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Texas Museums
Texas Museums
Below is a list of Texas Museums. Find detailed information on the Museum entries by clicking on their links.
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Lone Star Flight Museum
Flying collection of historic WWII aircraft.
Category: Galveston Museum in Texas
Description of this Galveston Attraction: Galveston is home to one of the premier aviation museums in the country. The internationally recognized Lone Star Flight Museum contains an award winning collection of over 40 historically significant aircraft expertly maintained to flying standards, and is the largest of its type under one roof in the Southern United States. Most of the aircraft are from the WWII era to include fighters, bombers, liaison, trainer and executive planes.
The Lone Star Flight Museum is also home to the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. Recognized by the Texas Legislature, the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame honors the heroes and pioneers of Texas aviation. Housed in the Hall of Fame’s Education Center are displays presenting each inductee’s experiences and contributions to aviation. From barnstormers to moonwalkers and war heroes to entrepreneurs, the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame has it all. Other rotating and permanent educational exhibits designed to increase knowledge, interest, and portray the impact of aviation on today’s world are found in the Education Center.
Museum aircraft participate in over 25 aviation events and air show across the country each year. A few notable aircraft in the collection includes the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, F4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat, F8F Bearcat, SBD Dauntless and a British MkXVI Spitfire.
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Lone Star Flight Museum
Flying WWII aviation museum home to 40+ historic aircraft.
Category: Galveston Museum in Texas
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Description of this Galveston Attraction: Galveston is home to one of the premier aviation museums in the country. The internationally recognized Lone Star Flight Museum contains an award winning collection of over 40 historically significant aircraft expertly maintained to flying standards, and is the largest of its type under one roof in the Southern United States. A few notable aircraft in the collection include the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell, P-47 Thunderbolt, F4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat, Supermarine Spitfire, SBD Dauntless and a newly restored Hawker Hurricane.
Warbird flights are now available in the B-17, B-25, PT-17 Stearman and the T-6 Texan! Prices range from $225 to $425, flights occur about once a month during the regular flight season and gift certificates are available.
The key ingredient that distinguishes the Lone Star Flight Museum from other aviation museums is that the airplanes are still alive. A visit to our flight line during flight operations is the perfect way to experience the sights, sounds and smells of America’s airpower heritage. Imagine a WWII airfield with hundreds of bombers or fighters as they prepare for another mission. Today, only few airworthy examples remain of these historic machines that defended freedom across the globe.
The Lone Star Flight Museum is also home to the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. Recognized by the Texas Legislature, the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame honors the heroes and pioneers of aviation. Housed in the Hall of Fame’s Education Center are 57 displays presenting each inductee’s experiences and contributions to aviation. Other rotating and permanent educational exhibits designed to increase knowledge, interest, and portray the impact of aviation on today’s world are found in the Education Center.
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Museum of Western Art
Dedicated to preservation of the Old West through art
Category: Kerrville Museum in Texas
Description of this Texas Attraction: The Museum of Western Art is dedicated to preservation of the American heritage as expressed through art and artifacts that capture the spirit of individual courage, character and achievement. It is a showcase for Western art and artists, past and present, and provides art and history education for all ages, focusing on the American West.
In a manner of speaking, the museum is an architectural work of art in its own right. Its unique design was initiated by distinguished Texas architect O'Neil Ford who was renowned for establishing the guiding principles of Southwestern style architecture.
Featuring heavy timbers and rugged retaining walls of stacked limestone, the building's exterior resembles a fortressed hacienda. Heroic and life-size bronzes dot the landscape of the outer grounds. Inside the 14,000 square foot facility, boveda ceilings give visitors a glimpse of artisan work rarely seen today. Floors of end cut mesquite wood and Saltillo tile are polished to a warm glow, complementing the Western artwork displayed in the galleries. In 2004, the new Masel S. Quinn Pavilion of the Western Art Academy was completed and made ready for use in the museum's art education program.
The Museum of Western Art opened on April 23, 1983, and was first known as the Cowboy Artists of America Museum. In the years since, hundreds of thousands of visitors have walked the museum galleries and have seen the West brought to life through the artwork on display. The hardworking cowboys, the Native Americans, women of the West, settlers, mountain men and others are featured through various themed exhibits. Through other displays, the history of famous ranches as well as other diverse aspects of our Western heritage are shared with an ever-widening audience. In addition, area educators, students, writers, as well as the public make frequent use of the museum's 5,000 volume Western art and history library.
In preserving and promoting the heritage of the American West, the museum is committed to exhibiting the very finest artwork including art created by today's best known Western artists as well periodic exhibits featuring famous masters of the past. The museum's goal is to authentically represent the life of the West, in both its historic and contemporary context. This rich cultural heritage is also shared through the display of artifacts from the era, and ongoing Western art and history education programs.
Finally, in all that it does, the museum serves as a bridge between the past and the present, insuring that the legacy of the American West will be preserved for the future. We invite our guests to be part of that mission. Experience the West as it was and as it is at the Museum of Western Art. . ."where the legend lives!
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The Houston Museum of Natural Science
Explore, Discover, Play!
Category: Houston Museum in Texas
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Description of this Houston Attraction: Founded in 1909, the purpose of the Houston Museum of Natural Science has always been to "enhance in individuals the knowledge and delight in natural science and related subjects..." To this very day, this purpose is carried out in every project, program and exhibition associated with the museum.
As one of the most heavily attended museums in the United States, and one of the most attended venues in Houston, the Museum is in the distinguished company of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History, both in New York City.
The Museum is a five-venue complex housing the Burke Baker Dome Theatre, Wortham IMAX ® Theatre, Cockrell Butterfly Center and four floors of natural science halls and exhibits. Over a dozen permanent exhibit areas cover subjects on astronomy, space science, Native Americans, paleontology, energy, chemistry, gems and minerals, seashells, and Texas wildlife. Rotating special exhibits are a constant occurrence. There is also the huge Fondren Discovery Place on the first floor that is filled with hands-on exhibits that will delight children and adults of all ages.
The Museum is also a major science learning center with over a half million school children visiting annually. Just one of many unique educational opportunities available to these students and others is the Challenger Learning Center, modeled after NASA and the first in a national network, which allows students to experience the teamwork necessary to complete a variety of space tasks. The Museum has a second Challenger Learning Center at its George Observatory, located 55 miles south of Houston in Brazos Bend State Park.
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