The list of museums in North Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and exhibit spaces. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
North Texas (also commonly called North Central Texas, Northeastern Texas and Nortex) is a distinct cultural and geographic area forming the central-northeastern section of the U.S. state of Texas. North Texas is generally considered to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, and north of Waco. North Texas by this definition is more precisely the northern part of the eastern portion of Texas.
Although the terms "Northeastern Texas" or "North Texas" are not official state designations, there are three groups, totaling 30 counties, generally counted as being in this shared North Texas area: the North Central Texas Council of Governments, with 16 counties; the Nortex Regional Planning Commission, with 11 counties; and the Texoma Council of Governments, with 3 counties. For a full list, in one article, see North Texas#Counties.
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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Allen Heritage Center | Allen | Collin | Local history, photos, clothing, located in a replica depot | [1] |
Archer County Historical Museum | Archer City | Archer | National Register of Historic Places listings in Archer County, Texas, State antiquities landmark | [2] |
ArtCentre of Plano | Plano | Collin | Non-profit organization supporting the creative arts in and around the Plano area | [3] |
Bain-Honaker House | Farmersville | Collin | Operated by the Farmersville Historical Society | [4] |
Baylor County Historical Museum | Seymour | Baylor | Local history | [5] |
Chestnut Square Historic Village | McKinney | Collin | Historic structures built 1853 to 1918 | [6] |
Clay County 1890 Jail Museum | Henrietta | Clay | Historic jail and keeper's residence, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [7] |
Celina Area Heritage Museum | Celina | Collin | Area history | [8] |
Heritage Village at Chestnut Square | McKinney | Collin | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [9] |
Collin County History Museum | McKinney | Collin | Includes Civil War, pioneer life and farming exhibits, operated by the Collin County Historical Society | [10] |
Dallas Cowboys World Corporate Headquarters at The Star | Frisco | Collin | Team history and memorabilia | [11] |
Frisco Heritage Center | Frisco | Collin | Local history exhibits, period room and industry displays, Heritage Center village of historic homes, a log cabin, one room school house and church | [12] |
Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary | McKinney | Collin | Natural history | [13] |
Heard-Craig Center for the Arts | McKinney | Collin | Texas Recorded Historic Landmark, 1987 NRHP listing | [14] |
Heritage Farmstead Museum | Plano | Collin | Blackland Prairie farm culture and history from about 1890 to 1920 | [15] |
Interurban Railway Museum | Plano | Collin | Transportation | [16] |
Museum of the American Railroad | Frisco | Collin | Steam, diesel and passenger railroad equipment | [17] |
North Texas Masonic Historical Museum and Library | Plano | Collin | [18] | |
National Soccer Hall of Fame | Frisco | Collin | Located in the Toyota Stadium | [19] |
National Videogame Museum | Frisco | Collin | [20] | |
Whiteside Museum of Natural History | Seymour | Baylor | Area Permian period fossils, live reptiles and amphibians | [21] |
Morton Museum | Gainesville | Cooke | History of Cooke County, operated by the Cooke County Heritage Society, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [22] |
Muenster Museum | Muenster, Texas | Cooke | AKA Ben and Aggie Fette Seyler Muenster Museum, German heritage artifacts and books | [23] |
Santa Fe Depot & Museum | Gainesville | Cooke | Restored depot with related memorabilia | [24] |
City-County Heritage Museum | Paducah | Cottle | Exhibits include antiques, farming, ranching and retail businesses | [25] |
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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A.W. Perry Homestead Museum | Carrollton | Dallas | Early 20th-century pioneer homestead | [26] |
African American Museum of Dallas | Dallas | Dallas | Includes African American folk art, African masks, sculptures, gold weights, and textiles, art reflecting African American culture and history | [27] |
The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum | Dallas | Dallas | Samurai armor collection | [28] |
Bath House Cultural Center | Dallas | Dallas | Includes a fine arts gallery and the White Rock Lake Museum with exhibits of natural history | [29] |
