Sosa-Carrillo House. Tucson.

Use the white circle to compare the Sosa-Carrillo House, 1960s to the present-day.
Photo: Bill Hopkins (Tucson Citizen) & AE Araiza (Arizona Daily Star)
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Please consider donating to Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson this #GivingTuesday! We are trying to raise $1,000 to support free community genealogy workshops! Stop by and join us for Family Fun Day from 10am - 1pm at the new Fort Lowell Museum. Activities include making corn husk dolls, games, and coloring! Looking to engage more with you local community? Are you passionate about honoring Tucson's past and including voices who have been overlooked or excluded? Want to help us preserve the Historic Sosa-Carrillo House for the future generations? We will be at the Pueblo High School Encuentro this Thursday, October 26 from 4-8pm. JOIN US! Amazing fireside chat between @conmijente co-founder @marisafranco and @blklivesmatter co-founder @chasinggarza at the Mijente 2023 Instituto in Tucson. @tucward1 came out and reflected on the conversation. https://www.instagram.com/p/CyPs4BSrQfL/ This is so cool: @lydia_oteroo will be hosting the first ever @az.illustrated in Spanish! Kudos @aemerybrown for finding someone who loves Tucson for this inaugural episode. Today Museum Director alisha Vasquez gave a tour to two Tucson High / Pima dual enrollment classes on the history of the land the TCC rests upon. Thank you teachers Mx. B and Ms Nacim. Another beautiful evening hosted by the @confluencenter at the historic @el_casino_ballroom

“Borderlands Theater and Los Descendientes de Tucson receive new landlords in Rio Nuevo at historic adobe, Feb. 2, 2023

The Sosa-Carrillo House in 1971, prior to restoration. The TCC Music Hall is under construction in the background. AZ Daily Star

Our reopening exhibit, “Dos Mujeres Tucsonense” is up! Come and visit the Museum.

We are open:

Thursdays, 1-7pm (and by appointment).

Etch your family into Tucson history

Did you hear the news?! The fountain in front of the Historic Sosa-Carrillo House is getting revamped and you and your family have the opportunity to purchase an engraved brick around the fountain! Use the link below to create a 3 or 6 line brick honoring your Tucson roots! Proceeds benefit Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson and the Mexican American Heritage and History Museum.

Engrave your Brick, today!

Phase I of the bricks will be placed on the fountain’s east side (closest to the Sosa-Carrillo House). Phase II will have a later deadline, and those bricks will be on the fountain’s west side.

News

Alisha Vasquez to join Betty Villegas as Co-Directors of Tucson’s Mexican American Heritage and History Museum, February 2022.

Betty Villegas
Alisha Vasquez

Nuestra Comunidad

  • “Barrio Stories” cast members, 2016
  • Altar honoring Richard Elias
  • Julieta Bustamante Portillo & Alva Torres
  • Dr. Lydia Otero and Alva Torres
  • Flyer for Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda, 2020
  • Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe, 2019 flyer
  • Regina Romero, Richard Elias, Lane Santa Cruz
  • Santos, Los Descendientes member extraordinaire.

Past Exhibits

  • Part of the Trailblazing Women of Mariachi Music exhibit in 2019.
  • Illuminated Mariachi instruments, a guitar and trompeta, hang from the ceiling, casting shadows on the wall.
    Mariachi instruments hang from the ceiling. Photo by Mike Christy of Arizona Daily Star
  • A long black dress with beads in the shape of flowers and birds is on display. Paper flowers and a suit hang in the background.
    Beaded dress on display at the Sosa-Carrillo House.

Upcoming Events

Mexican American Heritage and History Museum
at the Sosa-Carrillo House
151 S. Granada Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
USA

PO Box 85114, Tucson, AZ 85754

MexAmHistoryMuseum@gmail.com

Parking and Accessibility

The MAHHM is currently surrounded by a Tucson Convention Center construction project, making parking unclear. You can enter the northernmost parking lot off of Granada Ave. There are disabled parking spaces near the southwest of the Sosa-Carrillo House. The museum is one story and wheelchair accessible. Please email MexAmHistoryMuseum@gmail.com with any accommodation questions or requests.