Featured Exhibit Gallery

Dry Surf
Local Skateboarding History
 On Display May 10, 2025 - January 31, 2026

Community Room Gallery

Group Exhibit
On display through January 31, 2025

Main Exhibit Gallery

The main exhibition hall, entitled, Tempe: Distinct, Diverse, Dynamic, is the heart of the Tempe History Museum. Here the story of Tempe is told interactively through a variety of media and displays. The exhibition explores the history of Tempe using a thematic approach focusing on four topics: Surviving in the Desert, Building Our Community, Living Together and College Town.

Traveling Guest Exhibit 

TRIUMPH IN TRAGEDY
Stories of Courage and Connection 

Triumph in Tragedy is an exhibition from the Arizona Jewish Historical Society that is displayed in parts at various museums and galleries around Arizona, including Tempe History Museum. It shares powerful personal stories from the Holocaust, highlighting survivors and liberators with Arizona connections and their resilience, compassion, and strength of spirit, even in history’s darkest hours. On display now through April 2, 2026.

Visit our Past Exhibits page to explore some of our previous featured exhibits.

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