Welcome to the new Emmett and Miriam McCoy Building
Set-up for the Dedication Luncheon in the new event space. Photo by Bobby Greeson.
Ribbon cutting at Dedication Ceremony on June 23. Photo by Bobby Greeson.
Nathali and Johnny Weisman in front of the Flying W brand during Grand Opening. Photo by Bobby Greeson.
We celebrated the completion of the new Emmett and Miriam McCoy Building at the Museum of the Big Bend on June 23, 2023 with a Dedication Luncheon, Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening reception. It opened to the public the following day with free tours, presentations and book signings.
This exciting addition doubles the size of the Museum of the Big Bend, creating several dynamic exhibit spaces for the display of art and history and a Cultural Events Center for museum programs as well as community and private events. Award-winning architectural firm Page/ used the unique nature of the site to create a masterful melding of the original 1937 museum with a striking new contemporary structure.
On display are Western Beef Cattle, a series of rarely exhibited paintings by the late El Paso artist Tom Lea (Dallas Museum of Art, gift of LIFE Magazine); Murals by Clint Baermann, Xavier Gonzalez, and Julius Woeltz; as well as newly acquired works from the museum’s permanent collection. In the original historic building, visitors can see Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps from the renowned Yana and Marty Davis Map Collection and the Big Bend Legacy exhibit which explores the natural, human and cultural history of the Big Bend region.
Go here to read this Texas Monthly article about the museum expansion:
https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/the-museum-of-the-big-bend-gets-a-gorgeous-11-million-expansion/
Cattle on an Early Mexican Hacienda, 1945-1946, Oil on canvas covered masonite, 20″ x 33.75″, Tom Lea, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of LIFE Magazine
Donors to the new Emmett & Miriam McCoy Building
Emmett & Miriam McCoy & Family
The Donnell Family
Bonnie & John Korbell
Modesta & Clayton Williams, Jr.
Judy & Stephen Alton
The Caldwell Family
Yana & Marty Davis
Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation
King Family Foundation
Family of Don Pfiester–Karen,
Ed & Cindy, Sam & Rebecca Pfiester
John B. Poindexter
Anne & Johnny Weisman
Anne Adams
Mary & Jim Bones
Friends of Marty Davis
Friends of Raye Foster
In memory of Ben & Amelia R. Gallego
Friends of Kay Green
Susan & Jerry Pittman
Leslie & David Pohl
Friends of John Poindexter
Dedie & Lonn Taylor
Catherine Wright & Dave Leet
Donors for the Glass
Guard Rail Panels
Val & Tom Beard
Anne Strauss Calaway
The Caldwell Family
Janice & Roy Coffee, Jr.
Susan Combs & Joe Duran,
& Alex, Blaise & David Duran
The Ivey Family
Georgia & Bentley King
Bonnie & John Korbell
Nancy & Nyle Maxwell
Lynda & Bob McKnight
The McMahon Family
Cristina & Hector Méndez
Al Micallef & Family
Carol & Pete Peterson
Karen, Ed & Sam Pfiester
John B. Poindexter
Kathryn, Street, Rebecca,
Elizabeth & Alice Rogers
Ruthie Bowman Russell
Nathali & Johnny Weisman
Modesta Williams & Family
of Clayton Williams, Jr.
New entrance desk during Grand Opening. Photo by Bobby Greeson.
Tom Lea Gallery during the Grand Opening. Photo by Bobby Greeson.
Crowd on patio at Grand Opening. Photo by Bobby Greeson.