Cedar Hill Museum of History | Cedar Hill | Dallas | Local history | [30] |
Commemorative Air Force Wing | Lancaster | Dallas | Aviation , located at Lancaster Airport | [31] |
Crow Collection of Asian Art | Dallas | Dallas | Arts and cultures of China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia | [32] |
Dallas Contemporary | Dallas | Dallas | Contemporary art gallery exhibitions | [33] |
Dallas Firefighters Museum | Dallas | Dallas | Located in the former fire station opposite Fair Park | [34] |
Dallas Heritage Village | Dallas | Dallas | Portrays life in North Texas from 1840 to 1910, located in the Cedars district | [35] |
Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education & Tolerance | Dallas | Dallas | History of the Holocaust and the moral and ethical response to prejudice, hatred and indifference for the benefit of all humanity | [36] |
Dallas Museum of Art | Dallas | Dallas | Art | [37] |
Farmers Branch Historical Park | Farmers Branch | Dallas | 27 acres, includes 1856 Gilbert House, a train depot, school, 1930s Dodson House, 1885 Victorian cottage, 1890s church | [38] |
Florence Ranch Homestead | Mesquite | Dallas | Late 19th-century settler's homestead | [39] |
Frontiers of Flight Museum | Dallas | Dallas | History behind the earliest aviators to modern astronauts, balloons and Zeppelins, the Wright brothers, World War I & II commercial and general flight and the ongoing space program | [40] |
Hall of State | Dallas | Dallas | Exhibits of city history and culture, operated by the Dallas Historical Society | [41] |
Heritage House | Irving | Dallas | Early 20th-century period house, operated by the Irving Heritage Society | [42] |
ICR Discovery Center for Science & Earth History | Dallas | Dallas | Owned by the Institute for Creation Research | [43] |
International Museum of Cultures | Duncanville | Dallas | Anthropology, contemporary indigenous world cultures | [44] |
Irving Arts Center | Irving | Dallas | Four galleries and a sculpture garden | [45] |
Jesuit Dallas Museum | Dallas | Dallas | Part of the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, art from 5 continents and 25 countries, spanning 2000 years | [46] |
Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House | Dallas | Dallas | Home of Juanita Craft, area civil rights pioneer | [47] |
Latino Cultural Center | Dallas | Dallas | Latino art and culture with an art gallery | [48] |
The MAC | Dallas | Dallas | Contemporary art | [49] |
Mary Kay Museum | Addison | Dallas | Career of Mary Kay Ash | [50] |
Meadows Museum | Dallas | Dallas | Spanish art, part of Southern Methodist University | [51] |
Mesquite Arts Center | Mesquite | Dallas | Performing and cultural art center with gallery | [52] |
Museum of Biblical Art | Dallas | Dallas | Features art with a Biblical theme, includes the National Center for Jewish Art | [53] |
Museum of Earth History | Dallas | Dallas | Young Earth creationist museum based on fundamentalist Christian theology | [54] |
Museum of Geometric and MADI Art | Dallas | Dallas | Madí and geometric abstract art | [55] |
Mustangs of Las Colinas | Irving | Dallas | One of the largest equestrian sculptures in the world, adjacent museum about the work's creation | [56] |
Nasher Sculpture Center | Dallas | Dallas | Modern and contemporary sculpture museum and garden | [57] |
Old Red Museum | Dallas | Dallas | County history and culture, located in the former Dallas County Courthouse | [58] |
Penn Farm Agricultural History Center | Cedar Hill | Dallas | Located in Cedar Hill State Park, working farm with reconstructed and historic buildings from the mid-1800s through the mid-1900s | [59] |
Perot Museum of Nature and Science | Dallas | Dallas | Natural history, science, children's exhibits; formerly Dallas Museum of Nature & science | [60] |
Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Grand Prairie | Dallas | Amusement | [61] |
Rooming House Museum | Dallas | Dallas | Temporary residence of Lee Harvey Oswald at the time of the John F. Kennedy assassination | [62] |
Ruth Paine House Museum | Irving | Dallas | 1963 period house where alleged JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald spent the night before the assassination | [63] |
Sachse Historical Society Museum | Sachse | Dallas | Local history | [64] |
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza | Dallas | Dallas | Life, times, death and legacy of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, building where alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald worked and shot Kennedy | [65] |
