06/19/2026
NOW OPEN: Our newest exhibit, Celebrating the Semiquincentennial, explores the founding of the United States and the various ways the nation has marked these milestone anniversaries throughout the last two centuries. On view on the second floor of the Museum through December 2026.
05/29/2026
Tomorrow is our last Saturday of the season! Starting June 1, the Capitol Museum will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Weekend hours will resume in September.
05/26/2026
We have exciting new updates in store for the Capitol Museum tour path! Visitors can expect some spaces to be closed on the 2nd and 3rd floors throughout the month of June. We will remain open during our regular hours of Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
05/22/2026
The Capitol Museum will be closed Monday, May 25 for the holiday and reopen Tuesday at 9 a.m.
05/18/2026
Did you know Arizona is the only state that elects a Mine Inspector? ⛏
05/12/2026
LAST CHANCE: Meet the Masters, presented by the Tubac Center of the Arts and Museum of Arizona Artists, closes soon! Featuring over 40 works of art from the Tubac Center of the Arts Master Artist Collection, this exhibition is on view on the second floor of the Capitol Museum through May 28.
05/07/2026
Only four Saturdays before our summer hours take effect on June 1! Visit the Museum between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. any Saturday in May.
05/05/2026
Our summer tour schedule is open! Book online: bit.ly/4uwqlHK
Summer tours (June - August) are offered Monday through Friday beginning at 9:30 am, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Legislative tours are not available during the summer.
03/26/2026
We recently noticed the Michigan State Capitol posted a composite portrait of legislative members taken in 1885... and we knew we had something similar in our collection! This photo of the 13th Territorial Arizona Legislative Assembly was also taken in 1885. Fun fact: the same framed piece hung in the office of former Arizona legislator, Senate President and Library/Archives' Director, Mulford Winsor.
03/20/2026
in 1938, the Arizona Republic reported that students from Phoenix Union High School District visited the Capitol for a mock legislative session. "They adjourned immediately after passing the 'feed' bill to be photographed on the capitol lawn" with Governor Rawghlie Clement Stanford.