List of museums in Central Texas

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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.

Plaza of the Presidents, National Museum of the Pacific War

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

List of museums in Bandera - Bell counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
American Legion Post 157 Military Museum		Bandera	Bandera		[1]
Frontier Times Museum		Bandera	Bandera	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	[2]
Lone Star Motorcycle Museum		Vanderpool	Bandera	Motorcycles dating from the 1910s to the present	[3]
Bastrop County Historical Society Museum		Bastrop	Bastrop	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places	[4]
Elgin Depot Museum		Elgin	Bastrop	Local history	[5]
James H. Long Railroad Park and Museum		Smithville	Bastrop	Railroad	[6]
McDade Historical Museum		McDade	Bastrop	Local history	[7]
Rockne Museum		Rockne	Bastrop	History of 19th century German immigrants who founded Rockne	[8]
Smithville Heritage House & Museum		Smithville	Bastrop	Operated by the Smithville Heritage Society	[9]
1st Cavalry Division Museum		Fort Cavazos	Bell	History of the 1st Cavalry Division, a rapidly deployable heavy armored division of the United States Army	[10]
3rd Cavalry Museum		Fort Cavazos	Bell	History of the regiment 1846–present day	[11]
Bell County Museum		Belton	Bell	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places	[12]
Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogical Center		Temple	Bell	Czech culture, history and immigration to America	[13]
Musick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker House		Belton	Bell	History of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	[14]
Salado Museum and College Park		Salado	Bell		[15]
Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum		Temple	Bell	1911 Santa Fe Depot	[16]

Bexar

List of museums in Bexar County, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
The Alamo		San Antonio	Bexar	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places	[17]
Alamo Liaison Squadron Flying Museum		San Antonio	Bexar		[18]
Artpace		San Antonio	Bexar	Contemporary art center	[19]
Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	Multiple exhibitions	[20]
Briscoe Western Art Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	Art, history, and culture of the American West	[21]
Buckhorn Saloon & Texas Ranger Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	Old West saloon and museum with wildlife trophy mounts, mounted fish specimens, bird dioramas, the Hall of Texas History Wax Museum and the Texas Ranger Museum	[22]
Casa Navarro State Historic Site		San Antonio	Bexar	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, 1848 adobe home of Tejano patriot José Antonio Navarro, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence	[23]
Centro de Artes		San Antonio	Bexar	City-owned exhibition space for Latino arts and cultures and their influences on the United States	[24]
Culture Commons		San Antonio	Bexar	City-owned exhibit hall that features visual art exhibits, performances, invited speakers, and workshops, located in the Plaza de Armas building	[25]
The DoSeum		San Antonio	Bexar	Childhood learning through creative arts, sciences and literacy	[26]
Edward Steves Homestead		San Antonio	Bexar	Late 19th-century Victorian homestead, operated by the San Antonio Conservation Society	[27]
Fort Sam Houston Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	National Register of Historic Places	[28]
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center		San Antonio	Bexar	Traditional and contemporary Latino arts and culture	[29]
The Guenther House		San Antonio	Bexar	Victorian period house that includes museum room with Pioneer Flour Mills memorabilia, restaurant and store	[30]
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio		San Antonio	Bexar	aka Holocaust Memorial Museum of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio	[31]
Instituto Cultural de México		San Antonio	Bexar	Art and culture of Mexico, operated by the Mexican Cultural Institute	[32]
Magic Lantern Castle Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	Collection of magic lanterns, slides and equipment, open by appointment only	[33]
McNay Art Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	AKA Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum	[34]
Michael and Noemi Neidorff Art Gallery		San Antonio	Bexar	Trinity University	[35]
Northside Independent School District School Museum		San Antonio	Bexar		[36]
O. Henry House Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	House where author O. Henry worked while living in San Antonio	[37]
Ruby City		San Antonio	Bexar	Opened in 2019	[38]
San Antonio Art League Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	Media by Texas artists	[39]
San Antonio Fire Museum		San Antonio	Bexar		[40]
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park		San Antonio	Bexar	Missions: Concepcion, San Jose, San Juan, and Espada	[41]
San Antonio Museum of Art		San Antonio	Bexar	On the River Walk	[42]
San Antonio Scottish Rite Library and Museum		San Antonio	Bexar		[43]
Scobee Education Center at San Antonio College		San Antonio	Bexar		[44]
Southwest School of Art		San Antonio	Bexar	Located in the Ursuline convent	[45]
Semmes Gallery		San Antonio	Bexar	Part of Fine Arts Building at the University of the Incarnate Word	[46]
Spanish Governor's Palace		San Antonio	Bexar	National Register of Historic Places	[47]
Texas Air Museum at Stinson Field		San Antonio	Bexar	Texas and San Antonio's role in the development of military air power	[48]
Texas Transportation Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	Transportation	[49]
United States Army Medical Department Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	Located at Fort Sam Houston, Medical Department from 1775 to present	[50]
University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures		San Antonio	Bexar	HemisFair Park Campus of the University of Texas, San Antonio	[51]
USAF Airman Heritage Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	JBSA Lackland Air Force Base, history of the U.S. Air Force, includes USAF Security Forces Museum	[52][53]
UTSA art galleries		San Antonio	Bexar	Multiple galleries	[54]
Villa Finale		San Antonio	Bexar	Victorian period mansion	[55]
Witte Museum		San Antonio	Bexar	Natural history, science, art	[56]
Yturri-Edmunds Historic Site		San Antonio	Bexar	House and operating grist mill, 1840–1860, restored in 1964 by the San Antonio Conservation Society	[57]

