List of museums in South Texas

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

South Texas South Texas is a region of the US state of Texas that lies roughly south of and including San Antonio. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico.

Counties included are Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, Frio, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Real, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala County, Texas.

Museums

Aransas - Brooks

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsBay Education CenterRockportAransas Ecology of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research ReserveFulton Mansion State Historic SiteRockportAransasRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlaceHistory Center for Aransas CountyRockportAransasRockport Center for the ArtsRockportAransasAll varieties of the artsTexas Maritime MuseumRockportAransasLonghorn MuseumPleasantonAtascosaBeeville Art MuseumBeevilleBeeMcClanahan HouseBeevilleBeeOldest business structure in Beeville; Skidmore Historical Society MuseumSkidmoreBeeThe Heritage Museum at FalfuriasFalfurriasBrooks County

Calhoun - Cameron

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsCalhoun County MuseumPort LavacaCalhounBrownsville Heritage Museum/Stillman House MuseumBrownsvilleCameronRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlacesChildren's Museum of BrownsvilleBrownsvilleCameronCommemorative Air Force Rio Grande Valley Wing MuseumBrownsvilleCameronWorld War II history, vehicles and aircraft, branch of the Commemorative Air ForceCostumes of AmericaBrownsvilleCameronFreddy Fender MuseumSan BenitoCameronThe Harlingen Arts and Heritage MuseumHarlingenCameronHistoric Brownsville MuseumBrownsvilleCameronRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlacesIwo Jima MuseumHarlingenCameronMarket Square Research CenterBrownsvilleCameronPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical ParkBrownsvilleCameronPort Isabel LighthousePort Isabel, TexasCameronNational Register of Historic PlacesPort Isabel Historical MuseumPort IsabelCameronSan Benito Cultural Heritage MuseumSan BenitoCameronSan Benito History MuseumSan BenitoCameronTexas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and MuseumSan BenitoCameronTreasures of the Gulf MuseumPort IsabelCameronChildren's Discovery Lab

DeWitt - Frio

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsChisholm Trail Heritage MuseumCueroDeWittRecorded Texas Historic Landmark; Cuero Heritage MuseumCueroDeWittNational Register of Historic PlacesDeWitt County Historical MuseumCueroDeWitt Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlacesPharmacy and Medical Museum of TexasCueroDeWittEstablished by Joseph Reuss in 1845; Yoakum Heritage MuseumYoakumDeWittDimmit County Visitor Center and Jailhouse MuseumCarrizo SpringsDimmitWade House Memorial MuseumCarrizo SpringsDimmitDuval County Historical MuseumSan DiegoDuvalLocal history Frio Pioneer Jail MuseumPearsalFrio CountyBuilt in 1884

Goliad - Guadalupe

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsBerclair MansionBerclairGoliadOperated by the Beeville Art Association, 1930s mansion with art and antiques from around the worldFannin Battleground State Historic SiteFanninGoliad Recorded Texas Historic LandmarkGoliad State Park and Historic SiteGoliadGoliad Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlacesJ. A. White Family Goliad Center for Texas HistoryGoliadGoliadMarket House MuseumGoliadGoliadRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places Presidio La BahíaGoliadGoliadNational Register of Historic PlacesZaragoza Birthplace State Historic SiteGoliadGoliadState Antiquities LandmarkEggleston HouseGonzalesGonzales1840s period dog-run style cabinGonzales County Jail MuseumGonzalesGonzalesRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlacesGonzales Memorial MuseumGonzalesGonzalesGonzales Pioneer Village Living History CenterGonzalesGonzales10 historic structures; J.B. Wells House MuseumGonzalesGonzalesPioneer Flight MuseumKingsburyGuadalupeLos NogalesSeguinGuadalupe1849 adobe house, National Register ListingPape's Nutcracker MuseumSeguinGuadalupeNutcrackers, bowls, and other itemsSebastopol House Historic SiteSeguinGuadalupeNational Register Listing, Seguin Guadalupe County Heritage MuseumSeguinGuadalupeTexas Agricultural Education and Heritage CenterSeguinGuadalupeblacksmith shop, smoke house, one-room schoolhouse and general storeWilson Pottery MuseumSeguinGuadalupeRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places. Museum is inside Sebastopol House Historic Site.

Hidalgo

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsCity of Alamo MuseumAlamoHidalgoDonna Hooks Fletcher Historical MuseumDonnaHidalgoGelman Stained Glass MuseumSan JuanHidalgoInternational Museum of Art & Science (IMAS)McAllenHidalgoArt & science museumMcAllen Heritage CenterMcAllenHidalgoMission Historical MuseumMissionHidalgoMuseum of South Texas HistoryEdinburgHidalgoRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkOld Hidalgo Pumphouse Museum and World Birding Center HidalgoHidalgoOne of the World Birding Center sites; Smitty's Juke Box MuseumPharrHidalgoFrom the collection of Leo “Smitty” Schmitt and familySouthern Pacific Railroad DepotEdinburgHidalgoWeslaco MuseumWeslacoHidalgoArea history from 18th-century Spanish colonial ranching to present da;

