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The list of museums in West 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. Iincluded are nonprofit art galleries and exhibit spaces. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

West Texas

West Texas is a vernacular term applied to a region in the southwestern quadrant of the United States that primarily encompasses the arid and semiarid lands in the western portion of the state of Texas.

The counties included are Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Brewster, Brown, Callahan, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dawson, Dickens, Eastland, Ector, El Paso, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Hale, Haskell, Hockley, Howard, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamb, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Midland, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Reeves, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Winkler, and Yoakum.

Museums in West Texas, listed by county

Andrews - Brown

List of museums in Andrews - Brown counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Muleshoe Heritage Center		Muleshoe	Bailey	Ranch house, the ranch cookhouse and bunkhouse and a log cabin
Borden County Museum		Gail	Borden	Local history
Barton Warnock Visitor Center		Brewster	Brewster	Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park Visitor Centers		Brewster	Brewster	Big Bend National Park
Hallie Stillwell Hall of Fame Museum		Marathon	Brewster	Life of Texas woman rancher Hallie Stillwell, member of the Texas Women's Hall of Fame
Museum of the Big Bend		Alpine	Brewster	Part of Sul Ross State University, history and cultural heritage of the Big Bend area
Blanket Historical Museum		Blanket	Brown	Artifacts, memorabilia, family history research center
Brown County Museum of History		Brownwood	Brown	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places
Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Museum and Visitor Center		Brownwood	Brown	Railroad

Callahan - Dickens

List of museums in Callahan - Dickens counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Baird Texas T & P Depot Museum		Baird	Callahan
Callahan County Pioneer Museum		Baird	Callahan	Located in the basement of the Callahan County courthouse
Robert E. Howard Museum		Cross Plains	Callahan	Home of and museum about Robert E. Howard, author of Conan the Barbarian, NRHP
Woody's Classic Cars and Baseball Museum		Cross Plains	Callahan
Texas Last Frontier Museum		Morton	Cochran	Housed in the 1957 Masonic Temple
Whiteface Museum		Whiteface	Cochran	Housed in the 1926 Whiteface Hotel, featurers local history
Fort Chadbourne		Bronte	Coke	Restored and ruins of the mid 19th-century frontier fort that was also a stage stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail, visitor center with artifacts
Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum		Eola	Concho	Local history
Don Freeman Memorial Museum		Eden	Concho	Local history
Museum of the Desert Southwest		Crane	Crane	Local history exhibits
Crockett County Museum		Ozona	Crockett	American West period displays, local and regional history
Fort Lancaster		Sheffield	Crockett	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, Texas State Antiquities Landmark
Crosby County Pioneer Museum		Crosbyton	Crosby	Local history
Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum		Crosbyton	Crosby	creationism
Ralls Historical Museum		Ralls	Crosby	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Clark Hotel Museum		Van Horn	Culberson	AKA Culbertson County Museum, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places
Frijole Ranch Museum		Salt Flat	Culberson	National Register of Historic Places
Dal Paso Museum		Lamesa	Dawson	Local history exhibits
Spur-Dickens County Museum		Spur, Texas	Dickens	Local history

Eastland - Ector

List of museums in Eastland and Ector counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum		Eastland	Eastland	Named for area chief justice
Conrad Hilton Center and Museum		Cisco	Eastland	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places. Located in the Mobley Hotel, the first hotel bought by Conrad Hilton
Eastland County Museum		Eastland	Eastland	Local history
Lela Latch Lloyd Museum		Cisco	Eastland	Located in the 1915 city hall, historical artifacts
Ellen Noël Art Museum		Odessa	Ector	Eclectic American artcollection from 1860 to the present
Odessa Meteor Crater		Odessa	Ector	Impact crater and museum
Parker House Ranching Museum		Odessa	Ector	Mid 20th-century period ranching family house
Presidential Museum and Leadership Library		Odessa	Ector	History of the American Presidency, including presidents, vice presidents, First Ladies, candidates, campaigns
White-Pool House		Odessa	Ector	National Register of Historic Places Listings, state antiquities landmark. Built by Indiana immigrant Charles White who helped establish the first county government