Blanco - Burnet

List of museums in Blanco - Burnet counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Buggy Barn Museum		Blanco	Blanco	Vintage buggies, wagons and carriages	[58]
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park		Johnson City	Blanco	Boyhood home, Texas White House, Johnson family cemetery, Johnson's first school and his grandparents' log cabin	[59]
Old Blanco County Courthouse		Blanco	Blanco	aka Blanco City Square, State Antiquities Landmark	[60]
The Bosque County Collection		Meridian	Bosque	National Register of Historic Places	[61]
Bosque Museum		Clifton	Bosque		[62]
Benz Gallery of Floral Art		College Station	Brazos	Texas A&M University	[63]
Brazos Valley African American Museum		Bryan	Brazos	African and African American history, art and culture, both nationally and locally	[64]
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History		Bryan	Brazos	Natural	[65]
Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley		Bryan	Brazos	Interactive	[66]
MSC Forsyth Center Galleries		College Station	Brazos	Texas A&M University	[67]
George Bush Presidential Library		College Station	Brazos	Life and career of President George H. W. Bush	[68]
Museum of the American GI		College Station	Brazos	Restored military vehicles	[69]
Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center		College Station	Brazos	Texas A&M University	[70]
J. Wayne Stark Galleries		College Station	Brazos	Texas A&M University	[71]
Wright Gallery		College Station	Brazos	Texas A&M University	[72]
Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum		Caldwell	Burleson	Heritage and culture of the Czech in Europe and area Czech pioneer settlers	[73]
Burleson County Historical Museum		Caldwell	Burleson	Operated by the Burleson County Historical Society in the Burleson County Courthouse	[74]
Caldwell Visitors Center Museum		Caldwell	Burleson	Local history	[75]
Somerville Area Museum		Somerville	Burleson	Local history	[76]
Fort Croghan		Burnet	Burnet	Museum with period antiques and grounds with restored frontier fort buildings	[77]
Falls on the Colorado Museum		Marble Falls	Burnet	Local history	[78]
Highland Lakes Squadron CAF Museum		Burnet	Burnet	Restored 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 Museum	[79]
Museo Benini		Marble Falls	Burnet	Established 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.	[80]

