Matagorda County Museum

The Matagorda County Museum and Children's Museum is a historical museum highlighting local and state history and is available for public visitation as well as private tours for groups and organizations.

The mission of the Matagorda County Museum is to collect, to preserve and to protect the county's cultural heritage.

Through exhibition and development of educational programming we make the museum a cultural experience and destination.

Children Returning to Yesteryear in the Children's Museum

The Matagorda County Children's Museum is a treat for all ages. Built to represent an 1890-1910 small town, it is fully furnished and completely hands-on. You can leave your horse in the O.K. Corral, go to school in the one-room schoolhouse, visit the toy shop full of wind-up toys, shop in the General Store and take your purchases home to the prairie house after mailing your letters at the Post Office. The young cowboys might have a shave and haircut at the barber shop while the young ladies get all gussied up with clothing from the dress shop to enjoy a night out at the Opera House.

The Matagorda County Museum is a dynamic educational institution that engages visitors in the exciting story of the history of Matagorda County through a variety of program and exhibit experiences.

We are pleased to offer rental of the Museum for business meetings, banquets, receptions, birthday parties, and other events. Please note that such activities may not interfere with the normal public operation of the Museum and are subject to the policies and procedures listed below. The Museum cannot be used for discriminatory practices and reserves the right to refuse rental to individuals, organizations, or events that discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, or disability.

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