Tucson PRESIDIO MUSEUM
Outreach and Community Engagement
Outreach and Community Engagement
The Tucson Presidio Trust works to build long lasting relationships with the community and local organizations that extend beyond a single museum visit. We welcome invitations to participate in community events and can offer topic specific traveling displays for local non-profit organizations and museums. For more information on outreach or community engagement opportunities contact Ginger Thompson at gingert@tucsonpresidio.com.
Presentations for Adults
The Presidio Museum offers a variety of presentations for adult groups in the Tucson area that allow people to experience our unique history and culture. The fee for each 45 minute presentation is $125.00 for non-profit organizations and $150.00 for all other organizations. The fee includes transportation costs to your location up to 30 miles from the Presidio Museum. For a distance between 30 to 50 miles maximum from the Presidio Museum an additional charge of $25.00 and the approval of the presenter is required.
Contact Ginger Thompson at gingert@tucsonpresidio.com for more information or to book a presentation.
The Origins of Tucson
A professional storyteller, will come to your site in period clothing from the early 1800s to give a 45 minute presentation on the history of the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson. The presentation covers why this valley was significant to the Spanish as well as the Tohono and Akimel O’odham people and how the two settlements developed into the multi-cultural community of Tucson we know today.
Territorial Tucson Women (1854-1912)
An expert historian will come to your event in period costume from the 1860’s and give a 45 minute presentation.
This presentation will feature three women from Territorial Tucson (1854 -1912):
**Soledad Jacome, a (former) Mexican seamstress, property owner, and single mother
**Maria Wakefield Fish, the first trained schoolteacher in Tucson and the first white woman to be
married here.
**Lola Cole Smith, wife of the quartermaster at Fort Lowell, circa 1880.
The presentation will contain information about their lives as well as life in Tucson at this time.
Mainly Murals PowerPoint
The Mainly Murals PowerPoint Presentation is conducted by a Presidio Museum tour guide who also leads this as an in-person tour. This presentation features some of the murals found on the north side of the downtown Tucson area. Participants will see images of the murals while learning about the history and some of the artist’s inspirations as well. This presentation lasts 45 minutes to an hour.
Public Art & Murals PowerPoint
The Public Art & Murals PowerPoint Presentation is conducted by Presidio Museum Tour Guide Dorothy Yanez, who also leads this as an in-person tour. This presentation can be a continuation of the Mainly Murals presentation or a stand alone presentation. This presentation features many public art pieces, murals, and structures on the south side of the downtown Tucson area. Participants will see images of public art pieces and murals while learning about the history of the images and some of the artist’s inspirations as well. This presentation lasts 45 minutes to an hour.
History of the Santa Cruz River in Tucson
This presentation is conducted by an expert historian and 7th-generation Tucsonan. Learn about the history of the Santa Cruz River in Tucson and how, for millennia, it provided an oasis for life in the Tucson Basin. In this talk we discuss how the river shaped our city and the people and events that led to its ultimate demise.
Tucson History and Culture
The Tucson Basin is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in North America. In this talk you’ll learn why for over 4,000 years, the Hohokam, Tohono O’odham, Akimel O’odham, Apache, Spanish, Mexican, and American people have called this place home, as well as the people and events that shaped Tucson. The presentation is conducted by Mauro Trejo.