The Witte Museum is dedicated to telling the stories of Texas, from prehistory to the present. The permanent collection features historic artifacts, photographs, art, textiles, dinosaur bones, cave drawings, and Texas wildlife dioramas.
The museum was established in 1926 and it was initially known as the Witte Memorial Museum. The catalyst for the Museum was an extensive collection of natural history specimens purchased for the city of San Antonio.
In 1970 the diverse and growing collection was split to create a separate art museum. This initiative created the San Antonio Museum of Art, which opened in 1981.
In 1984 the museum’s name was simplified to the Witte Museum. Since then, additions and renovations have increased the museum’s facilities with expanded exhibition space and programs, combined with the latest museum technology.
Highlights of the Witte Museum
- Heritage Collection – includes saddles, spurs, basketry, branding irons, historical clothing, and firearms
- Dinosaur Gallery and Dinosaur Lab
- Replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex
- Reproduction of a Quetzalcoatlus with a forty-foot wingspan
- Texas Wild Gallery
- The oldest and one of the largest public circus collections
Witte Museum
- Museum: Witte Museum
- Previously: Witte Memorial Museum
- City: San Antonio
- State: Texas
- Country: United States
- Built: 1926
- Type: Natural History Museum, History Museum
- Location: 3801 Broadway, San Antonio, TX, United States
Witte Museum – Map
Witte Museum – 360 Virtual Views
Witte Museum – 360 Virtual Views
Witte Museum – 360 Virtual Views
Witte Museum – 360 Virtual Views
Witte Museum – 360 Virtual Views
Museums in Texas
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- National Museum of the Pacific War
- Museums in Houston
- Museums in Dallas
- Museums in Fort Worth, Texas
- Museums in San Antonio
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Houston Museums
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Houston Museum of Natural Science
- Space Center Houston
- Lone Star Flight Museum
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Dallas Museums
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
- Meadows Museum
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San Antonio Museums
- The Alamo
- San Antonio Museum of Art
- Witte Museum
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Fort Worth, Texas Museums
- Kimbell Art Museum
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“Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but
how well you bounce.”
– Texas Proverbs
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