Caldwell - Coryell

List of museums in Caldwell - Coryell counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Caldwell County Museum		Lockhart	Caldwell	Located in the former Caldwell County Jail, operated by the Caldwell County Historical Commission	[81]
Luling Oil Museum		Luling	Caldwell		[82]
Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches		Lockhart	Caldwell	Historic clocks, watches	[83]
Zedler Mill Museum and Park		Luling	Caldwell		[84]
Buckhorn Barber Shop & Museum		New Braunfels,	Comal	Miniature circus and pictures made from lapidary stone displays, operated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society	[85]
Conservation Plaza		New Braunfels	Comal	Also known as "Historic Old Town", 18 buildings from mid-19th century German-Texan communities are preserved here, operated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society	[86]
Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country		Canyon Lake	Comal		[87]
Lindheimer House		New Braunfels	Comal	Operated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society, tours upon request, mid 19th-century home of Ferdinand Lindheimer	[88]
McKenna Children's Museum		New Braunfels	Comal	Children's	[89]
Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture		New Braunfels	Comal	Local museum situated on eleven acres, hosting one of the largest collections of Biedermeier-style furniture made by the Texas-German families of the 1800s.	[90]
New Braunfels Conservation Society		New Braunfels	Comal		[91]
New Braunfels Railroad Museum		New Braunfels	Comal	Local museum exhibiting the history of train transportation in New Braunfels and Comal County.	[92]
Sophienburg Museum and Archives		New Braunfels	Comal	Recorded 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.	[93]
Comanche County Historical Museum		Comanche	Comanche	19th century setting, including the Comanche saloon	[94]
Terrill Antique Car Museum		De Leon	Comanche		[95]
Coryell Museum and Historical Center		Gatesville	Coryell	Museum also operates First Christian Church	[96]

Falls - Freestone

List of museums in Falls - Freestone counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Carmine Depot Museum and Visitors Center		Carmine	Fayette		[97]
Central Texas Rail History Center		Flatonia	Fayette	Railroad memorabilia and information center	[98]
E.A. Arnim Archives & Museum		Flatonia	Fayette	Exhibits of Flatonia history	[99]
Fayette County Old Jail		La Grange	Fayette	AKA Texas Heroes Museum	[100]
Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum		Fayetteville	Fayette	Cultural heritage interest	[101]
La Grange Railroad Museum		La Grange	Fayette	La Grange M-K-T (Katy) Railroad Depot	[102]
Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites		La Grange	Fayette	National Register of Historic Places. Art Deco-style Monument to victims of the Dawson Massacre and the Mier Expedition, also Kreische House and tours of the brewery ruins	[103]
N.W. Faison House		La Grange	Fayette	Mid 19th-century house and museum once owned by Nathanel Faison	[104]
Schulenburg Historical Museum		Schulenburg	Fayette	German, Czech, and Austrian history	[105]
Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum		Schulenburg	Fayette	History of Stanzel Company and the development of model aircraft, also late 19th century historic house	[106]
Texas Basketball Museum		Carmine	Fayette	History of Texas high school basketball	[107]
Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center		La Grange	Fayette	Replica of a late 19th and early 20th century Czech Moravian community	[108]
Texas Polka Music Museum		Schulenburg	Fayette	Texas polka music, bands and musicians of Czech, German and Polish ancestry	[109]
Texas Quilt Museum		La Grange	Fayette	Historic and contemporary quilts	[110]
Winedale		Winedale	Fayette	Complex of 19th-century structures and modern facilities situated on 225 acres, reflects German-American culture, operated by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History	[111]
B-RI Railroad Museum		Teague	Freestone	Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway Depot and Office Building	[112]
Freestone County Historical Museum		Fairfield	Freestone	Located in a former jail, features telephone collection, two furnished log cabins	[113]

