Membership

Events and Programs

These programs are available only to members of The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and their guests. Click here to find out more about becoming a member.

Reservations are required for many member events. To make a reservation, please call (512) 936-4649 Monday through Saturday, from 8am - 5 pm and Sunday from
11 am to 6 pm.

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Upcoming Programs and Events

Member Tours:

	Back of House Tours
	Theater Tours
	Beyond the Museum Tours

Official Card-Carrying Texan Lecture Series

TEXcursion Back by Popular Demand!

Time Travelers and North American Reciprocal Museum Program

 

Member Tours
Venture behind closed doors, out of the public view and experience Texas history through its original artifacts, collections, and locations. Availability on the tours listed below is very limited and reservations are required. Call (512) 936-4649 to reserve your spot.

Back of House Museum Tour
All Member levels welcome!
It's a side of the Museum very few get to experience.  Only Members have the opportunity to go back of house to see behind the Museum exhibits.  Take a look at the fabrication workshop and learn how exhibits are built.  Follow the path of an artifact from arrival at the Museum to display in the gallery.  Take a ride on the biggest freight elevator this side of the Mississippi and more! 
Thursday, April 19, 11 a.m.
Sunday, June 10, 1 p.m.

Behind the Scenes Theater Tour
Ever wonder just how big the projector for the IMAX® Theatre is?  Or how they create all those special effects in the Texas Spirit Theater?  Now, members can find out with a behind-the-scenes look at the Museum's state-of-the-art theaters. 
Thursday, March 15, 10 a.m.
Sunday, May 20, 1 p.m.

Beyond the Museum Tours Just for Society Members! These tours give members a chance to visit other agencies and organizations around Austin, going behind closed doors, out of public view to see and experience Texas history through its original artifacts. Call (512) 936-4649 for reservations.   Not a Society level member?  Upgrade today and receive additional benefits including special invitations to exclusive exhibition and film openings, free guest admissions with every visit, and much more!  Call the Membership Office at (512) 936-4602 for more information. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Thursday, March 22, 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2 p.m. Witness the power of historical evidence. This tour of the Briscoe Center will include treasures such as the prison diary of Stephen F. Austin; historical records from the Bexar Archives, the official Spanish documents that preserve the political, military, economic, and social life of the Spanish province of Texas and the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas, 1717-1836; and the diary of Lt. Col. José de la Peña, which gives a chilling and controversial account of David Crockett's execution at the Alamo. You'll also view iconic images from the Briscoe Center's Photography Collection, plantation records from the Natchez Trace Collection, and late nineteenth century records from the University of Texas Archives.

 

TEXcursion: LBJ Ranch
Saturday, May 12 - SOLD OUT
Take a day trip to the birthplace of the United States' 36th president Lyndon Baines Johnson. Members will have the opportunity to explore LBJ's childhood home, the settlement founded by his grandparents, and the ranch that the first family called home. Additionally, Members will have a chance to take an exclusive tour of the Texas White House.

The trip will include chartered coach transportation, admission to the Texas White House, and a catered lunch. The fee is $50 for Members and $60 for non-members. Space on this trip is very limited and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call (512) 936-4649 for reservations.

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Official Card-Carrying Texan Lecture Series
Explore "Pivotal Moments in Texas History" throughout the year. These special member-only lectures are FREE, and reservations are not required.  

The Great Commanche Raid
Tuesday, May 8, Noon
Join Donaly Brice, author of The Great Comanche Raid: Boldest Indian Attack of the Texas Republic and Senior Research Assistant at the Texas State Library and Archives, for a discussion of the relationships between American Indians and early Texas settlers during a period of great upheaval.

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Planning a trip to another Museum?
You may be elgible for FREE admission. Read on...

 

All current Members are entitled to free admission at more than 150 history museums across the country through the Time Travelers Program.  Find out more...

 

NEW Benefit! North American Reciprocal Museum Program
All Official Card-Carrying Texans that have given at the $100 level and higher can receive FREE admission to more than 500 museums across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, through the North American Reciprocal Museum program. In order to receive free admission, according to the program's guidelines, members must have given at least $100 in member dues per year and have the appropriate gold foil stamp on their membership card.  To begin taking advantage of this outstanding benefit, please call the Membership Office at (512) 936-4602 to request new membership cards or upgrade your membership to the Hacienda level or higher.

 

All dates, programs, and times subject to change.