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City of Tempe Labor Day schedule
In observance of Labor Day, the City of Tempe will close all administrative offices on Monday, Sept. 6.
8/24/2021 8:00:00 AM
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Tempe intensifies efforts to get community vaccinated
8/15/2021 4:00:00 PM
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Tempe’s Interim Police Chief selected to fill permanent role
8/4/2021 6:00:00 PM
Welcome back!
Effective July 30th, masks will be required for all patrons 6 & over at all times while inside the museum. Read more here.
Tempe History Museum is open to the public. Check out our Plan Your Visit page for information, including our adjusted hours. We've missed you and look forward to seeing you!
The Tempe History Museum is a center where the community comes together to explore Tempe’s past, share its present and imagine its future. Admission is free.
Welcome to 2021, a very special year for the City of Tempe - it's our sesquicentennial! That means we're celebrating 150 years of Tempe - past and present.
Virtual Activities
While the Museum is closed, check out Tempe at Home.
Tempe at Home is a collaboration of virtual classes, online activities and learning resources that will help the community stay connected while staying home. Click here to see the Tempe at Home video playlist on Tempe 11 YouTube channel.
eMuseum
Love local history and want to learn more about Tempe? Explore the eMuseum online collections database. This will connect you with thousands of photographs and artifacts in Tempe History Museum's collection.
Location and Contact Information:
809 E. Southern Ave.
Tempe, Arizona 85282
(Southern Ave. near Rural Rd., next to Tempe Public Library)
Telephone: 480-350-5100
Fax: 480-350-5150
TDD for the hearing impaired: 480-350-5050
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed Sunday, Monday & city-observed holidays.
*Renovation Notice*
Renovations to the public Family Restroom are scheduled to occur from Aug. 24 to approx. Sept. 7 and include the installation of an adult changing table and electric hand dryer. The Men's and Women's public restrooms will still be available during this time.
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Dooley's, After the Gold Rush and Electric Ballroom
Here's the Electric Ballroom as it looked in 1995.
Check out this photo and discover other interesting images and artifacts in our eMuseum online collections database.