“Ready to Launch: Arizona’s Place in Space” opens May 20, 2021 Start the countdown! “Ready to Launch: Arizona’s Place in Space” is coming to the Arizona History Museum in Tucson. This new exhibition investigates the impact that the people, landscape, and universities in Arizona have played in space exploration. “Ready to Launch: Arizona’s Place […]
Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine and museums and cultural institutions across the country. Join the Arizona Historical Society’s museums in Tempe and Tucson for a day of Arizona history exploration and discovery. Enjoy FREE admission to the Arizona History Museum when you sign-up for free tickets online. […]
We’ve got a “maternity roost” of Big Brown and Mexican Free Tail bats in the attic reaches of Pioneer Museum. Early evening they take flight for their meal. Join Joe Meehan and Arizona Game and Fish for an evening of bat facts and bat watching. Same bat time, same bat place! This event is free […]
At the direction of the Arizona Historical Society’s State Board of Directors, operational responsibility of three properties which are currently managed but not owned by AHS will be returned to their owners. The decision to transfer the care and preservation of these museums was made at the October 23 meeting of the board in light […]
Arizona Historical Society Awarded Re-Accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums The Arizona Historical Society (AHS) has achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public. The Arizona History Museum […]
Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine and museums and cultural institutions across the country. Join the Arizona Historical Society’s museums in Tempe and Tucson for a day of Arizona history exploration and discovery. Enjoy FREE admission to the Arizona Heritage Center when you sign-up for free tickets online. […]
Certified Historical Institutions Awarded Grants to Support Local History Projects The Arizona Historical Society (AHS) awarded $35,434.69 in grants to 28 Arizona museums and organizations. This annual grant program supports preserving, interpreting, and promoting Arizona history with Certified Historical Institutions across the state. This year’s grant awards include scanning equipment and software to digitize photographs […]
We are pleased to announce the reopening of the Arizona History Museum in Tucson and the Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park in Tempe. Both museums will open to Members on Saturday, June 13, and then to the General Public on Tuesday, June 16. The Arizona History Museum and the Arizona Heritage Center will be open limited hours, Tuesday […]
Be our guest at the home of E. F. Sanguinetti. The Arizona Historical Society’s Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens re-opens doors for the season with fanfare on Saturday, October 19th, from 10am-3pm. Featured is the mystery-laced exhibition, CLUES: History, Mystery, and Murder. Storyteller tours take visitors room to room, uncovering intriguing curiosities surrounding early Yuma […]
July 10-11 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens, 240 S. Madison Ave., Yuma, AZ 85364. Phone: 928-782-1841 Yuma summers are hot – but history is cool! Register your child or grandchild for the Sanguinetti House Museum’s Day at the Museum – Kids Summer Camp. Children ages 6-12 will have a blast experiencing Yuma’s […]
