Welcome to the Arizona History Museum (Tucson)

Tucson's Statehood Celebration

February11, 2012 - Saturday
Tucson AZ 85719

The Arizona Historical Society will celebrate the Arizona Centennial at two locations in downtown Tucson on Saturday, February 11.

For more information and exact locations of the events click here.

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Ft Lowell Days

February 11, 2012
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Ft Lowell Park
2900 N. Craycroft Road
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 885-3832

• Vintage baseball game
• Sibley Army tent
• hospital ruins
• Visit the museum
• Kids will enjoy "You're in the Army" now and other activities for children.
• Reenactors
• Old Fort commissary and San Pedro Chapel

For additional information click here.

This event is free to the public. Free parking is available in the park.

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Cemetery Tour

March 24, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Tucson AZ 85719

Meet history at this annual grave site tour where museum volunteers portray earlier residents of Tucson. Enjoy light refreshments after the tour with the re-enactors.

Saturday March 24, 2012
9:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. (Confederate soldiers' graves afterward, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.).

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November 5, 2011 February 11, 2012 April 7, 2012 2900 N. Craycroft Road Tucson, AZ 85712 (520) 885-3832 Admission Free Location: Ft. Lowell Museum 2900 N. Craycroft Road Tucson, AZ 85712 (520) 885-3832

The Old Arizona Brass Band announces dates for their three performances at Ft. Lowell Park, next to the Museum, during the Band's 2011-2012 Performance Season .  This will be the second year for these performances, in cooperation with the Arizona Historical Society and the Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Association.

Each concert will start at 2:00 PM
and will be free to the public.

Additonal Information Click here

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Arizona History Forum

February 6, 13, 27, 2012
March 5, 12, 19, 26, 2012
April 2, 16,23, 2012
Arizona History Museum
949 E. 2nd St
Tucson AZ 85719

Support your community and join the Arizona History Forum.

Learn about Arizona's fascinating history and learn how to lead interpretive tours at the museum.

For more information click here.

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

AHS textbook featured in AASLH’s “History News” magazine

-The Arizona Story

Declaration of Independence Event in Tucson

-Local News Coverage

Downtown Tucson Museum

-Dillinger Days

Southern Arizona Chapter Board

Fall 2009

Spring 2009

John Dillinger Online Exhibit

• Geronimo Exhibit
• Changing Boundaries: Historic Maps of the U.S. - Mexico Frontier
  
  
  

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
2 for 1 Admission on the first Tuesday of every month.

The AHS Downtown Museum exhibits depict early Tucson businesses and homes, including drugstores, police and fire departments, and the Romero barbershop.

Current Exhibits

• John Dillinger Online Exhibit

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
2 for 1 Admission on the first Saturday of every 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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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.