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Museum of the Gulf Coast
700 Procter
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 982-7000

The Museum of the Gulf Coast is administered by the Port Arthur Historical Society

 
Personalities of the Coast
Music Legends
Big Band, Blues, Cajun, Composers, Country, Jazz, Opera, Producers, Rock, Songwriters, Soul, Zydeco, etc. See More...



Sports Legends
Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaching, Football, Golfing, Motorcycle & Automobile Racing, Olympians, etc. See More...



Notable People
Artists, Authors, Businessmen, Doctors, Educators, Entertainers, Military Heroes, Politicians, etc. See More...

 
Permanent Exhibits
Summary of Exhibits
The Museum of the Gulf Coast displays a wide range of exhibits which interpret the heritage of the Gulf Coast including history, natural history, fine and decorative art and popular culture. Highlights include the largest indoor mural in the Southwest depicting the history of the region from prehistory to the discovery of oil at Spindletop. Also featured are the original fresnel lens of the Sabine Banks lighthouse and two galleries devoted to notable musicians and athletes.

John and Grace Snell Gallery | Robert Rauschenberg Gallery


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Temporary Exhibits
Boot Scootin' Legends
On view through March 21, 2010 



On loan from the Honky Tonk Hall of Fame and Road Show, Boot Scootin' Legends: Images of Classic Country includes more than 70 original concert posters and backstage photographs featuring country legends such as Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, and many more including a few artists featured in the Museum’s Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame such as Tex Ritter and George Jones. 

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Important Museum Information
Hours of Operation:
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Monday through Saturday
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Sunday

Walk-in Admission:
Adults - $4.00
Senior Citizens(62+) - $3.00
College students with a valid ID - $3.00
Children ages 4-18 - $2.00
Children ages 3 and under - Free
Students and Faculty of Lamar State College-Port Arthur - Free

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Events
Youth Art Competition Deadline

March 19, 2010 5pm



Students in grades 6-12 are invited to submit entries inspired by the Holocaust Museum Houston's Butterfly Project. For more info please see Museum News.

Anne Frank
Teacher Workshop

March 25, 2010
4:30-6:30pm



K-12 teachers are invited to attend this FREE informative workshop inspired by the traveling exhibition Anne Frank: A History for Today and led by Hilary Stipelman of the Anne Frank Center in New York. For more info please contact the education coordinator Hollis Mutch at 409.984.6453.
Anne Frank:
A History for Today

April 11, 2010 2-4pm



Join us as we recognize Holocaust Remembrance Day with the opening of a temporary exhibition from the Anne Frank Center in New York. The event will feature a guest presentation from the Holocaust Museum Houston and an awards ceremony for a Youth Art Competition inspired by children of the Holocaust.

Museum News

Museum Newsletter:
The Lookout

Click here to view the
Winter Issue

Youth Art Competition

This spring, the Museum of the Gulf Coast is hosting a youth art competition in association with the traveling exhibition Anne Frank: A History for Today.

Open to students in grades 6 – 12, the art competition calls for butterfly creations of all shapes and styles inspired by the Holocaust Museum Houston’s Butterfly Project.

Entries for the competition must be submitted to the Museum of the Gulf Coast by March 19, 2010. To obtain registration forms please click here. For more info contact the education coordinator at
Hollis.Mutch@lamarpa.edu.
Competition entries will go on view at the Museum of the Gulf Coast and winners will be announced on Holocaust Remembrance Day in conjunction with the opening reception for Anne Frank: A History for Today on April 11.

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