Bryan Museum

The Bryan Museum

Established	2014
Location	1315 21st St., Galveston, Texas
Coordinates	29°17′51″N 94°47′20″W / 29.2974°N 94.7890°WCoordinates: 29°17′51″N 94°47′20″W / 29.2974°N 94.7890°W
Type	Local history and art museum
Key holdings	Art and artifacts of the Southwestern U.S.
Founder	J.P. Bryan
Director	Dr. Jamie Christy, PhD
Curator	Nathan Jones
Website	thebryanmuseum.org

The Bryan Museum is located in Galveston, Texas, US. Opened in 2015, The Bryan Museum is focused on the history and art of the American Southwest and features a collection of historical artifacts, documents, and artwork relating to Texas and the Southwestern United States.^[1][2]

History

Assembled over a lifetime by Mary Jon and J.P. Bryan, the collection spans more than 12,000 years and boasts some 70,000 items.^[3] The collection includes ancient Native American cultural artifacts, modern 21st century pieces, rare documents in several languages, saddles and spurs, antique firearms, rare books, fine art, religious art, folk art, portraits, rare maps, and more.

The museum is located in the former Galveston Orphans Home.^[4]

References

1. "The Bryan Museum". Celebrate Galveston. March 26, 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
2. "Bryan Museum opens in Galveston, features American West". Washington Times. June 19, 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
3. Richard Varr (April 8, 2015). "Bryan Museum Launches This June on Galveston Island". Galveston.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
4. "A gift inside a gift: Historic Galveston orphanage that proved to be hurricane proof is now a museum". Culture Map Houston. March 6, 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

• Duty, Michael W. (). Deep in the Art of Texas: A Century of Paintings and Drawings: J. P. Bryan, whose monumental collection of Texas art is the source of this traveling exhibition. 120 pages, 10 x 10 {{ISBN 978-0-87565-562-8}}

External links

• Bryan Museum official website