El Paso County

List of museums in El Paso County, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Museum		El Paso	El Paso
Casasola Museum/Museo Casasola		El Paso	El Paso	History of the US-México relationship
Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens		El Paso	El Paso	Part of the University of Texas at El Paso, regional cultural and natural history
Chamizal National Memorial		El Paso	El Paso	Includes a history museum and three art galleries
El Paso County Historical Society Museum		El Paso	El Paso
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center		El Paso	El Paso	Holocaust
El Paso Museum of Archaeology		El Paso	El Paso	Prehistory and culture of the El Paso area and the Southwest
El Paso Museum of Art		El Paso	El Paso	Art
El Paso Museum of History		El Paso	El Paso	History and culture
Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museum		Fort Bliss	El Paso	Military history from 1849 forward
International Museum of Art		El Paso	El Paso	Located in the Turney home
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site		El Paso	El Paso
Lynx Exhibits		El Paso	El Paso	Privately owned traveling exhibitions
Magoffin Home State Historic Site		El Paso	El Paso	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places
National Border Patrol Museum		El Paso	El Paso	Law enforcement
Noncommissioned Officer Heritage And Education Center		Fort Bliss	El Paso	US Army non-commissioned officer 1775 to present
Old El Paso County Jail Museum		El Paso	El Paso
Old Fort Bliss Replica Cultural Center		Fort Bliss	El Paso	Military
Portales Museum and Visitors Information Center		El Paso	El Paso	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso		El Paso	El Paso	How transportation enhanced the development of business and industry in the region
Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts		El Paso	El Paso	Part of the University of Texas at El Paso
TecH2O Center		El Paso	El Paso	Water management in the Chihuahuan Desert
UTEP Heritage House		El Paso	El Paso	Historical repository of University of Texas at El Paso
Veterans Memorial Museum & Memorial Walk		San Elizario	El Paso	The Los Portales Museum and Visitors Center
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Cultural Center Museum		El Paso	El Paso	Native American inter-active experience

Floyd - Knox

List of museums in Floyd - Knox counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Floyd County Museum		Floydada	Floyd	Artifacts from the 1540 Coronado Expedition
Gaines County Museum		Seminole	Gaines	Local history
Seagraves-Loop Museum and Art Center		Seagraves	Gaines	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Garza County Historical Museum		Post	Garza	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places. Ranch, cowboy, Indian, and pioneer artifacts. Formerly a medical facility
OS Ranch Museum		Post	Garza	Artwork of Texas, the American West, and Asia, in a house built for C. W. Post who later founded Post cereals
Jimmy Dean and Llano Estacado Museum		Plainview	Hale	On the campus of Wayland Baptist University
Malouf Abraham Family Art Center		Plainview	Hale	Wayland Baptist University
Hale County Farm and Ranch Museum		Post	Hale	Antique farm machinery, windmills, a depot and caboose
Hangar 25 Air Museum		Big Spring	Howard	Historic aircraft from World War II and the Big Spring Army Air Forces Bombardier School, history of Webb Air Force Base
Heritage Museum of Big Spring		Big Spring	Howard	Area artifacts and memorabilia
Potton House		Big Spring	Howard	National Register of Historic Places
Hudspeth County Railroad Depot Museum		Sierra Blanca	Hudspeth	Railroad and local history displays, operated by the Hudspeth County Historical Society
Fort Davis National Historic Site		Fort Davis	Jeff Davis	National Register of Historic Places
Overland Trail Museum		Fort Davis	Jeff Davis	Early life in the old West, operated by the Fort Davis Historical Society
Anson-Jones Museum		Anson	Jones	Local history
Cowboy Country Museum		Stamford	Jones	Ranching heritage
Wichita – Brazos Museum and Cultural Center		Benjamin	Knox	Barbed-wire collection and settlement memorabila

