Quilts tell the story of mobile America. They traveled in almost every covered wagon, automobile, or U-Haul that transported people to the Copper State from all over the world. Quilts brought pieces of the history with them and ended up quilting Arizona's past.
“Quilting Arizona's Past” exhibit in Tempe
August 1 – August 19, 2012
AHS Museum at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Ave., Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: 480-929-9499.
Exhibition included with general museum admission: $5.00; Ages 60+ and Ages 12-18: $4.00; Ages 11 and younger and all AHS members: Free. Museum hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesdays – Saturdays; 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays and state holidays. For more information, contact Ashley Smith, Museum Registrar (480-929-0292, Ext. 180, asmith@azhs.gov). Free parking at the museum.
You can purchase your copy of Tastes & Treasures A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona and Arizona Recollections and Reflections at the museum gift shop.
