Current Exhibits
Photographs by Bobby Greeson
On exhibit in the gift shop hallway gallery
Images from Greeson’s travels of Bristlecone Pines and Upper Antelope Canyon
Tom Lea: 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) are on display in the permanent gallery of the new Emmett & Miriam McCoy building.
Image: Round Up Time: Branding a Calf, 1945-1946, Oil on canvas covered masonite, 20” x 33.75”, Tom Lea, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of LIFE Magazine, 1950.32
Fred Darge Paintings
Fred Darge (1900-1978) traveled extensively in Texas and other western states painting the pioneers and ranchmen of the region. These ten paintings make up the Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. McKee III Family Collection. Currently on exhibit in the Emmett & Miriam McCoy museum building.
Image: Going Home by Fred Darge
Find out more about the Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. McKee III Family Fred Darge Collection
Big Bend Legacy
The exhibit Big Bend Legacy greets visitors as they enter the Museum of the Big Bend. Legacy introduces visitors to the distinctive natural history, human history and confluence of cultures in the Big Bend region. Native Americans inhabited the area for thousands of years before the arrival of the Europeans. The Spanish, through their system of missions and presidios, imprinted their customs on the region only to be replaced by the nation of Mexico. The westward expansion of the United States brought yet another unique culture to the Big Bend. Big Bend Legacy invites the visitor to experience this panorama of natural and human history. Enjoy the video montage below which walks you through the museum’s world-class permanent exhibits!