The Mini Time Machine Museum

The Mini Time Machine Museum is an art museum in Tucson that displays over 500 miniature collections, including dollhouses and room boxes with precise architectural details and furnishings. The exhibits are organized into different galleries where visitors can explore tiny, fully designed worlds.

The museum was founded in 2009 by Patricia and Walter Arnell from their personal collection of miniatures, which they started collecting after moving to Tucson in 1979. Their decades-long passion for this art form was transformed into a public institution.

The collection displays handcrafted miniatures from different cultures and time periods, showing how various peoples designed their living spaces and craft traditions. Visitors can observe how each tiny detail tells a story about the way people once lived and worked.

The museum is easy to navigate and offers enough space to move through the different rooms at your own pace. It is advisable to allow plenty of time to truly appreciate the details of each miniature display.

Each miniature display contains hundreds of handcrafted components scaled to exact proportions, creating complete environments within confined spaces. These works require incredible skill and patience to craft tiny objects that represent real-life settings.

Location: Tucson

Address: 4455 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712

Phone: +(520)8810606

Website: https://theminitimemachine.org

GPS coordinates: 32.26567,-110.89553

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:20