The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures

Mini Time Machine Inc is located at 4455 E Camp Lowell Dr in Tucson and has been in the business of Museum since 2009.

When Pat Arnell began collecting miniatures in the late 1970s, she probably didn't imagine that her hobby would eventually outgrow her house and become an offbeat but effective vehicle for people of all ages to explore history and culture. The modern museum displays more than 275 doll houses and room boxes, antique through contemporary, from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. There are also plenty of...

Okay, so maybe adults will like this museum as much, or more, than kids. Still, a museum full of dollhouses seems like a museum for children, even if one of the dollhouses is 200 years old. This private museum is filled with more than 200 miniature houses, including a rococo palace, an old English pub, and a Craftsman bungalow patterned after Pasadena's famous Gamble house, which was designed...

The Mini-Time Machine Museum houses a vast collection of miniature artifacts. It has a large variety of antiques, meaning the museum itself could be seen as a miniature time machine. A large space for small objects is the perfect description for this place. Its wide array of exhibits appeals to all ages. Apart from the existing collection, several temporary exhibitions and programs are...

About The Mini Time Machine was created from the imagination and dedication of Founders, Patricia and Walter Arnell. Pats fondness for miniatures began in the 1930s, when as a young girl she received her first miniatures- a set of Strombecker wooden dollhouse furniture. It wasnt until the Arnells moved to Tucson in 1979 that Pat began collecting in earnest. The Arnells became very active in the...