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Arizona History Museum
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 10 am - 4 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
2 reviews for Arizona History Museum
2 reviews in English
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Review from Yvett R.
6/2/2008
My review is going to be different from the previous reviewer's for one major reason . . . I have kids. I don't mind if things are nice and pleasant for them. In fact, that's what I want. They still believe in Santa and the Tooth fairy, so I'd like to keep them nice and unjaded for as long as I possibly can. They'll be a time and place for the rest. For now I don't care if they think everyone in history has been nice.
That said, there's a city-wide scavenger hunt thing going on this summer. My kids were going stir-crazy in the house, so we've decided to hit as many scavenger hunt locations as we can. This was our first stop.
I have to admit that kids might be bored here other than at the second floor. The fact that my kids were on a mission to find things made them really entertained. I must also add that kids 12 and under go in for free and adults only pay $5. There's a "mine" in here, but it's pretty dark in there. We only went in one quick time because of the monsters that hide in there. On the second floor, there's all sorts of interactive things for the kids. They get to try on some clothes, see a old ranch replica, pretend to bake bread, iron and make food, carry a water jug on their head, pretend to go shopping in an old mercantile, all sorts of things.
I was very pleasantly surprised by this place. Here's the link for the scavenger hunts going on around town. It will really give kids something to do during summer break and might help some parents keep their sanity . . . . .
http://www.aim4college...Listed in: Kiddies on break, now what?
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Review from Ferdinand B.
New York, NY
11/9/2007 1 photo
Anyone thinking this is actual "history" needs their head examined, instead, expect an ode to the past days when white men could inflict terrible damage to the natural surrounding of Arizona incl wiping out native settlements in the quest for greed. Inside you'll find white washed history, no mention of indigenous people, except to state that they were "blood thirsty savages who attacked mail routes", memorials & other trinket memorabilia devoted to an idiotic past.
Reminds me of a warped museum for the dumb crowds.
It's fun if you are under 12 though, has a nice dark cave inside.
Specialties
The Arizona Historical Society's Arizona History Museum is focused on southern Arizona history from Spanish colonial through territorial eras. Exhibit topics include mining, transportation, medicine, and early Tucson settlements. The Arizona's Treasures exhibit features priceless artifacts from the AHS collection including Geronimo's rifle and 18th-century Spanish silver objects.
History
Established in 1864
Established by an Act of the First Territorial Legislature on November 7, 1864, the Arizona Historical Society (AHS) is Arizona's oldest historical agency. Today, AHS serves as the steward of state and regional history, fulfilling its mission to collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate the history of Arizona, the West, and northern Mexico as it pertains to Arizona. Collections, housed in AHS museum facilities throughout the state, number in excess of three million objects. The Society's artifact and manuscript holdings offer unrivaled opportunities for public programming, educational outreach, and exhibitions, as well as academic and community-based research.