Texas Fashion Collection | Dallas | Dallas | Fashion exhibitions at the UNT Artspace | [66] |
Texas Musicians Museum | Irving | Dallas | Texas musicians and related memorabilia | [67] |
UNT ArtSpace Dallas | Dallas | Dallas | Part of the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design, includes the Texas Fashion Collection, located in the University Center Building | [68] |
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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Sue S. Bancroft Women’s Leadership Hall | Denton | Denton | Temporarily closed. Located at Texas Woman's University | [69] |
Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum | The Colony | Denton | Collection of toilet seats, originally located in San Antonio. After Smith's 2019 death, the new owner moved the collection to Denton County | [70] |
Bayless-Selby House Museum | Denton | Denton | Victorian period home in Denton Historical Park | [71] |
Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum | Denton | Denton | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places | [72] |
Denton County African American Museum | Denton | Denton | African American history in Denton County, features early 20th century medical office collection | [73] |
Denton Firefighters' Museum | Denton | Denton | Firefighting | [74] |
Patterson-Appleton Center for Visual Arts | Denton | Denton | Art, operated by the Greater Denton Arts Council, includes the Meadows and Gough Galleries | [75] |
Roanoke Visitor Center and Museum | Roanoke | Denton | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark,Local history, located in a former saloon | [76] |
Texas Women's Hall of Fame | Denton | Denton | Women's history, located on the Denton campus of Texas Women's University | [77] |
Texas Women's University Art Galleries | Denton | Denton | East and West Galleries in the Fine Arts Building | [78] |
UNT Galleries | Denton | Denton | Part of the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design, includes the University of North Texas Art Gallery, Cora Stafford Gallery, Lightwell Gallery and North Gallery | [79] |
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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Ellis County Museum | Waxahachie | Ellis | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Place | [80] |
Ennis Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum | Ennis | Ellis | Local history, railroad memorabilia | [81] |
Ben Hogan Museum | Dublin | Erath | Life and career of golfer Ben Hogan | [82] |
Dublin Bottling Works | Dublin | Erath | Historic working bottling works with W.P. Kloster Museum of Dr. Pepper memorabilia | [83] |
Dublin Historical Museum | Dublin | Erath | Local history and memorabilia, operated by the Dublin Historical Society, exhibits include Ben Hogan, collection Big Little Books, military artifacts | [84] |
Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum | Dublin | Erath | American West, Rodeo photos, saddles, media related to when Dublin, Texas hosted one of the biggest rodeo companies in world during the late 1930s, 1940s and 1950s | [85] |
Stephenville Historical House Museum | Stephenville | Erath | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places. 19th-century buildings furnished with period furniture and artifacts, including log cabins, a ranch house, a rock cottage, a two-story Victorian house, a chapel, and a school house | [86] |
The National Health and Public Safety History Museum | Dublin | Erath | History of America's health and public safety records | [87] |
W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas | Mingus | Erath | Affiliated with Tarleton State University | [88] |
W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas | Thurber | Erath | Operated by Tarleton State University, development of the coal, brick, and petroleum industries in the Thurber area | [89] |
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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Creative Arts Center | Bonham | Fannin | Community arts center with exhibits | [90] |
Fannin County Museum of History | Bonham | Fannin | Local history | [91] |
Fort Inglish | Bonham | Fannin | Replica mid 19th-century fort, includes a frontier cabin, a trading post, and blacksmith shop, open seasonally | [92] |
Leonard Historic Museum | Leonard | Fannin | Local history Photos, antique Native American pottery | [93] |
Mama Muriel's Doll Museum | Leonard | Fannin | Dolls dating back to the mid-1800s | [94] |