Gillespie - Grimes

List of museums in Kendall - Kimble counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Fort Martin Scott		Fredericksburg	Gillespie	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places	[114]
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site		Stonewall	Gillespie	Visitor center with memorabilia from President Johnson's presidency, the 1870s-period Behrens Cabin, and the 1918-period Sauer-Beckmann Farmstead, a living history farmstead	[115]
National Museum of the Pacific War		Fredericksburg	Gillespie	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, history of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, part of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz State Historic Site	[116]
Pioneer Museum		Fredericksburg	Gillespie	The campus on Main Street preserves multiple historic buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries of Fredericksburg's and Gillespie County's history, and tells the story of John O. Meusebach and the story of the Texas-German immigration to this area. The Pioneer Museum also manages the nearby Vereins Kirche and Historic County Jail.	[117]
Texas Rangers Heritage Center		Fredericksburg	Gillespie	History of the Texas Rangers	[118]
Vereins Kirche		Fredericksburg	Gillespie	The first public building in Fredericksburg. Because of its unique octagon structure, it is known locally as "Kaffeemühle", the German term for "coffee mill"	[119]
Bedias Museum and Library		Bedias	Grimes		[120]
Blues Alley museum		Navasota	Grimes	Part of Navasota Blues Alley, shops and museum	[121]
Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site		Anderson	Grimes	Restored 1850s period family home and stagecoach stop	[122]
Horlock House Art Gallery and History Museum		Navasota	Grimes		[123]

Hamilton - Hill

List of museums in Kendall - Kimble counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Billy the Kid Museum		Hico	Hamilton	American old west	[124]
Hamilton County Historical Museum		Hamilton	Hamilton	Former Hamilton County Jail	[125]
Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force		San Marcos	Hays		[126]
Calaboose African American History Museum		San Marcos	Hays	USO Center for black soldiers in World War II.	[127]
Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos		San Marcos	Hays	Hispanic arts, culture, heritage and values	[128]
Charles S. Cock House Museum		San Marcos	Hays	Operated by the Heritage Association of San Marcos, open for events	[129]
Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead Museum		Dripping Springs	Hays	Restored early 20th century farmstead	[130]
LBJ Museum of San Marcos		San Marcos	Hays	College experiences and early political life of President Lyndon B. Johnson, on the town square	[131]
Ofelia T. Vasquez Mexican American Culture Museum		San Marcos	Hays		[132]
Walkers' Gallery		San Marcos	Hays	San Marcos Activity Center	[133]
Wittliff Collections		San Marcos	Hays	Albert B. Alkek Library, exhibits from various collections	[134]
Hill County Cell Block Museum		Hillsboro	Hill	Former county jail and sheriff's residence	[135]
Hubbard Museum		Hubbard	Hill	Local memorabilia, at Hubbard High School	[136]
Itasca Railroad Depot Museum		Itasca	Hill		[137]
Texas Heritage Museum		Hillsboro	Hill	Located at Hill College	[138]
Whitney Area Museum		Whitney	Hill	Local history	[139]

Kendall - Kimble

List of museums in Kendall - Kimble counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Agriculture Heritage Museum		Boerne	Kendall	Agriculture	[140]
Kerr Arts and Cultural Center		Kerrville	Kerr	Community art center with exhibits	[141]
Museum of Western Art		Kerrville	Kerr	Art of the American West, formerly known as Cowboy Artists of America Museum	[142]
O.C. Fisher Museum		Junction	Kimble	US Congressman O. C. Fisher represented Texas's 21st congressional district for 32 years	[143]
Kimble County Historical Museum		Junction	Kimble		[144]

