Mesa Historical Museum

Preserving Mesa's Past – Discovering Mesa's Future

Now open to the public with new safety precautions in place. Face masks will be required for all visitors.

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm

Admission Prices:
$7 Adults
$5 Seniors
$5 Military
$4 Youth (6-17)
Children 5 and under - Free
Members - Free

CURRENT EXHIBITS:

PLAY BALL: THE ARIZONA SPRING TRAINING EXPERIENCE: This exhibit features the history of Spring Training, the birth of the Cactus League and Cactus League Hall of Fame, along with photos and collections from the last one hundred years of baseball in Mesa. (grand opening March 6, 2021)

FOUNDING FAMILY: Featuring historic artifacts, images, and stories from members of the first founding families who settled Lehi and Mesa.

MESA/LEHI SCHOOLS: Photos and memorabilia that highlights some of the earliest students to attend the old Lehi School during the early 1900's as well as some of the graduating classes from Mesa Union High during the 1920's.

MESA HISTORY: We have updated our Mesa History exhibit to include sewing, cattle ranching, black-smithing, and more!

THE ART OF KAREN KUYKENDALL: Visionary artist and sculptor, artwork will be changed out yearly.

Closing June 26, 2021 – WOMEN IN AVIATION: This exhibit honors the contributions by women aviators who lived, worked and flew in Arizona. Notable aviatrixes, such as Ruth Reinhold, Ruby Wine Sheldon, Jacqueline Cochran, Jeannie Flynn and Martha McSally are just some of the pilots featured in this new exhibit, which covers more than 100 years of aviation history in Arizona.

Coming August 28, 2021 – DIVERSITY OF MESA

We are excited to announce that our Online Collections, in partnership with Past Perfect Museum Software, is up and ready for you to view.

Since we are unable to showcase our items in person right now, we decided that the next best thing would be to let you see them online.
Through this website you can search via keyword, Collection, names, dates, places, and more! Feeling adventurous? Click on 'Random Images' and explore what pops up!