IT ALL STARTED WHEN . . .
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Jude Cook's career is all about creating and saving signs. His sign business began over 40 years ago, first in Iowa and then he moved Cook & Company Signmakers to Tucson. Jude and his company have restored 25 of Tucson's iconic neon signs and restored many of the signs in the Casa Grande Neon Park.
Not only has Jude created and restored signs, he collected them, too. His collection reached critical mass, filling the walls and the backyard of his sign business and took over the home front, as well, and so . . . Ignite Sign Art Museum opened in the fall of 2018. |
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THE COLLECTION
The Collection began with small signs, some of which were gifts. As The Collection grew, so did the signs. You will see a variety of sign related items, curiosities, like the neon quack medical devices, tin signs, thermometers and more. The signs are artfully displayed in store front vignettes, such as a diner, a living room, the hardware store, the Texaco station, the Lyric Theater, the Molina's Midway Restaurant, the De Anza Drive In Theater and our outside Argon Alley.
Enjoy Tucson's sign history.
OUR MISSION
Ignite Museum Gives Back
to the Tucson Community
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Ignite Sign Art Museum along with it's sponsor, Cook & Company Signmakers, maintains Tucson's Gateway Cactus on Oracle Road north of Drachman Street.
Once a year we change all the light bulbs and continue to keep the Gateway Cactus lighting brightly for the Tucson community. |
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Ignite Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 10 am - 4 pm |