List of museums in Central Texas

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Central Texas is a region in the U.S. state of Texas. It is roughly bordered by Greater San Antonio to the Texas Hill Country to McLennan County to Washington County.

The list of museums in 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. Closed museums and museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Lists of Texas institutions which are not museums are noted in the "See also" section, below.

To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order

Museums

See also: Museums in East Texas and Museums in North Texas

See also: Museums in the Texas Gulf Coast and Museums in South Texas

See also: Museums in the Texas Panhandle and Museums in West Texas

Central Texas museums
Museum name	Image	City	Type	Summary
1st Cavalry Museum		Fort Hood	Military	website, history of the 1st Cavalry Division, a rapidly deployable heavy armored division of the United States Army
The Alamo		San Antonio	Military	website
Agriculture Heritage Museum		Boerne	Agriculture	website
Antiquibles Dog Museum		Waco	Commodity	information, information, private collection of dog memorabilia
E.A. Arnim Archives & Museum		Flatonia	Local history	website
Art Center Waco		Waco	Art	website
Artpace		San Antonio	Art	website, contemporary art center
Arthouse at the Jones Center		Austin	Art	website, merged with the Austin Museum of Art
Austin Children's Museum		Austin	Children's	website
Austin History Center		Austin	Local history	website, local history collection of the Austin Public Library, features changing exhibits
Austin Museum of Art		Austin	Art	website, located in Clara Driscolls Laguna Gloria
Austin Museum of Digital Art		Austin	Art	website
Austin Nature & Science Center		Austin	Natural history	website
Marshall Cultural Activities Center, AzaleeAzalee Marshall Cultural Activities Center		Temple	Art	website, includes five art galleries, also called the CAC
Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum		San Antonio	Commodity	information, information, collection of toilet seats
Bastrop County Historical Society Museum		Bastrop	Local history	website, housed in the historic John Cornelson House, a museum as of 1952
Bell County Museum		Belton	Local history	website, historical and cultural heritage of Bell County
Ben Hogan Museum		Dublin	Sports	website
Blanton Museum of Art		Austin	Art	website part of the University of Texas at Austin
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center		San Antonio	Art	website, contemporary art
Bosque Museum		Clifton	Local history	website, exhibits include paleo-American archaeology, Norwegian artifacts, pioneer artifacts, firearms, textiles, early medical equipment and Civil war displays
Brazos Valley African American Museum		Bryan	African American	website
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History		Bryan	Natural history	website
Briscoe Museum		San Antonio	Art	website, planned museum opening in 2013
Buchanan Dam Museum & Visitor Center		Burnet	Local history	information, located at Buchanan Dam
Buckhorn Barber Shop & Museum		New Braunfels	Multiple	website, operated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society, 20th century period barbershop with miniature circus and pictures made from lapidary stone displays
Buckhorn Saloon & Museum		San Antonio	Multiple	website, old West saloon and museum with wildlife trophy mounts, mounted fish specimens, bird dioramas and the Hall of Texas History Wax Museum
Bullock State History Museum, BobBob Bullock State History Museum		Austin	Texas history	website, history of the State of Texas
Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum		Caldwell	Local history	information
Bush Presidential Library and Museum, George H. W.George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum		College Station	Biographical	website, life and career of President George H. W. Bush
Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, GeorgeGeorge Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center		Austin	African American	website
CAF-Centex Hangar Aircraft Museum		San Marcos	Aviation	website, chapter of the Commemorative Air Force
Calaboose African American History Museum		San Marcos	African American	information
Casa Navarro State Historic Site		San Antonio	Historic house	website, restored 1848 adobe home of Tejano patriot José Antonio Navarro
Central Texas Area Museum		Salado	Local history	website
Central Texas Museum of Automotive History		Rosanky	Automobile	website, 2012.01.02 Dick's Classic Garage in San Marcos was merged on Wikipedia to this site.
Central Texas Oil Patch Museum		Luling	Industry	website, history of the development of the local oil industry
Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley		Bryan	Children's	website
Comanche County Historical Museum		Comanche	Local history	website
Conservation Plaza		New Braunfels	Local history	website, 18 building mid-19th century German Texas village
Coryell Museum and Historical Center		Gatesville	Local history	website
Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogical Center		Temple	Ethnic	website
Dick's Classic Garage		San Marcos	Automobile	website
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History		Austin	History	website, part of the University of Texas at Austin
Dougherty Arts Center		Austin	Art	website, includes Julia C. Butridge Gallery
