Sul Ross State Univ. Museum of the Big Bend

For more than 70 years this museum has been collecting and exhibiting artifacts of the vast Big Bend region. Here, people have traveled and lived for over 11,000 years. Throughout that time, four distinct cultures emerged and shaped the history and heritage of the region. The exhibits capture this history and the contributions of the Native Americans, the Spanish, the Mexicans, and the Anglo- Americans. Visitors enjoy learning about yesterday in the Last Frontier of Texas. The museum is accessible to the disabled. Gift shop.

Getting There & Details

Admission
Free; donations accepted
Hours
Open Tues. - Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sun. 1 - 5 p.m.
Address
1000 E Sul Ross Avenue
Phone
432-837-8143
Website
www.sulross.edu/~museum
Map
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