Sam Rayburn Museum | Bonham | Fannin | Life of former Texas congressman and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Sam Rayburn, operated by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | [95] |
Samuel T. Rayburn House | Bonham | Fannin | 20th century home of Sam Rayburn, NRHP listing in Fannin County | [96] |
Whitewright Historical and Nature Park | Whitewright | Fannin | Turn of the century home and museum | [97] |
Fire Hall Museum | Crowell | Foard | Local history and general area community support | [98] |
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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C.S. Roberts House Museum | Sherman | Grayson | 1896 Eastlake-Stick Style house, operated by the Sherman Preservation League | [99] |
Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site | Denison | Grayson | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, Subject Marker, Local Designation, restored 1890s birthplace of President Dwight Eisenhower | [100] |
Grayson County Frontier Village | Denison | Grayson | Recreated frontier village with many historic houses | [101] |
Harber Wildlife Museum | Sherman | Grayson | Collection of big game animals in dioramas and African artifacts | [102] |
Outlaw Trails Museum | Sherman | Grayson | Antiques and memorabilia | [103] |
Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum | Denison | Grayson | History of the Perrin Air Force Base | [104] |
Red River Railroad Museum | Denison | Grayson | Railroad artifacts, equipment, memorabilia, photos, caboose and railroad cars | [105] |
Sherman Jazz Museum | Sherman | Grayson | Memorabilia of jazz LPs, videos, music player antiques | [106] |
Sherman Museum | Sherman | Grayson | aka the Old Sherman Public Library, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places | [107] |
Van Alstyne Historical Museum | Van Alstyne | Grayson | Historical artifacts and information, operated by the Van Alstyne Historical Society | [108] |
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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Hardeman County Historical Jail Museum | Quanah | Hardeman | Historic jail and keeper's residence, Recorded Texas Historical Landmark | [109] |
Medicine Mound Museums | Medicine Mound | Hardeman | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places | [110] |
Quanah Acme & Pacific Railroad Museum | Quanah | Hardeman | Designed b Charles Henry Page and his brother Louis Charles Page | [111] |
Granbury Doll House Museum | Granbury | Hood | Children’s museum | [112] |
Hood County Jail Museum | Granbury | Hood | Built in 1885 | [113] |
Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum | Caddo Mills | Hunt County | Military drone museum | [114] |
Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum | Greenville | Hunt County | The Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital transferred its Murphy memorabilia here | [115] |
Northeast Texas Children's Museum | Commerce | Hunt County | Hands-on exhibits for children | [116] |
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site | Jacksboro | Jack | Restored post-Civil War fort buildings | [117] |
Jack County Museum | Jacksboro | Jack | Built in 1882, 19th century artifacts at the Jack County Museum, including the Powell log cabin and furnishings. | [118] |
The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum | Cleburne | Johnson | AKA Big Bear Native American Museum | [119] |
Gone With the Wind Remembered Museum | Cleburne | Johnson | Memorabilia related to the movie | [120] |
Johnson County Courthouse Museum | Cleburne | Johnson | Historic artifacts and records | [121] |
Layland Museum of History | Cleburne | Johnson | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places. Located in the NRHP 1904 Carnegie Library Building | [122] |
No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum | Terrell | Kaufman | World War II related | [123] |
Spellman Museum of Forney History | Forney | Kaufman | Memorabilia | [124] |
Terrell Heritage Museum | Terrell | Kaufman | Located in the former Carnegie Library | [125] |
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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Horton Classic Car Museum | Nocona | Montague | [126] | |
International Artillery Museum | Saint Jo | Montague | deactivated military equipment | [127] |
Stonewall Saloon | Saint Jo | Montague | Located on the Chisholm Trail | [128] |
Tales 'N' Trails Museum | Nocona | Montague | Native American artifacts and European trade goods | [129] |
Lefty Frizzell Museum | Corsicana | Navarro | Country western music | [130] |