Lampasas - LLano

List of museums in Lampasas - LLano counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Lampasas County Museum		Lampasas	Lampasas		[145]
Dime Box Heritage Society Museum		Dime Box	Lee	Local history	[146]
Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center		Giddings	Lee	Native American artifacts, Negro league baseball memorabilia of Hilton Smith	[147]
Lee County Museum		Giddings	Lee	Located in the Schubert-Fletcher Home	[148]
Lexington Log Cabins and Heritage Center		Lexington	Lee	Pioneer furnished log cabin and displays	[149]
Texas Wendish Heritage Museum		Serbin	Lee	Operated by the Texas Wendish Heritage Society, history and heritage of the Texas Wends, Slavic immigrants from Lusatia	[150]
Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site		Mexia	Limestone	Civil War-era cannon, reunion location of families and soldiers	[151]
Limestone County Historical Museum		Groesbeck	Limestone		[152]
Mexia Public Schools Museum		Mexia	Limestone	History of the Mexia Public Schools and Dunbar High School	[153]
Old Fort Parker		Groesbeck	Limestone	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, restored 1830s fort buildings, site of the Fort Parker massacre	[154]
Llano County Historical Museum		Llano	Llano	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	[155]
Llano Visitor Center and Railroad Museum		Llano	Llano		[156]

Madison - Mills

List of museums in Madison - Mills counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Madison County Museum		Madisonville	Madison County		[157]
Fort Mason		Mason	Mason	Established 1851, de-activated 1871. Managed by the Mason County Historical Society	[158]
Mason County Museum		Mason	Mason	Operated by the Mason County Historical Society	[159]
Armstrong Browning Library		Waco	McLennan	Baylor University	[160]
Art Center Waco		Waco	McLennan		[161]
Dr Pepper Museum		Waco	McLennan	National Register of Historic Places	[162]
Earle-Napier-Kinnard House		Waco	McLennan	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	[163]
East Terrace House Museum		Waco	McLennan	Operated by Historic Waco Foundation	[164]
Fort House		Waco	McLennan	Operated by Historic Waco Foundation, Edwardian Greek Revival home	[165]
History of West Museum		Waco	McLennan		[166]
Lee Lockwood Library and Museum		Waco	McLennan		[167]
Martin Museum of Art		Waco	McLennan	Baylor University, the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center	[168]
Masonic Grand Lodge Library & Museum of Texas		Waco	McLennan	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	[169]
Mayborn Museum Complex		Waco	McLennan	Baylor University	[170]
McCulloch House		Waco	McLennan	National Register Listing	[171]
Red Men Museum and Library		Waco	McLennan	History of the Fraternal Organization Improved Order of Red Men	[172]
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum		Waco	McLennan	History of the Texas Ranger Division	[173]
Texas Sports Hall of Fame		Waco	McLennan	Distinguished athletes	[174]
Waco Mammoth National Monument		Waco	McLennan	Museum and park featuring fossils of twenty-four Columbian mammoths (Mammuthus columbi) and other mammals from the Pleistocene Epoch	[175]
Fort McKavett State Historic Site		Fort McKavett	Menard	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	[176]
Presidio de San Saba		Menard	Menard		[177]
Milam County Museum		Cameron	Milam	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places	[178]
Mills County Historical Museum		Goldthwaite	Mills	Local history	[179]

Robertson - San Saba

List of museums in Robertson - San Saba counties, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Katy Hamman-Stricker Library		Calvert, Texas	Robertson	American Woman's League constructed this in 1909	[180]
Camp Hearne Exhibit and Visitor Center		Hearne	Robertson	Camp Hearne was constructed as a World War II prisoner-of-war camp to hold enemy detainees from the Axis powers	[181]
Hearne Railroad Museum Depot		Hearne	Robertson	Hearne depot opened in April 1868	[182]
San Saba County Historical Museum		San Saba	San Saba		[183]

