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MUSEUMS
in southern Arizona
Museums (incl. description and some photos) in southern Arizona.
Note:
The museum info provides
- Name of the museum
(if colored & underlined it's a link to an extra, extensive info)
and type of museum: Art, NatAm, Ant/Arc, Hist, Sci or Hist (see below)
- address (street, city ZIP), phone number
- short description of the museum
(please call the museum for hours & admission)
- link to (official) website
Art...Art, NatAm...Native American, Ant/Arc...Anthropology/Archaeology, Hist...History, Sci...Science, HistS...Historic Site.
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
- Arizona Historical Society Museum in Tucson
Art+NatAm+Ant/Arc+Hist
949 East Second Street, Tucson, (520) 628-5774
The museum of the AHS (Southern AZ Division) has a collection of over
25,000 objects; U.S. Military Arms, Uniforms, & Equipment; Spanish
Colonial Arms & Silver; art, glassware and more.
There you can see also a Spencer rifle owned by Geronimo and a .45-calibre
Colt revolver owned by Wyatt Earp.
- Arizona State Museum in Tucson
Art+NatAm+Ant/Arc+Hist
1013 East University Blvd., Tucson 85721, (520) 621-6281
This Smithsonian Institution affiliate is the proud home of an official
project of "Save America's Treasures" - The Pottery Project: 20,000 Pots,
2,000 Years. It is the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the
region and brings to life the culture and history of the Greater
Southwest, from the mammoth hunters to the present.
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson
Hist+Sci
2021 North Kinney Rd., Tucson 85743, (520) 883-2702
It is a renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden,
all in one place. Explore the desert paths and you will encounter
Gila monsters, hummingbirds, boojums, and much more amidst the beautiful
Tucson Mountains
(official website).
- Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum
Hist+HistS
5 Copper Queen Plaza (just off of Highway 80), Bisbee 85603, (520) 432-7071
It is located in the century-old former headquarters of the
Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company
(official website).
- Center for Creative Photography (CCP) in Tucson
Art+Sci
University of Arizona, 1030 North Olive Road, PO Box 210103, Tucson AZ 85721, (520) 621-7968
The CCP is an archive, museum, and research center dedicated to
photography as an art form and cultural record
(official website).
- Fort Huachuca Museum
Hist+HistS
PO Box 673, Fort Huachuca 85743, (520) 533-5736
The fascinating history of the U.S. Army in the Southwest, as well as the
history of the Southwest itself, unfolds at the Fort Huachuca Historical
Museum.
- Franklin Museum in Tucson
Art+Hist
3420 North Vine Street, Tucson 85719, (520) 326-8038
The museum features 25 antique cars from 1910 to 1940. The museum boasts
8 restored Franklins. The cars are displayed with a collection of
Western art and antiques. All of the exhibits are set in a natural desert
environment.
- International Wildlife Museum in Tucson
Hist+Sci
4800 West Gates Pass Road, Tucson 85745, (520) 629-0100 ext.336
This interactive natural history museum features stunning dioramas,
guided group tours, interactive computers and wildlife films
(official website).
- Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson
Hist+Sci
6000 E. Valencia Road (near Tucson International Airport), Tucson AZ 85706,
(520) 574-0462
This is the world's largest privately-funded aerospace museum with over
250 aircraft (f.e. the Douglas VC-118 aircraft used by Presidents Kennedy
and Johnson or a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird,...) occupying 80 acres of land
(official website).
- Pimeria Alta Museum in Nogales
Hist
136 N. Grand Avenue, Nogales AZ 85621, (520) 287-4621
It's exhibits are devoted to the history of southern Arizona and
northern Sonora. Artifacts include guns, newspapers, medicines and
a collection of historic photos.
- Titan Missile Museum in Sahuarita
Hist+HistS
1580 West Duval Mine Road / Green Valley, Sahuarita 85629, (520) 625-7736
About 20 miles south of Tucson. See one of the last (de-activated)
Titan Missiles. After watching a video about the history of the Titan
and its deadly nuclear delivery capability, guests are taken deep in to
the "hardened" command center. Here, essential equipment is mounted on
springs to withstand anything but a direct hit
(official website).
- Tucson Children's Museum
Hist+HistS
200 South Sixth Ave., PO Box 2609, Tucson AZ 85702, (520) 792-9985
A great place for children to discover and learn (Dinosaur Canyon,
Ocean Discovery Center, 'No Tobacco' exhibit, 'Fire Dept.' and a
'KOLD 13 TV News Studio' for children). School tours available
(official website).
- University of Arizona Museum of Art in Tucson
Art+Hist
University of Arizona campus (near Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard),
PO Box 210002, Tucson AZ 85721, (520) 621-7567
From the panoramic historical perspective of the 26 panels of the
15th century Retablo of Ciudad Rodrigo to the flower power of Georgia
O’Keeffe’s "Red Canna", this museum presents the public with a universe
of images that inform and inspire
(official website).
- Yuma Territorial Prison State Park
Hist+HistS
Giss Pkwy & Prison Hill Rd., Yuma, (520) 783-4771
Between 1876 and 1909, this penitentiary housed many of Arizona's most
dangerous and notorious criminals. Famed in literature, movies and
television, the remains of the prison are now Arizona's most visited
State Historic Park. The cells, main gate and guard tower have endured
as grim reminders of frontier justice. Museum exhibits document the
story of the prison.
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