Sharlot Hall Museum is an educational and cultural center, which fosters public and community understanding and appreciation of historical, social, and natural aspects of Arizona, with emphasis on the Central Highlands, and which promotes involvement in and support for research, collections, conservation, exhibits, and related programs.

Today, the Museum features seven historic buildings, compelling exhibits and beautiful gardens, which serve as the setting for numerous public festivals.

The Library and Archives, open to the public across the street at 115 S. McCormick, holds a vast collection of rare books, original documents, historical photographs, maps and oral history. The Sharlot Hall Theater in the Lawler Exhibit Center offers a monthly, historical lecture series and hosts music events in support of our Folk Music festival in October.

The Museum's "Living History" programs bring the past alive through hands-on demonstrations and presentations every second Saturday of the month, plus multiple special events throughout the year.  When visiting the Museum, be sure to stop by our Museum Store located in the Bashford House - an 1875 Victorian home at the northeast corner of the four-acre campus - at the corner of Gurley and McCormick streets.