Travis County

List of museums in Travis County, Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Anderson Mill and Robinson Museum		Volente	Travis		[184]
Austin Fire Museum		Being relocated	Travis	Operated by the Austin Fire Museum Hook & Ladder Society	[185]
Austin History Center		Austin	Travis	Austin Public Library, features changing exhibits from its collections	[186]
Austin Museum of Digital Art		Austin	Travis		[187]
Austin Nature & Science Center		Austin	Travis	Zilker Park, hands-on nature exhibits	[188]
Beverly S. Sheffield Education Center		Austin	Travis	"Splash! Into the Edwards Aquifer" exhibit about Barton Springs	[189]
Blanton Museum of Art		Austin	Travis	Part of the University of Texas at Austin, collection features European paintings, modern and contemporary American and Latin American art, prints and drawings	[190]
Briscoe Center for American History		Austin	Travis	Part of the University of Texas at Austin, exhibits of history from its collections	[191]
Bullock Texas State History Museum		Austin	Travis	Texas history	[192]
Capitol Visitors Center		Austin	Travis	Exhibits about state history, tours of the Texas State Capitol	[193]
Christian-Green Gallery		Austin	Travis		[194]
The Contemporary Austin		Austin	Travis	Contemporary art, two locations, one in Clara Driscoll's Laguna Gloria, second in the Jones Center	[195]
Dougherty Arts Center		Austin	Travis	Events, exhibits, education	[196]
Elisabet Ney Museum		Austin	Travis	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places	[197]
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center		Austin	Travis	Mexican American cultural arts and heritage	[198]
French Legation Museum		Austin	Travis	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, built in 1841 for the French chargé d'affaires to the Republic of Texas	[199]
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center		Austin	Travis	Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks	[200]
Harry Ransom Center		Austin	Travis	UT Austin, permanent exhibits include a Gutenberg Bible, the first photograph, Erle Stanley Gardner's Study, changing exhibits of art, photography and history from its collections	[201]
H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports		Austin	Travis	On the campus off UT Austin	[202]
Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum		Austin	Travis	Fontaine founded 13 African American Baptist churches in Travis County	[203]
Joseph and Susanna Dickinson-Hannig House Museum		Austin	Travis	Susanna Dickinson and her daughter Angelina were civilian survivors of the Battle of the Alamo. Her husband Almaron died during the battle. She later remarried to Joseph Hanning	[204]
Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms		Austin	Travis	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	[205]
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center		Austin	Travis	Botanical garden with changing art exhibits related to native flowers and nature	[206]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum		Austin	Travis	Presidential library on the University of Texas campus	[207]
Mexic-Arte Museum		Austin	Travis	Traditional and contemporary	[208]
Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording		Austin	Travis	Technology	[209]
Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata		Austin	Travis	Rotating exhibits	[210]
Museum of the Weird		Austin	Travis	Strange and unusual items	[211]
Neill-Cochran House Museum		Austin	Travis	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places	[212]
O. Henry Museum		Austin	Travis	National Register of Historic Places, author O. Henry, also known as William Sidney Porter	[213]
Oakwood Cemetery Chapel		Austin	Travis	Oldest city-owned cemetery in Austin, Texas	[214]
Old Bakery and Emporium		Austin	Travis	Lundberg-Maerki Historical Collection museum	[215]
People's Gallery at City Hall		Austin	Travis	Annual exhibit of works by regional artists	[216]
Pump Project Art Complex		Austin	Travis	Non-profit art space to emerging and established artists	[217]
Republic of Texas Museum		Austin	Travis	Operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas	[218]
South Austin Popular Culture Center		Austin	Travis	Pop art related to Austin, focusing on the art and ephemera of Austin's live music scene from the 1960s through today.	[219]
Texas Department of Public Safety Historical Museum and Research Center		Austin	Travis		[220]
Texas Governor's Mansion		Austin	Travis	Home of every governor since 1856	[221]
Texas Medical Association Robert G. Mickey History of Medicine Gallery		Austin	Travis		[222]
Texas Memorial Museum		Austin	Travis	Part of the University of Texas at Austin	[223]
Texas Military Forces Museum		Austin	Travis	Camp Mabry	[224]
Texas Music Museum		Austin	Travis	Texas music legacy	[225]
Texas Toy Museum		Austin	Travis		[226]
The Thinkery		Austin	Travis	Children's museum	[227]
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum		Austin	Travis	Sculpture by 20th century American sculptor Charles Umlauf and other contemporary sculptors	[228]
Visual Arts Center		Austin	Travis		[229]
Women & Their Work		Austin	Travis	Gallery for women artists	[230]