The Pearce Collections at Navarro College | Corsicana | Navarro | American western art and Civil War collections | [131] |
Pelham Community History Museum | Pelham | Navarro | African American culture | [132] |
Pioneer Village | Corsicana | Navarro | Life in the early settlement days of Corsicana | [133] |
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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Gordon Community Library & Museum | Gordon | Palo Pinto | Local history | [134] |
Old Jail Museum | Palo Pinto | Palo Pinto | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, NRHP, Subject Marker | [135] |
Doss Heritage and Culture Center | Weatherford | Parker | [136] | |
Museum of the Americas (Texas) | Weatherford | Parker | Multi-cultural artifacts, crafts, and folk art | [137] |
National Vietnam War Museum | Weatherford | Parker | [138] | |
Vintage Car Museum | Weatherford | Parker | [139] | |
Rockwall County Courthouse Museum | Rockwall | Rockwall | Local history | [140] |
Rockwall County Historical Foundation Museum | Rockwall | Rockwall | Local history | [141] |
Zaner Robison Historical Museum | Royse City | Rockwall | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places | [142] |
Barnard's Mill Art Museum | Glen Rose | Somervell | [143] | |
Creation Evidence Museum | Glen Rose | Somervell | [144] | |
Dinosaur Valley State Park | Glen Rose | Somervell | National Natural Landmark | [145] |
Somervell County Museum | Glen Rose | Somervell | Local history | [146] |
Museum name | City | Notes | Refs |
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1895 Room, Tarrant County Courthouse | Fort Worth | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places | [147] |
American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum | Fort Worth | Aviation, history of American Airlines and the air transportation industry | [148] |
Amon Carter Museum of American Art | Fort Worth | Paintings, sculptures and photography. Named for Fort Worth publisher Amon G. Carter, founded in 1961 by his children Amon Jr. and Ruth Carter Stevenson | [149] |
Arlington Museum of Art | Arlington | Contemporary Texas art exhibitions | [150] |
Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House | Fort Worth | National Register of Historic Places in Tarrant County | [151] |
Bull Riding Hall of Fame | Fort Worth | To recognize bull riders, bullfighters, bulls, stock contractors, and other notables | [152] |
Cattle Raisers Museum | Fort Worth | [153] | |
Christian Arts Museum | Fort Worth | Works of art created by mother and daughter sculptors | [154] |
DFW Elite Toy Museum | Haltom City | [155] | |
Euless Heritage Museum | Euless | Historical artifacts dating 1880-1990 | [156] |
Fielder House | Arlington | Local history, operated by the Arlington Historical Society | [157] |
Fort Worth Aviation Museum | Fort Worth | North Texas aviation, includes WWII aircraft, some of which were built in Fort Worth | [158] |
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History | Fort Worth | Local history | [159] |
Fuller House | Euless | Great Depression era house built by former Euless mayor Homer Fuller | [160] |
Gallery at UTA | Arlington | Part of the Fine Arts building of the University of Texas at Arlington | [161] |
Grand and Tower Galleries | Grapevine | [162] | |
Grapevine Commercial Historic District | Grapevine | NRHP, local history, including the Torian Cabin Museum | [163] |
Himes log house | Euless | Restored 1850s log cabin | [164] |
International Bowling Museum | Arlington | Sports, bowling history, includes the International Bowling Hall of Fame | [165] |
Kimbell Art Museum | Fort Worth | Created by the estate of entrepreneur Kay Kimbell | [166] |
Knapp Heritage Park | Arlington | Operated by the Arlington Historical Society | [167] |
Lake Worth Museum | Lake Worth | [168] | |
Leonard's Department Store Museum | Fort Worth | Memorabilia | [169] |
Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum | Fort Worth | African-American | [170] |
Log Cabin Village | Fort Worth | Living history museum | [171] |
Lone Star Hi-Railers Model Train Exhibit | Grapevine | Railroad memorabilia located in a restored depot | [172] |
Mansfield Historical Museum | Mansfield | Local history, operated by the Mansfield Historical Society | [173] |
Military Museum of Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Artifacts and history of veterans and combat units connected to Texas from the 20th century through today, including World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars. Featured is a gallery of "Hometown Heros" that tells the story of notable Fort Worth natives including Amon G. Carter Jr., Clarence Brewster, Howard Scott and more | [174] |
