The Heritage Museum - Seguin, TX - Museum with a variety of exhibits in Sequin, Texas

The Heritage Museum is located at 114 North River is Seguin, Texas a block to the north of Guadalupe County Courthouse. Parking for the museum is free of charge within two blocks of the facility. The museum is open from eleven in the morning until four in the afternoon during the week; however tours can be arranged on Saturday's by request. The museum is normally closed on weekends and holidays. There is no charge for admission to the Heritage Museum.

There are more than two hundred members active in the Heritage Museum. The fees and dues are kept low and used to keep the museum open and preserve the exhibits. The members are known as guardians to the museum to recognize the importance of the membership in keeping the museum running. There are a number of things that these guardians allow the museum to be able to do.

Among the benefits the museum is able to provide thanks to its members are the publishing of historic pictures of Guadalupe County and Seguin in the Seguin Daily News and Seguin Gazette-Enterprise each week. Participation in Las Pasadas, the museum is the reception center for the annual Parade of Homes by the Seguin Conservation Society. The Heritage Museum also sets up photography exhibits at the Buck Fever night, has a complete floor exhibit of Ballard, Weiss and Leon studio collections. Each 4th of July the museum puts up a special photograph exhibit of the fourth.

The Heritage Museum also sets up an historical exhibit in the Silver Center and hosts an annual open house that starts before and continues after the lighting of the Christmas tree. The annual roundup gala at the Guadalupe Valley Hospital also has an exhibit from the museum. There are special tours and photographs provided to the 1959 and 1964 SHS classes in addition to the hosting of Guadalupe Art League's Student Works of Art from the Navarro ISD, Seguin ISD and Marion ISD students.

The Heritage Museum itself was formed during 1997 and the exhibits cover thousands of years' worth of history. The permanent collection at the museum includes photos, textiles, jewelry, ceramics and artifacts in addition to numerous other things. An important resource for both historical and genealogy research the artifact that are part of the permanent collection are complemented by the photography in the museum. Iconographic and stylistic trends that began in the middle of the nineteenth century are given a detailed overview by the collections.

The Heritage Museum's Discovery Center offers something for everyone. The Just for Fun section allows new ways to view history and explore the museum. There is trivia designed for kids, animated stories and a treasure hunt. There is the chance to find out the why and how behind objects in the museum through a closer look and go back to the first settlers' time in the settlers' portion of the discovery center.

With all that the Heritage Museum has to offer it is a must see the next time that you are in the Seguin, Texas area. Detailed information about the museum and membership opportunities can be gotten by contacting the Heritage Museum directly.