List of museums in the Texas Panhandle

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The list of museums in the Texas Panhandle 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. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit art galleries and exhibit spaces.

Texas Panhandle The Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. The panhandle is a rectangular area bordered by New Mexico to the west and Oklahoma to the north and east. The Handbook of Texas defines the southern border of Swisher County to be the southern boundary of the Texas Panhandle region.

According to the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, the following counties constitute the Texas Panhandle:

Armstrong County Briscoe County Carson County Castro County Childress County Collingsworth County Dallam County Deaf Smith County Donley County

Gray County Hall County Hansford County Hartley County Hemphill County Hutchinson County Lipscomb County Moore County Ochiltree County

Oldham County Parmer County Potter County Randall County Roberts County Sherman County Swisher County Wheeler County

Museums in the Texas Panhandle, listed by county

Armstrong - Donley

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsArmstrong County MuseumClaudeArmstrongArt, local history and culture, includes the museum, art gallery, the historic Gem Theatre, Hall of Honor, a one-room school houseCharles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch State Historic SiteGoodnightArmstrongOperated by the Armstrong County Museum, late 19th-century pioneer home of rancher Charles Goodnight, visitor center exhibits about the Goodnights, bison, and transportation and settlement of the area National Register of Historic Places listings in Armstrong County, TexasOld Jail MuseumSilvertonBriscoePrisonCarson County Square House MuseumPanhandleCarson Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places; Castro County MuseumDimmittCastroChildress County Heritage MuseumChildressChildressRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkCollingsworth County MuseumWellingtonCollingsworthArt, local history and period artifactsXIT MuseumDalhartDallamArtifacts from the old XIT Ranch eraDeaf Smith County Historical MuseumHerefordDeaf SmithRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkSaints' Roost MuseumClarendonDonleyClarendon was nicknamed "Saints' Roost" in the 19th century, for its proliferation of local churches and absence of saloons;

Gray

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsDevils Rope Barbed Wire MuseumMcLeanGrayHistory of barbed wire in TexasFreedom MuseumPampaGrayMilitary equipment and memorabilia, housed in a building erected in 1939 by the WPA; McLean-Alanreed Area MuseumMcLeanGrayRanching heritage, Titanic Shipwreck connection, Mclean WWII POW encampment; White Deer Land MuseumPampaGrayRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlacesWoody Guthrie Folk Music CenterPampaGrayGuthrie lived in Pampa 1928–1937, and attended Pampa High School;

Hall - Hutchinson

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsBob Wills MuseumTurkeyHallLife of musician Bob Wills, who spent much of his boyhood in Hall CountyHall County Heritage Hall MuseumMemphisHallLocal history Turkey Roost MuseumTurkeyHallLocal history Stationmaster's House MuseumSpearmanHansfordRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkXIT MuseumDalhartHartley CountyCollection of artifacts from the XIT Ranch (1885 - 1912)Citadelle Art Foundation MuseumCanadianHemphillOriginally housed the First Baptist Church, later serving as a residential home for the Abraham family who conveyed the property and its grounds to the city.; River Valley Pioneer MuseumCanadianHemphillHistoric interpretation of the settlement period in the eastern Texas PanhandleHutchinson County Historical MuseumBorgerHutchinsonRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkIsaac McCormick Pioneer CottageStinnett Hutchinson Constructed in 1899, McCormick was the area's first settler

Lipscomb - Oldham

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefs Wolf Creek Heritage MuseumLipscombLipscombLocal culture, history and artWindow on the Plains Museum and Art CenterDumasMooreFormerly the Moore County Historical Museum, features period home, farming and business displaysMuseum of the PlainsPerrytonOchiltreeHistory, artifacts and period piecesAdrian Lion's Club Farm and Ranch MuseumAdrianOldhamAntique farm equipmentDot's Mini MuseumVegaOldhamOnly available to be viewed from the outsideJulians Bivins MuseumBoys RanchOldhamRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkMilburn-Price Culture MuseumVegaOldhamNon-profit, local historyOldham County Heritage Farm & Ranch Museum VegaOldhamAntique farm and ranch equipment

Parmer - Potter

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsParmer County Pioneer Heritage MuseumFrionaParmerLocal history Amarillo College Natural History MuseumAmarilloPotterMammals, birds, fish, insects and Amarillo Historical MuseumAmarilloPotterLocal historyAmarillo Museum of ArtAmarilloPotterVaried collectionAmarillo Railroad MuseumAmarilloPotterModel railway layoutsAmerican Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum AmarilloPotterHistory and heritage of the American Quarter HorseCadillac RanchAmarilloPotter and RandallLocated along the old U.S. Route 66 Created by businessman ; Don Harrington Discovery CenterAmarilloPotterHands-on exhibits on natural history and core sciencesHarrington HouseAmarilloPotter20th-century house with French and English antiques and fine decorative items<Jack Sisemore Traveland RV MuseumAmarilloPotterCollection of vintage RVKwahadi Museum of the American IndianAmarilloPotterArt and culture of Pueblo and Plains peopleTexas Air & Space MuseumAmarilloPotterAviation; Texas Pharmacy MuseumAmarilloPotterPart of Texas Tech University in the Health Sciences Center

Randall - Wheeler

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsPanhandle-Plains Historical MuseumCanyonRandallCampus of West Texas A&M UniversityMemory Lane Car MuseumPecosReeves; Texas Rodeo Hall of FamePecosReeves American West; West of The Pecos MuseumPecosReeves Recorded Texas Historic LandmarkRoberts County MuseumMiamiRobertsLocal historySherman County Depot MuseumStratfordShermanLocated in the Santa Fe Depot buildingSwisher County MuseumTuliaSwisherRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkOld Mobeetie Jail MuseumMobeetieWheelerRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkPioneer West MuseumShamrockWheeler25-room museum located in the 1928 Reynolds hotelTower Station and U-Drop InnShamrockWheelerRestored 1936 Art Deco gas station/inn/restaurant on Route 66, now houses a museum, visitors’ center, gift shop and the city's Chamber of Commerce;

Defunct museums Texas Tornado Museum, Amarillo

List of museums in the Texas Panhandle

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