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949 E. 2nd Street, Tucson, Arizona 85719
The Arizona History Museum, housed in a historic Josias Joesler-designed building, is located near the center of the Tucson Metro area. The museum houses the stories and artifacts of Arizona personalities such as Geronimo and Wyatt Earp, as well as Emperor and Empress Maximilian and Carlota of Mexico. Family-oriented exhibits include a mining tunnel and a hands-on re-creation of 1870s' Tucson. The museum hosts special lectures and annual events. Home to the Arizona Historical Society library, archives, and artifact collections, it is a destination for researchers of Arizona History.
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Library and Archives hours: Tuesday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., no admission fee.
Arizona Historical Society Research Library and Archives is located within the Arizona History Museum. The library is free to the public and houses thousands of historic documents, photos, newspapers, and more. No appointments are necessary to use the library, but appointments can be made so the librarians can pull your requested documents in advance.
Tuesday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
If you have a question or would like to schedule an appointment, please call (520) 617-1157 or email [email protected]
For more information about the Tucson Library and Archives, please visit our Library and Archives page.
Admission: Adults $10, Seniors $8, Student Adult $5, Student Youth (7-17) $4, Child (6 and under) free. Veterans and AHS members free.
The Arizona History Museum is committed to providing a comfortable environment for all visitors to enjoy the facilities.
The museum is located at 949 E. 2nd Street, north of the UA Main Gate area, at 2nd Street and Park Avenue. Validated parking is available at the Main Gate Garage, located on Euclid Avenue and 2nd Street.
The Arizona History Museum is nearby to the Sun Link streetcar stops on University Blvd. at the Main Gate Square. For more information, please check http://www.sunlinkstreetcar.com/.
There are many Sun Tran stops nearby to the museum, please check http://www.suntran.com/ for more information.
Passenger Unload/Load Zone
There is a 15 minute loading zone at the entrance of the museum on 2nd Street. Visitors arriving by vehicle can use this area to use the passenger unload zone, which is by a ramp that leads up to the doors of the museum. Parking is not permitted in this area. Please park in the Main Gate Garage.
There are metered handicapped parking spaces available in front of the museum on 2nd street.
Validated parking is available at the Main Gate Garage, located on Euclid Avenue and 2nd Street. For validated parking, enter the garage from 2nd street and head straight into the section labeled "Arizona History Museum visitors". You will receive a ticket to enter the parking garage, which you will exchange for an exit pass once you visit the museum.
A wheelchair is available free of charge in a first come, first serve basis. Please ask at the lobby front desk. The museum offers accessible entrances, galleries, elevators, and bathrooms for wheelchair use.
We welcome visitors with trained service animals to the museum.
The Otero family has been a prominent part of Arizona history since 1789, when Don Torvivo de Otero received a land grant from the king of Spain for land in the area known as the Primeria Alta, which is now southern Arizona and northern Mexico. This land grant was near what today is Tubac, Arizona. In 1861, Manuel Otero, grandson of Don Torvivo de Otero, built one of the earliest homes in Tucson, and for years it sat alone on a hill overlooking the courthouse.
The Otero porch has been in the courtyard of the Arizona History Museum since it was saved when the house, at 219 S. Main Street, was demolished during the urban renewal of the 1960's. Throughout the years, the porch has watched over weddings, museum guests, and our local school of desert pupfish.
In addition to the Otero porch and on the opposite side of the courtyard are the shuttered windows and entrance of the original Jacobs home on Alameda. Barron Jacobs and brother Lionel were merchants and established the first locally owned bank in Tucson, the Pima County Bank which ultimately became Valley National Bank.
Participate in this needed restoration project. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go toward restoring the Otero Porch, Jacobs shutters and door, remodeling the courtyard, and will also allow us to create a better habitat for our desert pupfish.
Step 1: Click here to pay online:
If you would like to pay by check through the mail, download the PDF form (Courtyard Brick Rack Card) and mail the registration form and your payment to:
Friends of Arizona History, Inc.
949E. Second Street
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