Tucson Presidio Museum
Daily Activities
Welcome!!
The following activities are offered on a regular basis (October-April) during normal business hours. Activities/demos are dependent on volunteer/staff availability and weather. Feel free to call ahead to check availability 520-622-0594.
Included in regular admission or free with a membership.
Historical Demonstrations
11 am-1 pm Tuesdays
A historical interpreter will be present to demonstrate a variety of activities that may include:
*Calligraphy
*Early way-finding
*The Columbian
Exchange
*Medicine of the 18th and 19th centuries Tucson
Ask an Archaeologist
11 am-1 pm Select Wednesdays
Discover how archaeologists and historians learn about the history of southern Arizona.
Ask your archaeology/history related questions to local archaeologists while watching demonstrations (ex: flintknapping, tree ring dating, making natural dye, etc…). Don’t forget to visit the Early People’s Park Display before you leave!
January: 14th and 28th
February: 11th and 28th
March: 11th and 25th
April: 8th and 22nd
Docent-Guided Tours
October-April
Thursdays
10:30 am
Saturdays
10:30 am & 1:30 pm
May-June
Thursdays,
9:30 am
Saturdays
9:30 am & 12:30pm
soldiers, their families, and civilians, awelaheocal indigenous people.
Costumed Interpreter
11am-3pm Select Fridays
Join us on the following Fridays to learn about the life of a Mexican soldier and the history of Mexican Tucson. On the last scheduled day of each month our interpreter will focus on a specific topic.
January: 2nd, 26th, and 30th (1782 “2nd” Battle of Tucson)
February: 13th and 27th (The life of Petra and Atanacia Santa Cruz)
March: 13th and 20th (The Importance of the Apache to Tucson History)
April: 3rd and 17th (Place name origins)