Dr Pepper Museum		Waco	Food	website, currently housed in the Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company Building
Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company Museum		Dublin	Food	website, history of Dublin Dr Pepper and plant tour
Dublin Historical Museum		Dublin	Local history	information
Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum		Dublin	American West	information
Earle-Napier-Kinnard House		Waco	Historic house	website, operated by Historic Waco Foundation, Victorian period home
Falls on the Colorado Museum		Marble Falls	Local history	website
Faison House, N. W.N. W. Faison House		La Grange	Historic house	website
Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives		La Grange	Local history	website
Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum		Fayetteville	Local history	website
Fiedler Museum at Texas Lutheran University		Seguin	Geology and archaeological	resource center for earth science and geography
FL!GHT		San Antonio	Art	website, gallery
Jacob Fontaine Religious MuseumJacob Fontaine Religious Museum		Austin	African American	located at the Southgate-Lewis House
Forsyth Center Galleries, MSCMSC Forsyth Center Galleries		College Station	Art	website, part of Texas A&M University, features collections of English cameo glass, American and English glass objects and American paintings
Fort Croghan		Burnet	Military	website, museum with period antiques and grounds with restored frontier fort buildings
Fort House		Waco	Historic house	website, operated by Historic Waco Foundation, Edwardian Greek Revival home
Fort McKavett State Historic Site		Fort McKavett	Military	website, restored fort buildings
Fort Martin Scott		Fredericksburg	Military	website, restored frontier fort with period displays
Houston Museum, Fort SamFort Sam Houston Museum		San Antonio	Military	information, history of Fort Sam Houston
Mark Francis Museum of Veterinary History		Austin	Veterinary Medicine	information, housed in the Texas Veterinary Medical Association building
French Legation Museum		Austin	Historic house	website, private home built for the French chargé d’affaires in 1841
Frontier Times Museum		Bandera	Local history	website, American West, pioneer & prehistoric artifacts
Gallista		San Antonio	Art	website, gallery
Gas Gallery		San Antonio	Art	website, gallery
Gish Old West Museum		Fredericksburg	American West	information, private collection of Western gear and memorabilia, includes guns, clothing, horse gear and art
Jack Glover's Cowboy Museum		Wimberly	American West	information
Gonzales Memorial Museum		Gonzales	Local history	website, includes Eggleston Log House
Gonzales Pioneer Village Living History Center		Gonzales	Living history	website, mid-19th century pioneer village
Goodwill Computer Museum		Austin	Industry	website, vintage computing equipment
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center		San Antonio	Art	website
The Guenther House		San Antonio	Local history	website, Victorian period house that includes museum room with Pioneer Flour Mills memorabilia
Guinness World Records Museum		San Antonio	Amusement	website
Hamman-Stricker Library and Museum, KatyKaty Hamman-Stricker Library and Museum		Calvert	History	website
Hearne Depot & Robertson County Railroads Collection		Hearne	Railroad	website
Henkel Square Museum Village		Round Top	Living history	information, authentic restoration of Anglo-American and German-American 19th century homes
Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country		Canyon Lake	Local history	website
Highland Lakes Air Museum		Burnet	Aviation	website, artifacts and mementos that highlight the contributions of the common soldier, seaman, and airman. There is a “working” aircraft hangar where WWII era aircraft are brought back to life.
Hill Country Wildlife Museum		Llano	Natural history	information
Institute of Texan Cultures		San Antonio	Texas history	website, part of the HemisFair Park Campus of the University of Texas, San Antonio.
Johnson National Historic Park, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park		Johnson City	Biographical	website, two locations, one with boyhood home of President Lyndon B. Johnson, his grandparent's log cabin settlement and a visitor center, the second with his first school, birthplace, Texas White House and the Johnson Family Cemetery
LBJ Museum of San Marcos		San Marcos	Biographical	website, college experiences and early political life of President Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson Wildflower Center, Lady BirdLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center		Austin	Art	website, part of the University of Texas at Austin. Botanical garden with changing art exhibits related to flowers and nature
Johnson Library and Museum, Lyndon BainesLyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum		Austin	Biographical	website
Keystone Square Museum		Lampasas	Local history	website, natural and historical heritage and culture of Lampasas County
Kimble County Historical Museum		Junction	Local history	information, information
Land Heritage Institute		San Antonio	Living history	website
Lindheimer House		New Braunfels	Historic house	website, operated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society
Llano County Historical Museum		Llano	Local history	website
James H. Long Railroad Park and Museum		Smithville	Railroad	website
Los Nogales		Seguin	Historic house	website
