MUSEUMS Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. Continuing through August 2: Arizona-Sonora: Documents of a Shared History, featuring passports of American and Mexican citizens entering Mexico between 1917 and 1920. Continuing through December 31: Emergence: The South Park Story, 1940-1950, a photo exhibit tracing the development of the South Park neighborhood, located along Park Avenue south of 22nd Street; and A Memento for My Descendants: The Buehman Studio Perspective, photographic works by German immigrant Henry Buehman. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM. Park Avenue and University Boulevard. 621-6302. The Arizona State Museum, on the University of Arizona campus, features anthropology exhibits with particular emphasis on the Southwest. Continuing through December 1996: Mexican Masks: Faces of the Fiesta, an exhibit of more than 350 Mexican folk masks, from mermaids to scorpions. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Flandrau Science Center. UA campus. 621-STAR. Flandrau has hands-on science exhibits, a telescope for night viewing, a mineral museum and more. Current shows include: Through the Eyes of Hubble and Under Arizona Skies. Flandrau's laser-light shows take music to the edge with The Rolling Stones Vs. Aerosmith and Lollapalaser 2. Call for additional shows and times. Admission to exhibits is $2 for adults, $1 for children 13 and under and free with purchase of a theater ticket. Telescope viewing is free and is offered from 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Theater ticket prices are $3 and $4.50. Call 621-STAR for information. FORT LOWELL MUSEUM. 2900 N. Craycroft Road. 885-3832. Continuing: Surgeons, Scalpels and Malaria, a photographic exhibit documenting army medicine during the Apache Wars. Continuing: We Served at Fort Lowell, a photographic exhibit featuring soldiers and their families stationed at Fort Lowell from 1873 through 1891. GADSEN-PACIFIC TOY TRAIN OPERATING MUSEUM. Foothills Mall. 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. See and operate antique and contemporary toy trains at this free museum Friday through Sunday during mall hours. Call Bud Stewart at 749-0228 for information. PIMA AIR MUSEUM. 6000 E. Valencia Road. 574-9658. On display are 185 military, commercial and civilian aircraft, including a full-scale mock-up of Kitty Hawk, a presidential plane used by news media and JFK during the 1960s, numerous photos, air and space uniforms and memorabilia. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last admittance at 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and military and $3 for children ages 10 to 17. Free for aviation buffs under 10. Celebrate the 100th birthday of Naval Aviator and pioneer Buck Rowe at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29. Mr. Rowe first flew in WWI and later became one of the first federal aeronautics inspectors in the U.S. This event is free with regular museum admission. VETERANS MUSEUM. MarketPlace USA. 3750 E. Irvington Road. 740-9429. Museum features displays depicting contributions made by area veterans. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Volunteer docents needed. TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. Celebrate July 4 at the museum! From 10 a.m. to noon enjoy free summertime family activities including ice-cream making--bring one cup of cream per family for this event. Spend the night at the museum: Set up a campsite, watch the fireworks, then enjoy family games and activities. Cost is $25 for one adult and child, $40 for family of four. Reservations are required. Museum summer hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3 for children, $5 for adults and $4 for seniors. Call 792-9985 for program registration and information. YOZEUM. 2900 N. Country Club Road. 322-0100. Museum hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. On display are all kinds of yo-yos, from styles popular in the 1920s to current designs, and yo-yo memorabilia. The owner of the museum is Don Duncan, Jr., son of the founder of Duncan Yo-Yos. Groups and schools can call ahead to arrange for a tour. Free admission.

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