First Wednesday of Every Month
Noon – 1 PM
FREE
Come to the Museum on the first Wednesday of every month during the noon hour for engaging conversations in the exhibits!  High Noon Talks feature special guests who reveal the interesting and often untold tales that shape the story of Texas.

High Noon Talks are held in the Museum's classrooms unless otherwise noted.

 

Frank de la TejaState of the State’s History
Wednesday, February 1

Join former official State Historian of Texas, Dr. Frank de la Teja for the Museum’s second annual “State of the State’s History,” a presentation discussing the most noteworthy, intriguing, and controversial scholarship on Texas history published in the past year.

 

 

 

Chet GarnerTaking a Texas Road Trip
Wednesday, March 7

Road trips aren’t just for families in station wagons anymore. Learn how to make the most of a day on the road from planning through trip completion with Chet Garner, host of PBS’s The Daytripper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previously in 2012

 

Lone Star LawLone Star Law
Wednesday, January 4

Ever wondered what makes Texas’s legal system so unique? Join Michael Ariens, professor of law at St. Mary’s University and author of Lone Star Law, to explore Texas’s multinational legal heritage from early Spanish land grants through some of the 20th century’s most notorious legal battles.

Click here to listen to an interview with Prof. Ariens.

 



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Admission to the Museum’s exhibits is $9 for adults; $8 for college students (with valid ID); $7 for seniors/military (with valid ID); $5 for youth ages 4-17, free for ages 3 and under. The Museum is located at 1800 N. Congress Ave., at the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in downtown Austin. For more information, call 512-936-4649.


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