Magic Lantern Castle Museum		San Antonio	Theater	website, collection of magic lanterns, slides and equipment, open by appointment only
Mann House, John WesleyJohn Wesley Mann House		Waco	Historic house	website, operated by Historic Waco Foundation, Victorian Italianate villa also known as the East Terrace House
Martin Museum of Art		Waco	Art	website, part of Baylor University
Mayborn Museum Complex		Waco	Multiple	website, part of Baylor University, natural history, science, 15 building historic village, local history, history of Baylor
McCulloch House		Waco	Historic house	website, operated by Historic Waco Foundation, Victorian period house
McKenna Children's Museum		New Braunfels	Children's	website
McNay Art Museum		San Antonio	Art	website, 19th and 20th century European and American art
Mexic-Arte Museum		Austin	Art	website, traditional and contemporary Mexican and Latino art
Mills County Historical Museum		Goldthwaite	Local history	website
Mills County Old Jail Museum		Goldthwaite	Local history	information
Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites		La Grange	Local history	website, includes Kreische House and tours of the brewery ruins
Moody Museum, Governor DanGovernor Dan Moody Museum		Taylor	Historic house	website, period home of former Texas Governor Dan Moody
Museo Alameda		San Antonio	Ethnic	website, latino art, history, culture and experience in America
Museum of Aerospace Medicine		San Antonio	Military	information
Natural & Artificial Ephemerata, Museum ofMuseum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata		Austin	Amusement	website, oddities and unusual items
Weird, Museum of theMuseum of the Weird		Austin	Amusement	website, strange and unusual items
Museum of Western Art, Museum of Western Art		Kerrville	Art	website, art of the American West, formerly known as Cowboy Artists of America Museum
National Museum of the Pacific War		Fredericksburg	Military	website, history of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, part of Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site
Neill-Cochran House Museum		Austin	Historic house	website
New Braunfels Heritage Village		New Braunfels	Living history	website, includes Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture with Texas Biedermeier furniture
New Braunfels Railroad Museum		New Braunfels	Railroad	website, railroad equipment, cars, memorabilia and model railroad display
Ney Museum, ElisabetElisabet Ney Museum		Austin	Art	website, sculpture of artist Elisabet Ney
O. Henry Museum		Austin	Biographical	website, life and works of author O. Henry, also known as William Sidney Porter
O. Henry House Museum		San Antonio	Local history	website William Sidney Porter lived in this house in 1885-1896
Old Jail Museum, Old Jail Museum		Gonzales	Local history	information
Palm House Museum		Round Rock	Historic house	information
Pape's Nutcracker Museum		Seguin	Commodity	website, free to visit, nuts, fruits, and treats available for purchase
Pioneer Farms		Austin	Living history	website, operated by the Heritage Society of Austin
Pioneer Museum Complex, Pioneer Museum Complex		Fredericksburg	Local history	website, operated by the Gillespie County Historical Society includes, Markplatz, Vereins Kirche Museum, Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum, White Oak School and Historic homes
Pound Farmstead, Dr. Joseph M. and SarahDr. Joseph M. and Sarah Pound Farmstead		Dripping Springs	Historic house	website, restored early 20th century farmstead
Ransom Humanities Research Center, HarryHarry Ransom Humanities Research Center		Austin	Multiple	website, part of the University of Texas at Austin, permanent exhibits include a Gutenberg Bible, the first photograph, Erle Stanley Gardner's Study, changing exhibits of art, photography and history from its collections
Red Men Museum and Library		Waco	History	website, history of the Fraternal Organization Improved Order of Red Men
Remington Art Museum		Wimberley	Art	website, operated by 7A Resort
Republic of Texas Museum		Austin	Texas history	website, operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Ripley's Believe It or Not!		San Antonio	Amusement	website
Rockne Museum		Rockne	Local history	website
Salon Mijangos		San Antonio	Art	website, gallery
San Antonio Academy Museum		San Antonio	Local history	Web Site , part of San Antonio Academy, history of the school and the area
San Antonio Art League Museum		San Antonio	Art	website
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park		San Antonio	Texas history	website, features four Spanish frontier missions and a museum in the visitor's center
San Antonio Museum of Art		San Antonio	Art	website
San Saba County Historical Museum		San Saba	Local history	website
Schreiner Mansion		Kerrville	Historic house	website, formerly known as the Hill Country Museum
Sebastopol House Historic Site		Seguin	Historic house	information
Schulenburg Historical Museum		Schulenburg	Local history	information
Seguin-Guadalupe County Heritage Museum		Seguin	Local history	The Heritage Museum website
Sophienburg Museum		New Braunfels	Local history	website, heritage and founding of New Braunfels
South Austin Museum of Popular Culture		Austin	Art	website, pop art related to Austin
Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches		Lockhart	Commodity	website
Southwest School of Art		San Antonio	Multiple	website, features changing art exhibitions, located in a historic 1851 Ursuline convent that can be toured
