High Noon Talks and the House of Plenty
Wednesday, January 6, the FREE High Noon Talks speaker series welcomes Carol Dawson, author of House of Plenty: The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Luby's Cafeterias, for a captivating look at the history of the Luby's name and its long-standing impact on the state of Texas. Listen to the podcast interview...
AVATAR Transports Moviegoers to Another World
AVATAR: An IMAX 3D Experience is now playing in the IMAX Theatre. Experience this groundbreaking epic as it was meant to be seen -- in 3D and on the biggest screen in Texas. Due to high demand, it is recommended that guests plan their visit and purchase tickets 24 - 48 hours in advance. Get tickets and showtimes...
Behind the Scenes: The Life of An Artifact
Have you ever wondered about the process that newly incoming artifacts go through as they arrive at the Museum? The Museum's Exhibits staff created a short video to take you behind the scenes of artifact processing and installation using the annual replacement of 576 postcards on the Third Floor postcard wall. Watch the video on our Multimedia Page...
Wild Texas Weather Takes the Museum by Storm
Wild Texas Weather is a gale-force, immersive theater presentation about Texas's wild weather. The film premiered at the Austin Film Festival in October at the Museum's Texas Spirit Theater and is now showing daily. Watch the trailer...
Now Showing in the IMAX Theatre
Here are the films you can catch at the IMAX Theatre: AVATAR: An IMAX 3D Experience ; Texas: The Big Picture; and MacGillivray Freeman's The Alps.
New in the Museum's Main Exhibits
Did you know that more than a dozen new additions have been installed just in the past few weeks? As a non-collecting institution, the Museum is constantly borrowing different rare artifacts to tell The Story of Texas. Read about the latest additions...
This Day in Texas History
In January 1901, the Texas oil boom was set off when the Lucas gusher blew 100 feet high at the Spindletop oilfield south of Beaumont, producing 100,000 barrels of oil per day. Learn more about Texas history in the month of January...
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