List of museums in North Texas

The list of museums in North Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and exhibit spaces. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

North Texas

North Texas (also commonly called North Central Texas, Northeastern Texas and Nortex) is a distinct cultural and geographic area forming the central-northeastern section of the U.S. state of Texas. North Texas is generally considered to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, and north of Waco. North Texas by this definition is more precisely the northern part of the eastern portion of Texas.

Although the terms "Northeastern Texas" or "North Texas" are not official state designations, there are three groups, totaling 30 counties, generally counted as being in this shared North Texas area: the North Central Texas Council of Governments, with 16 counties; the Nortex Regional Planning Commission, with 11 counties; and the Texoma Council of Governments, with 3 counties. For a full list, in one article, see North Texas#Counties.

Museums in North Texas, listed by county

Archer - Cottle

+Museum name CityCountyNotesRefsAllen Heritage CenterAllen CollinLocal history, photos, clothing, located in a replica depotArcher County Historical MuseumArcher CityArcherNational Register of Historic Places listings in Archer County, Texas, State antiquities landmarkArtCentre of Plano PlanoCollinNon-profit organization supporting the creative arts in and around the Plano areaBain-Honaker House FarmersvilleCollinOperated by the Farmersville Historical SocietyBaylor County Historical Museum SeymourBaylorLocal historyChestnut Square Historic VillageMcKinneyCollinHistoric structures built 1853 to 1918Clay County 1890 Jail MuseumHenriettaClayHistoric jail and keeper's residence, Recorded Texas Historic LandmarkCelina Area Heritage MuseumCelinaCollinArea historyHeritage Village at Chestnut SquareMcKinney CollinRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkCollin County History MuseumMcKinney CollinIncludes Civil War, pioneer life and farming exhibits, operated by the Collin County Historical SocietyDallas Cowboys World Corporate Headquarters at The StarFriscoCollinTeam history and memorabiliaFrisco Heritage CenterFriscoCollinLocal history exhibits, period room and industry displays, Heritage Center village of historic homes, a log cabin, one room school house and churchHeard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife SanctuaryMcKinney CollinNatural history Heard-Craig Center for the ArtsMcKinneyCollinTexas Recorded Historic Landmark, 1987 NRHP listingHeritage Farmstead MuseumPlanoCollinBlackland Prairie farm culture and history from about 1890 to 1920Interurban Railway MuseumPlanoCollinTransportationMuseum of the American RailroadFriscoCollinSteam, diesel and passenger railroad equipmentNorth Texas Masonic Historical Museum and LibraryPlanoCollinNational Soccer Hall of FameFriscoCollinLocated in the Toyota StadiumNational Videogame MuseumFriscoCollinWhiteside Museum of Natural HistorySeymourBaylorArea Permian period fossils, live reptiles and amphibiansMorton MuseumGainesvilleCookeHistory of Cooke County, operated by the Cooke County Heritage Society, Recorded Texas Historic LandmarkMuenster MuseumMuenster, TexasCookeAKA Ben and Aggie Fette Seyler Muenster Museum, German heritage artifacts and books ; Santa Fe Depot & MuseumGainesvilleCooke Restored depot with related memorabilia City-County Heritage Museum PaducahCottleExhibits include antiques, farming, ranching and retail businesses

