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Telephone Pioneer Museum

Phoenix, Arizona

General, History, Library, Specialized

Interactive displays trace the history of telecommunications in Arizona from the 1870s to the present day. Features changing exhibits including photographs, hand tools, switchboards, coin phones, directory, telegraph, teletype, and bell system memorabilia.

Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, Children's, Culture, History, Library, Nature Centers, Specialized

Exhibitions change regularly and include our collection holdings as well as loans from other museums; pertinent traveling exhibitions from other museums are also featured frequently.

Tempe History Museum

Tempe, Arizona

Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library

The Tempe History Museum is a community history museum that brings people together to celebrate Tempe's past and ponder its future. The main exhibition, Tempe: Distinct, Diverse, Dynamic, dramatically presents the story of Tempe through a variety of media. The exhibition explores the history of Tempe through four thematic areas—College Town, Building Our Community, Living Together and Surviving in the Desert. New technology and hands-on activities in the Kids’ Place gallery provide oppor-tunities for families to learn together.