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Upcoming Events

EVENTS FOR

October

EVENT	DAY	TIME
2019 Texas Metals Symposium	October 12	09:00:AM – 18:00:PM
Marla Baggetta Pastel Workshop	Oct. 14 – Oct. 16	TBA
Museum by Night	October 17	18:00:PM – 20:00:PM
Open Studio Saturday	October 19	13:00:PM – 16:00:PM

EVENTS FOR

November

EVENT	DAY	TIME
Come and See	November 01	10:30:AM – 12:00:PM
Día de los Muertos Procesión	November 01	17:30:PM – 21:30:PM
Come and See	November 05	10:30:AM – 12:00:PM

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Exhibits & Collections

Art

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The Museum holds of more than 17,000 original works of art, features an eclectic collection of 20^th and 21^st-century art of the southwestern U.S. in a wide variety of media including sculptures, paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, digital arts, and ceramics.

Science

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The Museum’s collections span natural science, anthropology, and paleontology. The collections detail 12,000 years of continuous human occupation on the Southern High Plains; specimen from South Plains of Texas to Antarctica; and maintains collections to document the natural history of our planet, for long-term preservation and use.

History

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The History Collection is one of the most diversified groupings of objects anywhere in the Museum. From small political campaign buttons to a 4,800-pound pink Cadillac, the objects collection contains a broad array of objects representing the social, technological, political, governmental and economic fabric of the West Texas South.

Culture

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From the clothing and textiles used and worn by Texas families to the everyday objects found in homes on the South Plains, the collections document the life and times of the people of Texas.