Paper Flower- and Crown-Making Workshop Sunday, October 24 1-2:30 pm $5 for members, $10 for non-members Learn about the history of ofrendas and the role that paper crowns played in Tucson mortuary customs from historian, archaeologist and Presidio Museum Board Member Homer Thiel. During this workshop, you will also make Read more…
Día de los Muertos Altars on Display Wednesdays-Sundays Oct. 27 - Nov. 7 10 am - 4 pm Included with Admission At least eight altars will be displayed remembering family members and friends of local families, Presidio Museum volunteers, and pioneers of Tucson. In addition, the museum will create altars Read more…
Tales of the Dead Walking Tour 10 AM TOUR SOLD OUT - REGISTER FOR 3 PM TOUR BELOW October 31, 10 am $15 for members, $20 for non-members Archaeologist Homer Thiel leads this walk through the Court Street Cemetery, where about 8,000 people were buried between 1875 and 1909. When Read more…
Tales of the Dead Walking Tour BOTH TOURS SOLD OUT October 31, 1 pm $15 for members, $20 for non-members Archaeologist Homer Thiel leads this walk through the Court Street Cemetery, where about 8,000 people were buried between 1875 and 1909. When it was closed, about half were reinterred but Read more…
Tales of the Dead Walking Tour October 31, 3 pm $15 for members, $20 for non-members Archaeologist Homer Thiel leads this walk through the Court Street Cemetery, where about 8,000 people were buried between 1875 and 1909. When it was closed, about half were reinterred but about half were left Read more…