The museum is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Bandera County Convention and Visitor Bureau and the Bandera County Historical Commission to bring the Smithsonian to Bandera.  Bandera was one of  7 small towns in Texas chosen to host the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America.  The exhibit is a traveling exhibit developed by the Smithsonian and is coming to Texas in collaboration with the Texas Historical Commission.  One town from each of the Trail Regions of Texas was chosen to host the exhibit along with creating their own exhibit based on local history and developing programs that will be held in conjunction with the exhibit.  The museum is busy working on creating satellite exhibits that will be on displayed throughout Bandera County. While the main exhibit will be on view at the Bandera Middle School, visitors to the exhibit will receive a Passbook with a listing of all the programs and exhibits that will be held throughout the county during the run of the exhibit.  We are honored to be a part of the Smithsonian and their Museum on Main Street national tour.

June 21st to August 2nd, 2025