Washington - Wilson

List of museums in Central Texas

Museum name	Image	City	County	Notes	Refs
Barrington Plantation		Washington	Washington	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, Subject Marker	[231]
Blue Bell Creameries Visitor's Center		Brenham	Washington		[232]
Brenham Heritage Museum		Brenham	Washington		[233]
Chappell Hill Historical Society Museum		Chappell Hill	Washington	National Register of Historic Places	[234]
Giddings Wilkin House Museum 1843		Brenham	Washington		[235]
Independence Hall		Washington	Washington		[236]
Star of the Republic Museum		Washington	Washington		[237]
Texas Baptist Historical Museum		Independence	Washington		[238]
Texas Cotton Gin Museum		Burton	Washington	National Register of Historic Places	[239]
Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Museum		Brenham	Washington		[240]
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site		Washington-on-the-Brazos	Washington	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	[241]
Austin Steam Train Association Museum		Cedar Park	Williamson		[242]
Moody Museum		Taylor	Williamson	Texas Governor Dan Moody	[243]
Round Rock Arts and Culture		Round Rock	Williamson	Area arts council with ArtSpace exhibit gallery	[244]
Williamson Museum		Georgetown	Williamson	History of Williamson County	[245]
La Vernia Heritage Museum		La Vernia	Wilson	Operated by the La Vernia Historical Association	[246]
Sutherland Springs Museum		Sutherland Springs	Wilson		[247]
Wilson County Jailhouse Museum		Floresville	Wilson	Operated by the Wilson County Historical Society, open the first Saturday of the month and for special events	[248]
Dewees Remschel House		Dewees	Wilson	Operated by the Wilson County Historical Society, open by appointment, exhibits of local and ranching history	[249]

Defunct museums

• Central Texas Museum of Automotive History, Rosanky, closed in 2012, collections moved to Dick's Classic Garage in San Marcos, Texas^[250]
• Dog Museum, Waco, private collection of dog memorabilia located in Antiquibles Antique Mall, reported closed in 2014^[251]
• Fort Graham Museum^[252]
• Goodwill Computer Museum, , Austin, closed in 2015^[253]
• Hertzberg Circus Collection and Museum, San Antonio, closed in 2001, collections now at the Witte Museum^[254][255]
• Henkel Square Museum Village, Round Top, authentic restoration of Anglo-American and German-American 19th century homes, now the Henkel Square Market shopping village since 2010^[256]
• Hill Country Wildlife Museum, Llano
• Katherine Anne Porter House, Kyle, no longer a museum but now the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center^[257]
• Museo Alameda, San Antonio, closed in 2012,^[258] space now the Educational & Cultural Arts Center for Texas A&M San Antonio^[259]
• Museum of Aerospace Medicine, San Antonio, closed in 2011^[260]
• USAF Security Forces Museum, San Antonio, history of the U.S. Air Force Security Forces, closed in 2014 and being consolidated with the USAF Airman Heritage Museum^[261]
• Texas Pioneers, Trail Drivers, Rangers Memorial Museum, San Antonio, moved to the Texas Ranger Museum at the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum^{[262][263][264]}
• Texas Museum of Science and Technology, closed in 2020 ^[265]
• Palm House Museum, Austin, closed 2021^[266]

See also

• Texas portal

• List of museums in Texas
• List of museums in East Texas
• List of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast
• List of museums in North Texas
• List of museums in the Texas Panhandle
• List of museums in South Texas
• List of museums in West Texas

Resources

• Texas Association of Museums
• Historic House Museums in Texas