2024 People’s Choice Miniature Winners – Tucson Miniature Society Exhibit
August 5, 2025 – October 26, 2025
The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures is pleased to present the 2024 People’s Choice Award winners from last year’s Tucson Miniature Showcase, traditionally hosted every October by the Tucson Miniature Society! Don’t miss the upcoming 2025 showcase, Celebrate the Little Things, held October 25th – 26th, 2025 at the Tucson Woman’s Club. Proceeds from the show & sale are generously donated to support the museum.
First, second, and third place prizes were awarded in three categories: Theme (Myths, Magic, and Mystery), General, and Small-Scale. Prizes are awarded based on votes by visitors to the show.
The three first-place winning miniaturists featured this year are:
Sandra Erasmus
1st Place – Theme Category: Myths, Magic, and Mystery
Hobbit Hole – Parlor & Entryway
Scale: 1:12
Adrian Eichenberger
1st Place – General Category
British Colonial Gentlemen’s Library
Scale: 1:12
Sharon Bigot
1st Place – Small-Scale Category
Southwestern House and Front Yard
Scale: 1:48
A Little History: The Tucson Miniature Society
Miniatures have been around since ancient times, but the dollhouse and fine scale miniature hobby reached a zenith in popularity in the early 1970s. Stores selling miniature furniture, accessories and kits for the everyday person popped up across the country, and enthusiasts desiring to share their work with one another established local, national, and international clubs and organizations.
Tucson was no exception. In 1975, Irene Kahn, a proprietor of one of Tucson’s new miniature stores called the Treasure Hunt, started taking names of patrons who were interested in forming a club. The group initially met once a month, each time at a different member’s home, to talk about and create miniatures. Before long, the group dubbed themselves the Tucson Miniature Society (TMS). In April 1977, the group established their first formal show and sale of miniatures. They identified a proper venue to host and agreed to donate proceeds to a local charity, the Comstock Children’s Foundation, which they continued to support with every annual show and sale through 2014.
In 2016, after a two-year hiatus, TMS became an official section 501(C)3 charitable organization. That same year, TMS collaborated with The Mini Time Machine Museum to present the Tucson Miniature Showcase, their newly rebranded show and sale. At that time, the club decided to donate the proceeds from the Showcase to the museum, and they continue to support the museum’s collections care, acquisitions, and exhibitions since that time.
Each year the Tucson Miniature Showcase has a theme and competition. Last year’s theme was Myths, Magic, and Mystery. First, second and third place prizes were awarded in three categories: Theme, General, and Small-Scale. Prizes are awarded based on votes by visitors to the show.
Want to become a member of the Tucson Miniature Society? Learn more at the links below!
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/TucsonMiniatures
Website: https://tucsonminiatures.weebly.com/
See the photo below for full details on the October 2025 show!