Dallas

+Museum name CityCountyNotesRefsA.W. Perry Homestead MuseumCarrolltonDallasEarly 20th-century pioneer homesteadAfrican American Museum of DallasDallasDallasIncludes African American folk art, African masks, sculptures, gold weights, and textiles, art reflecting African American culture and historyDallasDallasSamurai armor collectionBath House Cultural CenterDallasDallasIncludes a fine arts gallery and the White Rock Lake Museum with exhibits of natural historyCedar Hill Museum of HistoryCedar HillDallasLocal history Commemorative Air Force WingLancasterDallasAviation, located at Lancaster Airport;;Crow Collection of Asian ArtDallasDallasArts and cultures of China, Japan, India and Southeast AsiaDallasDallasContemporary art gallery exhibitionsDallas Firefighters MuseumDallasDallasLocated in the former fire station opposite Fair ParkDallas Heritage VillageDallasDallasPortrays life in North Texas from 1840 to 1910, located in the Cedars districtDallas Holocaust and Human Rights MuseumDallas DallasHistory of the Holocaust and the moral and ethical response to prejudice, hatred and indifference for the benefit of all humanityDallas Museum of ArtDallasDallasArt Farmers Branch Historical ParkFarmers Branch Dallas27 acres, includes 1856 Gilbert House, a train depot, school, 1930s Dodson House, 1885 Victorian cottage, 1890s churchFlorence Ranch HomesteadMesquiteDallasLate 19th-century settler's homesteadFrontiers of Flight MuseumDallas DallasHistory behind the earliest aviators to modern astronauts, balloons and Zeppelins, the Wright brothers, World War I & II commercial and general flight and the ongoing space programGarland Landmark MuseumGarlandDallasin Garland's former Santa Fe depotHall of State DallasDallasExhibits of city history and culture, operated by the Dallas Historical SocietyHeritage HouseIrvingDallasEarly 20th-century period house, operated by the Irving Heritage SocietyICR Discovery Center for Science & Earth HistoryDallasDallasOwned by the Institute for Creation ResearchInternational Museum of CulturesDuncanvilleDallasAnthropology, contemporary indigenous world culturesIrving Arts CenterIrvingDallasFour galleries and a sculpture gardenJesuit Dallas MuseumDallasDallasPart of the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, art from 5 continents and 25 countries, spanning 2000 yearsJuanita J. Craft Civil Rights HouseDallasDallasHome of Juanita Craft, area civil rights pioneer;Latino Cultural CenterDallasDallasLatino art and culture with an art galleryDallas DallasContemporary artMary Kay MuseumAddisonDallasCareer of Mary Kay AshMeadows MuseumDallasDallasSpanish art, part of Southern Methodist UniversityMesquite Arts CenterMesquiteDallasPerforming and cultural art center with galleryMuseum of Biblical ArtDallas DallasFeatures art with a Biblical theme, includes the National Center for Jewish ArtMuseum of Earth HistoryDallas DallasYoung Earth creationist museum based on fundamentalist Christian theologyMuseum of Geometric and MADI ArtDallasDallasMadí and geometric abstract artMustangs of Las ColinasIrvingDallasOne of the largest equestrian sculptures in the world, adjacent museum about the work's creationNasher Sculpture CenterDallasDallasModern and contemporary sculpture museum and gardenOld Red MuseumDallasDallasCounty history and culture, located in the former Dallas County CourthousePenn Farm Agricultural History CenterCedar Hill DallasLocated in Cedar Hill State Park, working farm with reconstructed and historic buildings from the mid-1800s through the mid-1900sPerot Museum of Nature and ScienceDallas DallasNatural history, science, children's exhibits; formerly Dallas Museum of Nature & scienceRipley's Believe It or Not!Grand PrairieDallas Amusement Rooming House MuseumDallasDallasTemporary residence of Lee Harvey Oswald at the time of the John F. Kennedy assassinationRuth Paine House MuseumIrving Dallas1963 period house where alleged JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald spent the night before the assassinationSachse Historical Society MuseumSachseDallasLocal history Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey PlazaDallas DallasLife, times, death and legacy of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, building where alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald worked and shot KennedyTexas Fashion CollectionDallasDallasFashion exhibitions at the UNT ArtspaceTexas Musicians Museum IrvingDallasTexas musicians and related memorabiliaUNT ArtSpace DallasDallasDallasPart of the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design, includes the Texas Fashion Collection, located in the University Center Building

Denton

+Museum name CityCountyNotesRefsSue S. Bancroft Women's Leadership HallDentonDentonTemporarily closed. Located at Texas Woman's UniversityBarney Smith's Toilet Seat Art MuseumThe ColonyDentonCollection of toilet seats, originally located in San Antonio. After Smith's 2019 death, the new owner moved the collection to Denton CountyBayless-Selby House MuseumDenton DentonVictorian period home in Denton Historical ParkCourthouse-on-the-Square Museum DentonDentonRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlacesDenton County African American MuseumDenton DentonAfrican American history in Denton County, features early 20th century medical office collectionDenton Firefighters' MuseumDentonDenton FirefightingPatterson-Appleton Center for Visual Arts DentonDentonArt, operated by the Greater Denton Arts Council, includes the Meadows and Gough GalleriesRoanoke Visitor Center and MuseumRoanokeDentonRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, Local history, located in a former saloon Texas Women's Hall of FameDentonDentonWomen's history, located on the Denton campus of Texas Women's UniversityTexas Women's University Art GalleriesDentonDentonEast and West Galleries in the Fine Arts Building UNT GalleriesDentonDenton Part of the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design, includes the University of North Texas Art Gallery, Cora Stafford Gallery, Lightwell Gallery and North Gallery

Ellis - Erath

+Museum name CityCountyNotesRefsEllis County MuseumWaxahachie Ellis Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic PlaceEnnis Railroad and Cultural Heritage MuseumEnnisEllis Local history, railroad memorabiliaBen Hogan Museum DublinErathLife and career of golfer Ben HoganDublin Bottling WorksDublinErathHistoric working bottling works with W.P. Kloster Museum of Dr. Pepper memorabiliaDublin Historical MuseumDublinErathLocal history and memorabilia, operated by the Dublin Historical Society, exhibits include Ben Hogan, collection Big Little Books, military artifactsDublin Rodeo Heritage MuseumDublin ErathAmerican West, Rodeo photos, saddles, media related to when Dublin, Texas hosted one of the biggest rodeo companies in world during the late 1930s, 1940s and 1950sStephenville Historical House MuseumStephenvilleErathRecorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places. 19th-century buildings furnished with period furniture and artifacts, including log cabins, a ranch house, a rock cottage, a two-story Victorian house, a chapel, and a school house; The National Health and Public Safety History MuseumDublinErathHistory of America's health and public safety records;W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of TexasMingusErathAffiliated with Tarleton State University;W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of TexasThurberErathOperated by Tarleton State University, development of the coal, brick, and petroleum industries in the Thurber area

Fannin - Foard