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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
editThe 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:[1]
Museums in the Texas Panhandle, listed by county
editArmstrong - Donley
editMuseum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armstrong County Museum | Claude | Armstrong | Art, local history and culture, includes the museum, art gallery, the historic Gem Theatre, Hall of Honor, a one-room school house | [2] | |
Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch State Historic Site | Goodnight | Armstrong | Operated 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, Texas | [3] | |
Old Jail Museum | Silverton | Briscoe | Prison | [4] | |
Carson County Square House Museum | Panhandle | Carson | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places | [5] | |
Castro County Museum | Dimmitt | Castro | [6] | ||
Childress County Heritage Museum | Childress | Childress | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [7] | |
Collingsworth County Museum | Wellington | Collingsworth | Art, local history and period artifacts | [8] | |
XIT Museum | Dalhart | Dallam | Artifacts from the old XIT Ranch era | [9] | |
Deaf Smith County Historical Museum | Hereford | Deaf Smith | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [10] | |
Saints' Roost Museum | Clarendon | Donley | Clarendon was nicknamed "Saints' Roost" in the 19th century, for its proliferation of local churches and absence of saloons | [11] |
Gray
editMuseum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum | McLean | Gray | History of barbed wire in Texas | [12] | |
Freedom Museum | Pampa | Gray | Military equipment and memorabilia, housed in a building erected in 1939 by the WPA | [13] | |
McLean-Alanreed Area Museum | McLean | Gray | Ranching heritage, Titanic Shipwreck connection, Mclean WWII POW encampment | [14] | |
White Deer Land Museum | Pampa | Gray | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places | [15] | |
Woody Guthrie Folk Music Center | Pampa | Gray | Guthrie lived in Pampa 1928–1937, and attended Pampa High School | [16] |
Hall - Hutchinson
editMuseum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
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Bob Wills Museum | Turkey | Hall | Life of musician Bob Wills, who spent much of his boyhood in Hall County | [17] | |
Hall County Heritage Hall Museum | Memphis | Hall | Local history | [18] | |
Turkey Roost Museum | Turkey | Hall | Local history | [19] | |
Stationmaster's House Museum | Spearman | Hansford | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [20] | |
XIT Museum | Dalhart | Hartley County | Collection of artifacts from the XIT Ranch (1885 - 1912) | [21] | |
Citadelle Art Foundation Museum | Canadian | Hemphill | Originally 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. | [22] | |
River Valley Pioneer Museum | Canadian | Hemphill | Historic interpretation of the settlement period in the eastern Texas Panhandle | [23] | |
Hutchinson County Historical Museum | Borger | Hutchinson | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [24] | |
Isaac McCormick Pioneer Cottage | Stinnett | Hutchinson | Constructed in 1899, McCormick was the area's first settler | [25] |
Lipscomb - Oldham
editMuseum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolf Creek Heritage Museum | Lipscomb | Lipscomb | Local culture, history and art | [26] | |
Window on the Plains Museum and Art Center | Dumas | Moore | Formerly the Moore County Historical Museum, features period home, farming and business displays | [27] | |
Museum of the Plains | Perryton | Ochiltree | History, artifacts and period pieces | [28] | |
Adrian Lion's Club Farm and Ranch Museum | Adrian | Oldham | Antique farm equipment | [29] | |
Dot's Mini Museum | Vega | Oldham | Only available to be viewed from the outside | [30] | |
Julians Bivins Museum | Boys Ranch | Oldham | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [31] | |
Milburn-Price Culture Museum | Vega | Oldham | Non-profit, local history | [32] | |
Oldham County Heritage Farm & Ranch Museum | Vega | Oldham | Antique farm and ranch equipment | [33] |
Parmer - Potter
editMuseum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parmer County Pioneer Heritage Museum | Friona | Parmer | Local history | [34] | |
Amarillo College Natural History Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Mammals, birds, fish, insects and | [35] | |
Amarillo Historical Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Local history | [36] | |
Amarillo Museum of Art | Amarillo | Potter | Varied collection | [37] | |
Amarillo Railroad Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Model railway layouts | [38] | |
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum | Amarillo | Potter | History and heritage of the American Quarter Horse | [39] | |
Cadillac Ranch | Amarillo | Potter and Randall | Located along the old U.S. Route 66 Created by businessman Stanley Marsh III | [40] | |
Don Harrington Discovery Center | Amarillo | Potter | Hands-on exhibits on natural history and core sciences | [41] | |
Harrington House | Amarillo | Potter | 20th-century house with French and English antiques and fine decorative items< | [42] | |
Jack Sisemore Traveland RV Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Collection of vintage RV | [43] | |
Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian | Amarillo | Potter | Art and culture of Pueblo and Plains people | [44] | |
Texas Air & Space Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Aviation | [45] | |
Texas Pharmacy Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Part of Texas Tech University in the Health Sciences Center | [46] |
Randall - Wheeler
editMuseum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum | Canyon | Randall | Campus of West Texas A&M University | [47] | |
Memory Lane Car Museum | Pecos | Reeves | [48] | ||
Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame | Pecos | Reeves | American West | [49] | |
West of The Pecos Museum | Pecos | Reeves | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [50] | |
Roberts County Museum | Miami | Roberts | Local history | [51] | |
Sherman County Depot Museum | Stratford | Sherman | Located in the Santa Fe Depot building | [52] | |
Swisher County Museum | Tulia | Swisher | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [53] | |
Old Mobeetie Jail Museum | Mobeetie | Wheeler | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | [54] | |
Pioneer West Museum | Shamrock | Wheeler | 25-room museum located in the 1928 Reynolds hotel | [55] | |