Jackson - Kleberg

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsTexana MuseumEdnaJackson Local historyFranciscan Museum of HebbronvilleHebbronville Jim HoggLocated in the old Jim Hogg County Jail Museum Foundation of HebbronvilleHebbronville Jim HoggOrange Grove Area MuseumOrange GroveJim WellsNon-profit teaching museumSouth Texas MuseumAliceJim WellsRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkTejano R.O.O.T.S. Hall of FameAliceJim WellsTejano musicThird Coast Squadron Commemorative Air Force MuseumAliceJim Wells History of the 3rd Coast Squadron of the Commemorative Air ForceKarnes County MuseumHelenaKarnesGhost town operated by the Karnes County Historical Society; Polish Heritage Center at Panna MariaPanna MariaKarnesPromotes the history, culture, and traditions of the first permanent Polish settlement in the United StatesSt. Joseph School MuseumPanna MariaKarnes Late 19th-century private Polish school, exhibits of early Polish settlers, artifacts used in the church, family photosKenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas SaritaKenedyHistory of Mifflin Kenedy and the Kenedy family and the economic development of South Texas in ranching, railroads, land development and oil; Old Fort Clark Guardhouse MuseumBrackettvilleKinneyFort history, local and pioneer history exhibits, displays from several African American military units, including the Black Seminole Scouts and the Buffalo Soldiers of the 24th and 25th U.S. InfantryKinney County Heritage MuseumBrackettvilleKinneyOperated by the Kinney County Historical Commission1904 Train Depot MuseumKingsvilleKlebergRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkJohn E. Conner MuseumKingsvilleKlebergPart of Texas A&M University–Kingsville, natural and cultural history of South King Ranch MuseumKingsvilleKlebergHistory of the King Ranch; South Texas ArchivesKingsvilleKlebergAffiliated with the James C. Jernigan Library of Texas A&M University-Kingsville;

La Salle - Medina

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsBrush Country MuseumCotullaLa Salle Operated by the La Salle County Historical CommissionCity of Shiner Edwin Wolters Memorial MuseumShinerLavacaRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkLavaca Historical MuseumHallettsvilleLavacaGrace Armantrout MuseumGeorge WestLive OakLocal historical interestFort Duncan MuseumEagle PassMaverickNational Register of Historic Places Listing; McMullen County Historical MuseumTildenMcMullenEverything is archived but available by appointmentLandmark Inn State Historic SiteCastrovilleMedinaState Antiquities Landmark, National Register of Historic Places Listing; ; Medina County MuseumHondoMedinaShooting Star MuseumDevineMedinaVintage aircraft, historical aviation items, antique automobiles and early 20th century farming equipment and gasoline enginesSteinbach Haus Visitor CenterCastrovilleMedinaA 1998 gift to Castroville from Alsace, France, Das Haus Aus Elsass (the House from Alsace), was built in France in the 1600s.;

Nueces - Starr

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsArt Center of Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiNuecesCommunity art center with exhibit galleriesArt Museum of South TexasCorpus ChristiNuecesVariety of American stylesBritton-Evans Centennial HouseCorpus ChristiNuecesBuilt in 1849 by shipping magnate Forbes Britton, who served in the Texas State Legislature 1857-1861;Corpus Christi Museum of Science & HistoryCorpus ChristiNueces40,000 square feet of exhibits; Heritage ParkCorpus ChristiNuecesHistoric Corpus Christi homes; K Space ContemporaryCorpus ChristiNuecesRotating art exhibitions;Selena MuseumCorpus ChristiNuecesMusic star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez; Port Aransas MuseumPort AransasNuecesMemorabilia and artifacts; Tejano Civil Rights MuseumCorpus ChristiNuecesTexas State Museum of Asian Cultures and Education CenterCorpus ChristiNuecesTexas Surf Museum and South Texas Music Walk of FameCorpus ChristiNuecesUSS LexingtonCorpus ChristiNueces"The Blue Ghost", an built during World War II for the United States Navy;Real County Historical MuseumLeakeyRealLog cabin, horse-drawn hearse, nearby blacksmith shopRefugio County MuseumRefugioRefugio Local historyBlackland MuseumTaftSan PatricioLocal history Sinton Texas Historical MuseumSintonSan PatricioHistorical artifactsKelsey Bass MuseumRio Grande CityStarr

Uvalde - Victoria

+Museum name ImageCityCountyNotesRefsAviation Museum at Garner FieldUvaldeUvaldeMilitary and civilian aircraftBriscoe Art and Antique CollectionUvaldeUvalde Collection of Governor and Mrs. Dolph BriscoeBriscoe-Garner MuseumUvaldeUvalde Located in the John Nance Garner House. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places; El Progreso Memorial Library and Weisman Museum of Southwest TexasUvaldeUvalde;Laughlin Heritage Foundation MuseumDel RioVal Verde History of Laughlin Air Force BaseSeminole Canyon State Park and Historic SiteComstockVal VerdeNational Register of Historic Places. Interpretive center about the park's Native American pictographs, cave dwellings and historyJudge Roy Bean Visitor CenterLangtryVal VerdeRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkWhitehead Memorial Museum Del RioVal VerdeRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkChildren's Discovery Museum of the Golden Crescent VictoriaVictoriaChildren Five Points Museum of Contemporary ArtVictoriaVictoriaContemporary Art Museum of the Coastal BendVictoriaVictoriaLocated on the Victoria College campus. Heritage of Texas' mid-coastal regionNave Museum VictoriaVictoriaWorks by architect Atlee Ayers, as well as other exhibits

Webb - Zapata