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.

Central Texas

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.

Counties included are Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Comanche, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Gillespie, Grimes, Hamilton, Hays, Hill, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Llano, Madison, Mason, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington, Williamson, and Wilson County, Texas.

Museums in Central Texas, listed by county

Bandera - Bell

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsAmerican Legion Post 157 Military Museum BanderaBanderaFrontier Times MuseumBanderaBanderaRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkLone Star Motorcycle MuseumVanderpoolBandera Motorcycles dating from the 1910s to the presentBastrop County Historical Society MuseumBastropBastropRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlacesElgin Depot MuseumElginBastropLocal historyJames H. Long Railroad Park and Museum SmithvilleBastropRailroadMcDade Historical MuseumMcDadeBastropLocal historyRockne MuseumRockneBastropHistory of 19th century German immigrants who founded RockneSmithville Heritage House & MuseumSmithvilleBastropOperated by the Smithville Heritage Society1st Cavalry Division MuseumFort HoodBellHistory of the 1st Cavalry Division, a rapidly deployable heavy armored division of the United States Army3rd Cavalry Museum Fort HoodBellHistory of the regiment 1846–present dayBell County MuseumBeltonBellRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlacesCzech Heritage Museum and Genealogical Center TempleBellCzech culture, history and immigration to AmericaMusick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker HouseBeltonBellHistory of the University of Mary Hardin-BaylorSalado Museum and College Park SaladoBellTemple Railroad and Heritage MuseumTempleBell 1911 Santa Fe Depot

Bexar

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsThe AlamoSan AntonioBexarRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlacesAlamo Liaison Squadron Flying MuseumSan AntonioBexarArtpaceSan AntonioBexarContemporary art center Blue Star Contemporary Art MuseumSan AntonioBexarMultiple exhibitions Briscoe Western Art Museum San Antonio BexarArt, history, and culture of the American WestBuckhorn Saloon & Texas Ranger MuseumSan AntonioBexarOld West saloon and museum with wildlife trophy mounts, mounted fish specimens, bird dioramas, the Hall of Texas History Wax Museum and the Texas Ranger MuseumCasa Navarro State Historic SiteSan AntonioBexarRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, 1848 adobe home of Tejano patriot José Antonio Navarro, signer of Texas Declaration of IndependenceCentro de Artes San AntonioBexarCity-owned exhibition space for Latino arts and cultures and their influences on the United StatesCulture CommonsSan AntonioBexarCity-owned exhibit hall that features visual art exhibits, performances, invited speakers, and workshops, located in the Plaza de Armas buildingSan AntonioBexarChildhood learning through creative arts, sciences and literacyEdward Steves HomesteadSan AntonioBexarLate 19th-century Victorian homestead, operated by the San Antonio Conservation SocietyFort Sam Houston MuseumSan AntonioBexarNational Register of Historic PlacesGuadalupe Cultural Arts CenterSan AntonioBexarTraditional and contemporary Latino arts and cultureThe Guenther HouseSan AntonioBexar Victorian period house that includes museum room with Pioneer Flour Mills memorabilia, restaurant and storeHolocaust Memorial Museum of San AntonioSan AntonioBexaraka Holocaust Memorial Museum of the Jewish Federation of San AntonioInstituto Cultural de MéxicoSan AntonioBexarArt and culture of Mexico, operated by the Mexican Cultural InstituteMagic Lantern Castle Museum San AntonioBexarCollection of magic lanterns, slides and equipment, open by appointment onlyMcNay Art MuseumSan AntonioBexarAKA Marion Koogler McNay Art MuseumMichael and Noemi Neidorff Art Gallery San AntonioBexarTrinity UniversityNorthside Independent School District School MuseumSan AntonioBexarO. Henry House MuseumSan AntonioBexar House where author O. Henry worked while living in San AntonioRuby City art centerSan AntonioBexarOpened in 2019San Antonio Art League MuseumSan AntonioBexarMedia by Texas artistsSan Antonio Fire Museum San AntonioBexarSan Antonio Missions National Historical ParkSan AntonioBexarMissions: Concepcion, San Jose, San Juan, and EspadaSan Antonio Museum of ArtSan AntonioBexarOn the River WalkSan Antonio Scottish Rite Library and MuseumSan AntonioBexarScobee Education Center at San Antonio CollegeSan AntonioBexarSouthwest School of Art San Antonio BexarLocated in the Ursuline conventSemmes GallerySan AntonioBexarPart of Fine Arts Building at the University of the Incarnate WordSpanish Governor's PalaceSan AntonioBexarNational Register of Historic PlacesTexas Air Museum at Stinson FieldSan AntonioBexarTexas and San Antonio's role in the development of military air power;Texas Transportation MuseumSan AntonioBexarTransportationUnited States Army Medical Department MuseumSan AntonioBexarLocated at Fort Sam Houston, Medical Department from 1775 to presentUniversity of Texas Institute of Texan CulturesSan AntonioBexarHemisFair Park Campus of the University of Texas, San Antonio;USAF Airman Heritage Museum San AntonioBexarJBSA Lackland Air Force Base, history of the U.S. Air Force, includes USAF Security Forces MuseumUTSA art galleries San AntonioBexar Multiple galleriesVilla FinaleSan AntonioBexarVictorian period mansionWitte MuseumSan AntonioBexarNatural history, science, artYturri-Edmunds Historic SiteSan AntonioBexarHouse and operating grist mill, 1840–1860, restored in 1964 by the San Antonio Conservation Society

