Franklin Museum

This Tucson area museum was created in an effort to maintain and preserve the Thomas Hubbard collection of classic Franklin automobiles. It also gives researchers and visitors a chance to learn and explore the collection in a classic, comfortable setting. The museum features the entire collection of Hubbard's auto collection, a collection of Native American artifacts that were collected by his aunt, a library that contains the research materials of the Franklin Company, and an adobe home with historical significance. The intention of the museum is to one day expand and include additional automobiles, more Indian artifacts, and a larger facility that fits the Southwest setting of the museum. The current Hubbard collection has continued to grow of the years and includes a wide variety of Franklin automobiles. This is an educational and entertainment museum and provides a specific research program to those interested. The research program comes at a cost of $30 per hour and visitors are welcome to make photocopies of materials and digital copies of photographs. Those wishing to participate need to contact the museum directly through a formal research request. If you would just like a general tour of the museum, the cost is $5.00 per person.