Spanish Governor's Palace		San Antonio	Historic house	website, 18th century early Spanish house
Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum		Schulenburg	Aviation	website, history of Stanzel Company and the development of model aircraft, also late 19th century historic house
Star Historical Museum		Star	Local History	website
Stark Galleries		College Station	Art	website, part of Texas A&M University
Steves Homestead, EdwardEdward Steves Homestead		San Antonio	Historic house	website, operated by the San Antonio Conservation Society
Temple Railroad & Heritage Museum		Temple	Railroad	website
Texas Agricultural Education and Heritage Center		Seguin	Agriculture	website
Texas Air Museum		San Antonio	Aviation	website, tells of Texas and San Antonio's vital role in the development of military air power. It also pays tribute to aviation pioneers, technical achievements in the realm of aviation, and above all, pays respect and honor to those who gave their lives to defend freedom.
Texas Basketball Museum		Carmine	Sports	information
Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center		La Grange	Texas history	website
Texas Department of Public Safety Historical Museum		Austin	Law enforcement	website
Texas Folklife		Austin	Art	website, features a visual arts gallery and performance space for showcasing the cultural traditions of Texas communities
Texas Governor's Mansion		Austin	Historic house	website
Texas Highway Patrol Museum		San Antonio	Law enforcement	website, history of the Texas Highway Patrol
Texas Memorial Museum		Austin	Natural history	website, part of the University of Texas at Austin, exhibits dinosaurs, fossils, gems, rocks, minerals, Texas wildlife, evolution and biodiversity
Texas Military Forces Museum		Austin	Military	website, located at Camp Mabry
Texas Music Museum		Austin	Music	website
Texas Polka Music Museum		Schulenburg	Music	website
Texas Quilt Museum		La Grange	Art	website
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum		Waco	Law enforcement	website
Texas Sports Hall of Fame		Waco	Sports	website
Texas State Capitol Visitors Center		Austin	Texas history	website
Texas Transportation Museum		San Antonio	Transportation	website, railroad cars and model railroad, antique automobiles
Texas Wendish Heritage Museum		Serbin	Local history	website
Umlauf Sculpture Garden		Austin	Art	website, sculpture by 20th century American sculptor Charles Umlauf and other contemporary sculptors
United States Army Medical Department Museum		San Antonio	Military	website history of the US Army Medical Department from 1775 to present, located at Fort Sam Houston
Veterans From All Wars & Pioneer Ranch Women Museum		Sonora	Local history	information
Joe and Betty Weider Museum of Physical Culture		Austin	Sports	website
The Williamson Museum		Georgetown	Local history	website, history of Williamson County
Wilson Pottery Museum		Seguin	Local history	website, first freed slave pottery collection
Witte Museum		San Antonio	Multiple	website, natural history, science, art, log cabins and historic homes
Women & Their Work		Austin	Art	website, gallery for women artists
Yturri-Edmunds Historic Site		San Antonio	Historic house	website, operated by the San Antonio Conservation Society, open by appointment

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bandera County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bastrop County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bell County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Blanco County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Burnet County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Burleson County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Caldwell County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Comal County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Coryell County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Crockett County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Edwards County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Erath County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Gillespie County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Guadalupe County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hays County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kendall County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kerr County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kimble County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lampasas County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Llano County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mason County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in McCulloch County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in McLennan County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Menard County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Real County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in San Saba County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Schleicher County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Sutton County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Travis County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Val Verde County, Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Williamson County, Texas

Resources

• Texas Association of Museums
• Historic House Museums in Texas