Image Credit: Wildcatter L.T. “Tol” Barret drilled the first oil well in Texas 36 years before the first major oil...
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This Week in Texas
This week in Texas on September 1, 1969, Llerena Beaufort Friend ended her 19-year run as director and founder of the Barker Texas History Center. Friend's remarkable journey through life began on October 19, 1903, in Dublin, Texas. Born to Everest MacDonald Friend and Llerena Collinsworth (Perry) Friend, she would go on to leave an indelible mark on the world of education and historical scholarship. Her upbringing was a nomadic one, with her family relocating twenty-four times due to her father's work as a traveling salesman. Despite the challenges, her Methodist faith and passion for learning remained steadfast.
The Bryan Museum Expands Artist Lineup for Art Untamed
Galveston, TX – After a successful inaugural year of Art Untamed: A Night of Contemporary Western Art, The Bryan Museum...
La Dolce Vita, A Celebration of Family and Texas History
The Bryan Museum La Dolce Vita Gala 2023 – Celebrating the Italian American Contribution to Texas History WHEN: Saturday, March...
The World’s Largest Published Book by Kids is now in San Antonio!
COME SEE THE BIG BOOK TODAY AT THE ALAMO! It’s spring break season and if the Alamo isn’t on your...
Galveston’s Bryan Museum celebrates the exuberant history of Mardi Gras through the fabric of designers past and present.
The Bryan Museum is proud to present, “Mardi Gras: Party By Design.” The exhibition will be on view at the...
The Modern Cowboy and an Early Photographic Process on Display at The Bryan Museum with 21st Century Cowboys
Galveston, TX – November 18, 2022 - The Bryan Museum is proud to present a new exhibition, “21st Century Cowboys: The Tintypes of Robb Kendrick.” The exhibition will be on view at the Bryan Museum from November 13, 2022 through January 15, 2023.
Robb Kendrick has been photographing cowboys for more than 25 years. Using an early photographic process called tintype, he creates one-of-a-kind photographs of modern cowboys whose 19th century appearances underscore what hasn’t changed in the last 100+ years.
New Donation to the Museum
On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, The Bryan Museum received a generous donation of documents, land deeds, photographs, diaries, and letters,...