Welcome to the Museum of the Big Bend!
Visit
The Museum of the Big Bend is located on the Sul Ross State University campus in Alpine, Texas. Call 432-837-8730 for more information.
HOURS
Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM – 4PM
Closed major holidays
Click here for entrance fees, holiday hours & other visitor information
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Upcoming
Visit our Calendar to find out about upcoming Events, Exhibits and Workshops.
Shop
Visit the Museum’s Gift Shop, Big Bend Trading Company, for great books, gifts, crafts and clothing.
Virtual Museum Walkthrough
Using Google Maps’ Street View feature, you can “walk” your browser through the entire exhibit area of the Museum of the Big Bend. Click here to give it a try!
View video from April 29, 2023 of author event at the museum: Donna Marie Miller on Texas Secessionists Standoff: The 1997 Republic of Texas “War”
In the News
The Museum of the Big Bend Gets a Gorgeous $11 Million Expansion
Darge collection donated to Museum of the Big Bend
Tom Lea paintings will be on exhibit in new Museum of the Big Bend annex
John L Nau III sharing collection of Texas Art for grand opening of McCoy Building at Museum of the Big Bend
The Mission of the Museum of the Big Bend, a Department of Sul Ross State University, is to serve and educate the public by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting the cultural, historic and natural materials that relate to the prehistory, history and cultural diversity of the Big Bend region of Texas and Mexico.