Lamb - Lynn

List of museums in Lamb - Lynn counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Littlefield Lands Duggan House Museum		Littlefield	Lamb	Local history
Sand Crawl Museum		Olton	Lamb	Local history
American Wind Power Center		Lubbock	Lubbock	American-style windmills
Buddy Holly Center		Lubbock	Lubbock	Visual arts exhibits, history and legacy of musician Buddy Holly
FiberMax Center for Discovery		Lubbock	Lubbock	Non-profit, American agriculture
Lubbock Lake Landmark		Lubbock	Lubbock	Archeological site. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places
Museum of Texas Tech University		Lubbock	Lubbock	Natural history, cultural history, art
National College Baseball Hall of Fame		Lubbock	Lubbock	History of college baseball
National Ranching Heritage Center		Lubbock	Lubbock	Ranching history and art, park with 38 ranch structures and steer statues
Science Spectrum		Lubbock	Lubbock	Hands-on science and technology interactive exhibits, aquarium
Silent Wings Museum		Lubbock	Lubbock	World War II weaponry and transport,
Slaton Museum		Slaton	Lubbock	Local history
Texas Air Museum		Slaton	Lubbock	Restored historic aircraft, military jets, transport vehicles
Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts		Lubbock	Lubbock	Visual and performing arts, includes four galleries
O'Donnell Heritage Museum		O'Donnell	Lynn	Local history, including actor Dan Blocker memorabilia

Martin - Nolan

List of museums in Martin - Nolan counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Martin County Historical Museum		Stanton	Martin	Exhibits include farms, ranches, schools and local businesses
Heart of Texas Country Music Museum		Brady	McCullough	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, history and memorabilia of country music artists
McCulloch County Courthouse		Brady	McCullough	State antiquities landmark
Heart of Texas Historical Museum		Brady	McCullough	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Fort McKavett State Historic Site		Menard	Menard	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Heart of West Texas Museum		Colorado City	Mitchell	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Brown-Dorsey Medallion Home		Midland	Midland	Late 19th-century period Victorian home, open by appointment with the Midland County Historical Society
George W. Bush Childhood Home		Midland	Midland	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places
Haley Memorial Library & History Center		Midland	Midland	Changing exhibits of Western art and history from its collections
McCormick Gallery at Midland College		Midland	Midland	Art
Midland Army Air Field Museum		Midland	Midland	World War II aviation culture and history
Midland County History Museum		Midland	Midland	Local history
Midland Downtown Lions Club Fire Museum		Midland	Midland	Firefighting uniforms, equipment, vehicles
Museum of the Southwest		Midland	Midland	National Register of Historic Places
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum		Midland	Midland	Petroleum exploration, equipment, industry, geology, art by Tom Lovell, Chaparral cars
Scarborough-Lineberry House		Midland	Midland	Early 20th-century house, owned by the City
Motley County Historical Museum		Matador	Motley	Local history located in a former hospital
National WASP WWII Museum		Sweetwater	Nolan	History of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, World War II American female aviators
Pioneer Museum		Sweetwater	Nolan	Local history

Pecos - Runnels

List of museums in Pecos - Runnels counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Note	Refs
Alley Oop Park Museum		Iraan	Pecos	Birthplace of Alley Oop comic strip
Annie Riggs Memorial Museum		Fort Stockton	Pecos	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Place
Historic Fort Stockton		Fort Stockton	Pecos	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places
Old Pecos County Jail		Fort Stockton	Pecos	Prison
West of the Pecos Museum		Pecos	Reeves	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, multiple displays of the Old West
Chinati Foundation		Marfa	Presidio	Contemporary art and sculpture
Fort Leaton State Historic Site		Presidio	Presidio	National Register of Historic Places, archaeological and natural history
Giant 1956 film Museum at the Hotel Paisano		Marfa	Presidio	Memorabilia of the 1956 film Giant that was filmed in town
Marfa and Presidio County Museum		Marfa	Presidio	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Hickman Museum		Big Lake	Reagan	Local history
Z.I. Hale Museum / Rock Hotel Heritage Center		Winters	Runnels	Local history

