About The Museum

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in downtown Austin, Texas, tells the “Story of Texas” with three floors of interactive exhibits, the special effects show, The Star of Destiny, in the Texas Spirit Theater, and Austin's only IMAX Theatre, featuring the signature large-format film, Texas: The Big Picture. A 35-foot-tall bronze Lone Star sculpture greets visitors in front of the Museum, and a colorful terrazzo floor in the Museum’s rotunda features a campfire scene with enduring themes from Texas’ past. The Museum also has a Cafe with indoor and outdoor seating and a Museum Store with something for the Texan in everyone.

The driving force behind the creation of the Texas State History Museum was former Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock. The Museum is a division of the State Preservation Board. For more information on how the Museum was developed, click here. To learn about employment opportunities, click here.

Mission
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum engages the broadest possible audience to interpret the continually unfolding Story of Texas through meaningful educational experiences.

Values
The Texas State History Museum will:

• Pursue excellence in public service.
• Support education of school-aged children by creating and providing learning experiences with exhibits and programs inside and outside of the Museum environment.
• Create an environment in the Museum that encourages experiential learning.
• Understand the changing concerns and interests of the community to address the needs of both local and state-wide audiences.
• Ensure the Museum's content and mission are accessible to the broadest possible audiences through diverse programming and the latest technologies.
• Be an innovative, non-collecting institution that collaborates to provide dynamic accessible interpretations of Texas history.
• Ensure stewardship of fiscal, physical, cultural and human resources through entrepreneurial approaches.
• Communicate the Museum's mission to build public awareness.

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