Blanco - Burnet

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsArthouseMarble FallsBlancoContemporary art from the collection of Mickey and Jeanne KleinBuggy Barn MuseumBlancoBlanco Vintage buggies, wagons and carriagesLyndon B. Johnson National Historical ParkJohnson CityBlanco Boyhood home, Texas White House, Johnson family cemetery, Johnson's first school and his grandparents' log cabinOld Blanco County CourthouseBlancoBlanco aka Blanco City Square, State Antiquities Landmark; The Bosque County CollectionMeridianBosqueNational Register of Historic PlacesBosque MuseumCliftonBosque; Benz Gallery of Floral ArtCollege StationBrazosTexas A&M UniversityBrazos Valley African American MuseumBryanBrazosAfrican and African American history, art and culture, both nationally and locallyBrazos Valley Museum of Natural HistoryBryanBrazosNaturalChildren's Museum of the Brazos ValleyBryanBrazosInteractiveMSC Forsyth Center GalleriesCollege StationBrazosTexas A&M UniversityGeorge H.W. Bush Presidential Library and MuseumCollege StationBrazos Life and career of President George H. W. BushMuseum of the American GI College StationBrazosRestored military vehicles; Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets CenterCollege StationBrazosTexas A&M UniversityJ. Wayne Stark GalleriesCollege StationBrazosTexas A&M UniversityWright Gallery College StationBrazosTexas A&M University; Burleson County Czech Heritage MuseumCaldwellBurlesonHeritage and culture of the Czech in Europe and area Czech pioneer settlersBurleson County Historical Museum CaldwellBurlesonOperated by the Burleson County Historical Society in the Burleson County CourthouseCaldwell Visitors Center MuseumCaldwellBurlesonLocal historySomerville Area Museum SomervilleBurlesonLocal historyFort CroghanBurnetBurnetMuseum with period antiques and grounds with restored frontier fort buildingsFalls on the Colorado MuseumMarble FallsBurnetLocal history Highland Lakes Squadron CAF MuseumBurnetBurnetRestored World War II aircraft, weapons, home front items, newspapers, uniforms, helmets, aircraft and ship models, other artifacts, part of the Commemorative Air Force; also known as Highland Lakes Air MuseumMuseo BeniniMarble FallsBurnetEstablished in 2015, on 35 acres in the Texas Hill Country with a 6,500 square foot museum, a fine arts library and outdoor sculptures. The galleries features 60 years of paintings and three-dimensional work of Italian-born Benini.

Caldwell - Coryell

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsCaldwell County MuseumLockhartCaldwellLocated in the former Caldwell County Jail, operated by the Caldwell County Historical CommissionLuling Oil MuseumLulingCaldwellSouthwest Museum of Clocks and WatchesLockhartCaldwellHistoric clocks, watchesZedler Mill Museum and ParkLulingCaldwellBuckhorn Barber Shop & MuseumNew Braunfels,ComalMiniature circus and pictures made from lapidary stone displays, operated by the New Braunfels Conservation SocietyConservation PlazaNew BraunfelsComalAlso known as "Historic Old Town", 18 buildings from mid-19th century German-Texan communities are preserved here, operated by the New Braunfels Conservation SocietyHeritage Museum of the Texas Hill CountryCanyon LakeComalLindheimer HouseNew BraunfelsComalOperated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society, tours upon request, mid 19th-century home of Ferdinand LindheimerMcKenna Children's MuseumNew BraunfelsComalChildren'sMuseum of Texas Handmade FurnitureNew BraunfelsComalLocal museum situated on eleven acres, hosting one of the largest collections of Biedermeier-style furniture made by the Texas-German families of the 1800s.New Braunfels Conservation SocietyNew BraunfelsComalNew Braunfels Railroad MuseumNew BraunfelsComalLocal museum exhibiting the history of train transportation in New Braunfels and Comal County.Sophienburg Museum and ArchivesNew BraunfelsComalRecorded Texas Historic Landmark. Established in 1933, preserves and details the local history of New Braunfels, Comal County, and the Texas-German Immigration to Central Texas. Located on the site where Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels first established his headquarters on the behalf of the Adelsverein Immigration Company.Comanche County Historical MuseumComancheComanche19th century setting, including the Comanche saloonTerrill Antique Car MuseumDe LeonComancheCoryell Museum and Historical Center GatesvilleCoryellMuseum also operates First Christian Church;

Falls - Freestone