Schleicher - Sutton

List of museums in Schleicher - Sutton counties

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Schleicher County Historical Museum		Eldorado	Schleicher	Local history
Old Jail Art Center		Albany	Shackelford	Art, National Register of Historic Places
Breckenridge Aviation Museum		Breckenridge	Stephens	Aviation
Breckenridge Fine Arts Center		Breckenridge	Stephens	Art
Flying A's Classic Car Club Museum		Albany	Shackelford	Classic automobiles and memorabilia
Fort Griffin State Historic Site		Albany	Shackelford	Fort ruins, visitor center displays about the mid 19th-century cavalry fort
Scurry County Museum		Snyder	Scurry	County history, also art exhibits
Swenson Memorial Museum		Breckenridge	Stephens	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Miers Home Museum		Sonora	Sutton	Late 19th-century house, operated by the Sutton County Historical Society
Old Sonora Ice House Ranch Museum		Sonora	Sutton	Housed in a former ice house, operated by the Sutton County Historical Society, exhibits includes pioneer, ranching, lawmen and outlaws, area history, transportation, model train layout

Taylor - Terry

List of museums in Taylor - Terry counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
12th Armored Division Memorial Museum		Abilene	Taylor	History of the 12th Armored Division in World War II
Center for Contemporary Arts		Abilene	Taylor	Four galleries
Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Museum		Abilene	Taylor
Fort Phantom Hill		Abilene	Taylor
Amy Graves Ryan Fine Arts Gallery		Abilene	Taylor	Part of McMurry University
Merkel Area Historical Museum		Merkel	Taylor
Buffalo Gap Historic Village		Buffalo Gap	Taylor	Historic Western village
Cockerell Galleries		Abilene	Taylor	Art, operated by Abilene Christian University
Dyess Heritage Museum, Memorial Park and Linear Air Park		Abilene	Taylor	Located at Dyess Air Force Base, includes outdoor display of historic aircraft, museum about the base's history
Frontier Texas!		Abilene	Taylor	American West interactive simulations
Grace The Grace Museum		Abilene	Taylor	Art, local history, and children's museum
Ira M. Taylor Memorial Gallery		Abilene	Taylor	Part of Hardin–Simmons University
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature		Abilene	Taylor	Exhibitions of art from children's books
Taylor County History Center		Buffalo Gap	Taylor	Historic village
Terrell County Memorial Museum		Sanderson	Terrell	“Cactus Capitol of Texas”
Terry County Heritage Museum		Brownfield	Terry	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Meadow Museum		Meadow	Terry	Local history, with special display on Meadow native Sonny Curtis

Tom Green - Yoakim

List of museums in Tom Green - Yoakim counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Angelo State University Art Gallery		San Angelo	Tom Green	Carr Education-Fine Arts Building
E. H. Danner Museum of Telephony		San Angelo	Tom Green	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Place Technology, located at Fort Concho
Fort Concho		San Angelo	Tom Green	National Historic Landmark
Johnson Robert Wood Johnson Museum of Frontier Medicine		San Angelo	Tom Green	North Ward of Post Hospital
Railway Museum of San Angelo		San Angelo	Tom Green	Located in a 1909 Orient-Santa Fe Depot
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts		San Angelo	Tom Green	Texas artists, Mexican and Mexican-American art
Adrian House		McCamey	Upton
Denver City Heritage Museum		Denver City	Yoakum	Local history and memorabilia
Medallion Home Museum		Kermit	Winkler	Carpenter Gothic house built in 1907 by W. H. Seastrunk
Mendoza Trail Museum		McCamey	Upton	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Ward County Museum Complex		Monahans	Ward	1920s jail, Holman House, and other collections
Rankin Museum		Rankin	Upton	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1920s period Yates Hotel, local history displays
Rattlesnake Bomber Base Museum		Monahans	Ward County	Pyote Air Force Base
Roy Orbison Museum		Wink	Winkler	Life and career of musician Roy Orbison
Tsa Mo Ga Memorial Museum		Plains	Yoakum	Operated by the Texas Federation of Women's Club, open by appointment
Winkler County Historical Museum		Wink	Winkler	Local history

Defunct museums

• El Paso Explorium, El Paso, closed in 2015
• El Paso Firefighters Museum

See also

• List of museums in Texas
• List of museums in East Texas
• List of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast
• List of museums in North Texas
• List of museums in the Texas Panhandle
• List of museums in South Texas
• List of museums in Central Texas

Resources

• Texas Association of Museums
• Historic House Museums in Texas