Museums

Museums and the artifacts they keep safe help bridge the span between past and present, ancient and modern, and between foreign cultures and our own.

Pictured: Amarillo Museum of Art
Credit: Amarillo Museum of Art

Texas History Comes Alive

In doing so, they reveal much about who we are in the context of the big picture. But when we want to dig deeper and discover the details about our own local heritage and origins, we plan a trip to our hometown historical museum.

Almost every community in the state hosts a historical museum where artifacts and stories from the surrounding region reveal the nuances of who we have become, both as individuals and as a distinctly Texan community. They also often harbor the how’s and why’s as well. The hometown historical museum is the perfect place to learn about your family, your neighbors, your community, and your roots. It serves as archive, library, and encyclopedia, as center for celebration and revelation, and a constant in a fast-changing world where proof of our past resides, secure and discoverable.

Read more about museums in the Handbook of Texas Online.

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American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum is much more than a museum. It’s a sight-and-sound, hands-on… Details
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Children’s Museum of Brownsville Interactive exhibits, workshops, and special events make learning a fun experience for children of all ages… Details
Haley Memorial Library & History Center Historians and those merely curious about Western heritage will enjoy the Haley Library and History Center… Details
Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso NOTE: The Railroad & Transportation Museum of El Paso is closed to the public as it… Details

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