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Post WWII art | [175] |
Nash Farm | Grapevine | Mid 19th-century working farm | [176] |
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame | Fort Worth | American West, famous cowgirls, memorabilia | [177] |
National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum | Fort Worth | Cowboy contributions of Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, European Americans, and African Americans | [178] |
Settlement to City Museums | Grapevine | Features three historic period buildings, the 1888 Keeling House Museum with local history displays, the 1910 Cotton Ginner's Museum about the area cotton industry, and the 1900 Donald Schoolhouse | [179] |
Sid Richardson Museum | Fort Worth | Works of Frederic Remington and Charles Russell and other works about the American West | [180] |
Stockyards Museum | Fort Worth | History of the Fort Worth Stockyards Company and the meatpacking industry | [181] |
Tandy Leather Museum & Gallery | Fort Worth | Leather art | [182] |
Texas Civil War Museum | Fort Worth | Opened in 2006 by oilman Ray Ritchey | [183] |
Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame | Fort Worth | American West, established in 1997, moved to the Fort Worth Stockyards in 2000 | [184] |
Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame | Fort Worth | Founded in 1975. Located in the Cowtown Coliseum in the Fort Worth Stockyards | [185] |
Texas Trail of Fame | Fort Worth | Located at Fort Worth Stockyards, it honors individuals who have contributed to the American West | [186] |
Torian Cabin Museum | Grapevine | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [187] |
Vintage Flying Museum | Fort Worth | Restored historic aircraft | [188] |
White Settlement Historical Museum | White Settlement | Local history | [189] |
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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Kell House Museum | Wichita Falls | Wichita | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, historic house | [190] |
Kemp Center for the Arts | Wichita Falls | Wichita | Arts center with exhibit galleries, performing arts, operated by the Arts Council of Wichita Falls Area | [191] |
Museum of North Texas History | Wichita Falls | Wichita | Includes Native American artifacts, cowboy hat collection, oil industry memorabilia, wedding gowns, ship models, period displays, model trains, | [192] |
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum | Wichita Falls | Wichita | History of professional wrestling | [193] |
Sheppard Air Force Base Heritage Center | Wichita Falls | Wichita | [194] | |
Wichita Falls Fire & Police Museum | Wichita Falls | Wichita | Historic fire engines, equipment and police cruisers, open the 1st Saturday of the month | [195] |
Wichita Falls Museum of Art | Wichita Falls | Wichita | Part of Midwestern State University | [196] |
Wichita Falls Railroad Museum | Wichita Falls | Wichita | Railroad memorabilia, closed due to Covid | [197] |
Red River Valley Museum | Vernon | Wilbarger | Includes mounted wild game displays, ranching, pioneer and period business displays, Roy Orbison and Jack Teagarden exhibits, sculptures of Electra Waggoner Biggs | [198] |
Wilbarger County Historical Museum | Vernon | Wilbarger | Local history | [199] |
Wise County Heritage Museum | Decatur | Wise | Local history: operated by the Wise County Historical Society | [200] |
Bridgeport Heritage Museum | Bridgeport | Wise | Local history: coal mining, railroads, natural gas, housed in the lower floor of the Bridgeport Visitors | [201] |
Museum name | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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Fort Belknap Museum and Archives | Newcastle | Young | NRHP | [202] |
Old Post Office Museum & Art Center | Graham | Young | Local history and art | [203] |
Olney Heritage Museum | Olney | Young | Founded by the L.F. and Carla Perry Foundation to preserve local culture | [204] |
Robert E. Richeson Memorial Museum | Graham | Young | World War II memorabilia including munitions, uniforms, items of everyday military life and model aircraft, open by appointment | [205] |
Young County Museum of History and Culture | Graham | Young | Local History and Cultures. Operated by the Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture | [206] |
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THIS MUSEUM HAS BEEN CLOSED. DATE OF NOTICE IS MAY 2010.