Texas City Museum

History museum located in Texas City, Texas!

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The Humanities Texas traveling exhibition "Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy" is on display at @TexasCityMuseum until June 22! #htxexhibits

Learn more about our traveling exhibitions program at https://t.co/WQzWKloDqI.

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Next Saturday join us at the Bell House! Free Admission from 1 PM to 3 PM- located at 117 Bell Drive.
Please note there are no restrooms or heating/AC in this historic home.

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**Exhibit Update***
Our temporary exhibit March to Freedom will be open from Feb 16 through March 30.

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The Museum will be closed Sat Dec 23rd through Tues Dec 26th for the Christmas Holiday.
Please join us Weds Dec 27th for a Free Admission Day! The Galveston County Model Railroad Club will be open!

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The Museum will be closed Thursday 11/23 and Friday 11/24 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Normal hours resume Saturday 11/25.

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Next week is our quilt drop off! Are you an area quilter and would like to have your worked displayed at the Museum? Submit up to 3 quilts (no larger than Queen sized) to be included in our annual exhibit! Drop off is Tuesday 10/24 through Saturday 10/28 from 10 AM to 4 PM.

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Tomorrow, you can tour one of the city's oldest landmarks. The Bell House (117 S. Bell Drive) will be open for free tours from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct 14.

The home is the oldest structure in the 1867 Settlement Historic District.

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All aboard for a day of fun! 🚂The annual Model Train Exhibition is Saturday, Oct. 7 from 10am-4pm at the Texas City Museum.

There are several model train clubs participating, all with elaborate models and miniature cities with breathtaking detail.

Admission is $5 per person.

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The Davison Home will be open Sunday, Oct 1st, from 2 PM to 4 PM. Admission is $1 for adults and $.50 for kids. Come see us!

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This letter was written 109 years ago by a solider who was based at the Army camp in Texas City.

The letter & many more items from the camp are on display at Texas City Museum.

There are exhibits from throughout our city’s history. Visit at 409 6th Street, Tue-Sat; 10am-4 pm.

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Save the Date! The Museum will host it's annual quilt exhibit Nov 4-25, 2023.
Are you a quilter? Enter up to 3 quilts to be displayed! Quilt drop off is Oct 24-28. After the exhibit, quilt pickup will be Nov 28 - Dec 2.

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Mark your calendar!

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The Museum is having a Free Admission Day on Wednesday July 19th. Museum hours are 10AM to 4PM.

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Now Open!

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We are pleased to announce the second printing of "We Were There: Personal Accounts by Survivors of the Texas City Disaster- April 16, 1947". First printed in 1997 for the 50th anniversary, 'We Were There" features over 800 first person stories of the Disaster.

Now available!

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The Museum will be closed this Tuesday July 4th for Independence Day. We will resume normal hours Wednesday July 5th.

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The Bell House is open from now until 3pm! Free admission! Come see us!