Tower Station and U-Drop Inn | Shamrock | Wheeler | Restored 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 | [56] |
Defunct museums
edit- Texas Tornado Museum, Amarillo[57]
See also
editResources
editReferences
edit- ^ "Demographics". Panhandle Regional Planning Commission. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "Details - Armstrong County Museum, Inc. - Atlas Number 4200000055 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch State Historic Site - Atlas Number 4200001044 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Silverton". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Carson County Square House Museum - Atlas Number 4200000323 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.; "Details - Carson County Square House Museum - Atlas Number 2073001961 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Castro County Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Childress County Heritage Museum - Atlas Number 4200000074 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Collingsworth County Museum - Atlas Number 4200000453 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - XIT Museum - Atlas Number 4200000107 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Deaf Smith County Historical Museum - Atlas Number 4200000200 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Saints' Roost Museum - Atlas Number 4200000554 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.; "TSHA | Clarendon, TX". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Devil's Rope and Route 66 Museum - Atlas Number 4200000574 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Freedom Museum USA - Atlas Number 4200000890 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.; "Freedom Museum USA". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - McLean-Alanreed Area Museum - Atlas Number 4200000280 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.; "World War II Prisoner of War Camp at McLean Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - White Deer Land Museum - Atlas Number 4200000322 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Woody Guthrie Folk Music Center - Atlas Number 4200001410 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.; "Woody Guthrie Folk Music Center". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "TSHA | Wills, James Robert". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Memphis". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Turkey Roost Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Stationmaster's House Museum - Atlas Number 4200000403 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "XIT Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Citadelle Art Foundation Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.; EDC, Canadian. "Citadelle Art Foundation & Museum, The". Canadian Texas Chamber of Commerce & EDC. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - River Valley Pioneer Museum - Atlas Number 4200000046 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Hutchinson County Historical Museum - Atlas Number 4200000091 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "TSHA | Stinnett, TX". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Wolf Creek Heritage Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Window on the Plains Museum and Art Center". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Museum of the Plains - Atlas Number 4200000328 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Adrian Lion's Club Farm and Ranch Museum - Atlas Number 4200001039 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Dot's Mini Museum - Atlas Number 4200001041 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Julian Bivins Museum - Atlas Number 4200000952 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Milburn-Price Culture Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Oldham County Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum - Atlas Number 4200000959 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Parmer County Pioneer Heritage Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Amarillo College Natural History Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Amarillo Historical Museum". www.visitamarillo.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Amarillo Museum of Art". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Amarillo Railroad Museum". www.visitamarillo.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum - Atlas Number 4200000009 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "TSHA | Marsh, Stanley III [3]". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 8, 2022.; "Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Don Harrington Discovery Center & Space Theater". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Harrington House". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Jack Sisemore Traveland RV Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian - Atlas Number 4200001047 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Texas Air and Space Museum - Atlas Number 4200001049 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.; "Texas Air & Space Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Texas Pharmacy Museum - Atlas Number 4200000720 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum - Atlas Number 4200000047 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Memory Lane Car Museum - Atlas Number 4200001407 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.; "Memory Lane Car Museum | Pecos". visitpecos.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame - Atlas Number 4200001406 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.; "Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - West of The Pecos Museum - Atlas Number 4200000327 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Roberts County Museum - Atlas Number 4200001365 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Sherman County Depot Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Swisher County Museum - Atlas Number 4200000423 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Old Mobeetie Jail Museum - Atlas Number 4200000296 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Pioneer West Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Details - Tower Station - Atlas Number 2097001160 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved August 22, 2022.; "Tower Conoco Station and U-Drop Inn Cafe". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Amarillo, Texas: Texas Tornado Museum – Closed". RoadsideAmerica. Retrieved July 15, 2013.