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Inside Ardara Irish House
In This Issue
Free Admission Day
Tea Tales Fall 2013
New Exhibit Coming Soon
Free Admission for Military
Kids Create
Minis Magnified
TMTM How To
Wish List
Quick Links

Summer Savings

2013 Blue Star Museum
The Book of Fun

The Book of Fun

 2 for 1 offers to Tucson's Best Attractions (including TMTM) for only $18.
Get yours here or buy online.
Museum Store Featured Item:
Jimón Family Ceramics from Tonalá, Jalisco
Jimón Ceramics
We have a variety of miniature ceramic vessels made by the celebrated Jimón family of Jalisco, Mexico. Crafted from clays excavated from the hills of Tonalá, these vessels were created using time-honored methods and each carries the unique beauty of a ceramic tradition that spans generations. Each is a signed, one-of-a-kind!

Starting at $80

Get a Free Miniature Painting

Click here for details!

Not Just for Kids 2013
Not Just for Kids will continue in 2013!
Every Thursday, adults will get in for the youth admission price of only $6 through the end of the year!


Art Carts
A hands-on gallery experience. Click here for details.
  

TMTM 2010-2011 Annual Report
2010-2011
Annual Report
  

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The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures / Aug. '13

Thanks for a great summer!

What a terrific summer it has been! All but two of our week-long summer camps sold out (and the other two were well-attended). After the first couple weeks, clubHOUSE really began to pick up. Thanks to donations from TMC for Children, our Dollhouse Raffle proceeds and private donations, we were able to send 25 children from low-income families to 114 afternoons of clubHOUSE! It couldn't have been the success it was without our wonderful instructors, Alice Vinson, Erica Richard, Ben Collinsworth and Michael Muscarello- as well as our dedicated volunteers; Maggie, Marsha, Summer, Michael, Eliza, Mariah, Chris, Carolyn and Myrna!

We would also like to thank everyone who takes the time to tell others about their experience here. We are currently ranked #10 of 167 Tucson attractions on TripAdvisor!

Don't miss the Ivory Tower by Madelyn Cook on display from August 9th through September 15th. This is the debut of this newer acquisition!

Tucson Lifestyle Magazine is still taking votes for their Best of the City issue. Help us win Best Museum and Best Local Attraction by voting here! When you vote, you are entered to win a $50 gift card to a local Tucson business of your choice!

Members- September is Member Appreciation Month. Members will receive 20% in our Museum Store all month long as well as the benefits of a membership swap with Phoenix Art Museum. Watch your mail for the reminder postcard with details towards the end of the month.


header image: a rare glimpse inside Ardara Irish House, ca 1870, from the collection of The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures.
 

 

Celebrating Our 4th Anniversary
Free Admission on 9/1/13
Tea Tales Fall 2013
Tea Tales Fall 2013
Don't miss out on our popular Tea Tales this Fall with Pete Acquisto on September 6th and Era Pearce and Donna Henricks on October 4th. We are booking up! Click on the image for more information or call 520-881-0606 to reserve your seat.
New Exhibit Coming Soon!
Netsuke and Diminutive Carvings from Japan
Free Admission for Military
Blue Star Museums 2013
Kids Create
August 2013 Kids Create Petite Pizza


Kids Create Family Fun Program is designed to help youth learn about, talk about and create miniatures. This program takes place the 2nd Saturday of every month from 1pm-4pm at the museum.

Saturday, August 10 1pm-4pm: Petite Pizza. Included with museum admission. Click here for the complete Kids Create Schedule of projects 

Minis Magnified
Farewell to Jay


Minis Magnified is a monthly in-depth look at one of the miniatures or an artisan featured in our collection written by our very own Museum Services Manager, Emily Wolverton. This month, we will say farewell to our Facility Manager, Jay Ferrell.

"Jay has witnessed firsthand the birth and steady growth of this museum from its earliest days, granting him an objective approach to quality facility upkeep alongside his genuine love for the museum and its mission to educate and inspire." Click here to read this article  

How To 

How To August 2013 Small Sand Castle  

The Mini Time Machine's How To projects are created by Associate Director and Director of Education, Lisa Hastreiter-Lamb. Each project is designed for the beginning miniature maker with easy to find materials.

 

This month's project: How to Make a Small Sand Castle. Click here for the instructions for this project and past projects 

 

Wish List

Wish List

 

The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Your support is vital to our mission of preserving and promoting the art of miniatures and allows us to continue to offer educational programs to the community. We are in need of the following items. If you have an item to donate, please call 520-881-0606 or email info@theminitimemachine.org  

  • Folding tables
  • Electric hand-sander
  • Gift Cards to Michaels, JoAnn's or Hobby Lobby 
  • An oversized wheelchair
  • Black or white tablecloths for six-foot banquet tables
  • Teacups and saucers  

Thank you Diana Polo-Simmons for donating a teapot and teacups and saucers.

 

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