Texarkana Museums System Texarkana, Texas

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 2343
Texarkana, TX 75504

Street Address       View Yahoo map

219 N. State Line Ave.
Texarkana, TX 75501

Phone: 903-793-4831
Fax: 903-794-7108
Email:
Web: www.texarkanamuseums.org

Museum Hours

Tues.-Sat		10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Admissions

Fee Charged

History

A group of local citizens established the Texarkana Historical Society in 1966. In 1971, the Society opened the Texarkana Historical Museum in the former Offenhauser Insurance building. In 1985, the Society obtained the Draughon-Moore "Ace of Clubs" house, a unique octagonal house built in 1885. The house is now completely restored and open to the public. The most recent addition to the Society came in 1990 when "Discovery Place" opened. "Discovery Place" is a hands-on museum of science, history, and human perception. It also houses traveling exhibits, a 50-seat video theater, and a classroom. To reflect its expanded mission, the Society changed its name to the Texarkana Museums System (TMS) in 1993. The organization received accreditation from the American Association of Museums in 1991.

Artifacts Collections

Textiles (4,000), Medical (5,000), Household-implements and furniture (3,000), Archaeological Archival - photographs, pioneer histories - ephemera (20,000)

Research Collections

Ephemera - newspapers, photographs, personal histories, postcards, yearbooks, letters, diaries, cookbooks, magazines. They are available for research by appointment.

Conservation

Video camera, camera; climate control - RH Indicator cards, recording thermo- hygrographs, dehumidifiers, acid-free paper and boxes; facilities able to handle small objects; full-time staff person operates facilities; services not available to other institutions.

Library

Open to general public, students, scholars; 450-500 books; circulates print materials; appointment necessary; can assist with inter-library loans through the local library.

Visual reference collection: 500 slides, 9,000 black and white prints, six videos; less than 10% of permanent collection visually documented.

Contact the Director and Marketing staff about rights and reproduction. Photocopies are $.30 per page and are added to user fee charges. In addition to a one-time $50 commercial use fee for video productions, there will be a $50 per hour charge for commercial and non-profit users. Photograph reproduction fees range from $15 to $100, depending on size and format. TMS has 3" x 5", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", 11" x 14", and 16" x 20" sizes in glossy and pearl, matte, and sepia.

Polar blue copy slides from black and white type are : $21.25 for the first slide, $13 each for 2-10 slides, $12 each for 11-25 slides, $11 each for 26-50 slides, and $10 each for 50 and up.

From books or frames, add $4.50 each.

Color copy slides from flat material up to 11" x 14" are : $50 for the first slide, $13 each for 2-10 slides, $12 each for 11-24 slides, $11 each for 25-36 slides. Add $4.50 each for slides from books or frames.

TMS also has commercial use fees -- $30 for one-time use for each photograph, $20 for one-time re-use for each photograph, $120 for special use on book covers, posters, calendars. There are also mailing and handling fees.

All photos purchased from the TMS must have a credit line for the Texarkana Museums System. Patrons filming the collections and archives of the TMS must schedule an appointment with the staff of the TMS. All negatives are the property of the TMS. TMS reserves the right to refuse requests for photocopies if, in its judgment, photocopying may damage the original material.

Services


Gift Shop, Audio Tours, Special Event Rental

Publications

Newsletter four times a year, annual report, grant-funded publications.

Facilities

50-person auditorium; 50-person lecture hall; wheelchair-accessible; other services for people with disabilities available upon request.

Programs

The Texarkana Museums System is made up of three facilities: Texarkana Historical Museum, Ace of Clubs House, and Discovery Place. TMS offers educational programming for school groups, grades pre-K to 12. TMS has educational tour programs, museum tours, Rose Hill Cemetery tour, special exhibits, in-class presentations, and teacher workshops.

The education tour programs must be scheduled. TMS has hands-on history trunks for loan. Each trunk includes artifacts, teacher background information, suggested classroom activities, and student take-home booklets. They may be checked out for one week. TMS also has traveling exhibits such as A Family Portrait, a photographic exhibit that focuses on an African-American family of southwest Arkansas at the beginning of the 20th century; House Detectives, a workbook introducing students to basic architectural elements and featuring examples of structures located in Miller, Little River, Sevier, and Hempstead County, Arkansas; and a video of Scott Joplin, Texarkana native and jazz composer.

The history trunks and traveling exhibits are available. Teacher/student guides. In-class presentations - $40, teacher workshops - $75, A Family Portrait - $25/week, history trunks - $25 per week.

Staff

Guy C. Vanderpool, Executive Director

Jamie Simmons, Curator

Bettie Lacy, Office Manager

Melissa Nesbitt, Assistant Curator

Amy Wilkinson, Education Director

Ina McDowell, Marketing/Public Relations

Faye Roy, Manager -Discovery Place

Blake McIntosh, Maintenance

Jane Burnett, Custodian


Museum Type

General
History
Science

Governance

Type: non-profit museums


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