click here
News & Announcements
AHS textbook featured in AASLH’s “History News” magazine
– -The Arizona Story
Downtown History Museum
Tucson
140 N. Stone Avenue
in the Wells Fargo Bank building
Tucson, AZ
Phone: (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
Two-for-one admission the first Tuesday of each month
The AHS Downtown Museum exhibits depict early Tucson businesses and homes, including drugstores, police and fire departments, and the Romero barbershop.
Current Exhibits
Fort Lowell Museum
Tucson
2900 N. Craycroft Road
Tucson, AZ
Phone: (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
Two-for-one admission the first Saturday of each 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
151 S. Granada Avenue
Tucson, AZ
For information call (520) 628-5774 or
email AHSTucson@azhs.gov
The historic adobe Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont House was built in the 1870s.