The Bryan Museum
1315 21st Street, Galveston, TX (Directions)
About
The Bryan Museum houses The Bryan Collection, one of the world’s largest collections of historical artifacts, documents, and artwork relating to Texas and the American West. Its located in the historic Galveston Orphan’s Home, an exquisite Renaissance Revival-style building surrounded by beautiful landscaping in a historic neighborhood. The Bryan Museum is also a great venue for weddings, corporate events, and private parties.
Hours
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM
- Thursday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM
- Friday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM
- Saturday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM
- Sunday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM
Admission
- Adults: $14
- Seniors (65+) and Military: $12
- Students (with valid ID): $10
- Children (6-12): $5
- Children (Under 6): Free
General
- One of the Largest Collections of Texas / American West Art & Artifacts in the U.S.
- Spanning 12,000 Years of History
- Features a Variety of Exhibits, Galleries, & a Museum Shop
- Venues Available for Group Events & Weddings
- Variety of Special Events Offered for Adults & Kids
- Memberships Available
Meeting Space
The Bryan Museum has several indoor and outdoor options for a special event.
The Bryan Museum Conference Room
Standing: 60Seated: 40
The Bryan Museum Conservatory
Standing: 200Seated: 140
The Bryan Museum Fountain
Standing: 200Seated: 175
The Bryan Museum Gazebo
Standing: 200Seated: 175
The Bryan Museum Grand Lobby
Standing: 100Seated: 0
The Bryan Museum La Sirena Cantina
Standing: 25Seated: 8
The Bryan Museum Library
Standing: 150Seated: 100
The Bryan Museum Second Floor Landing
Standing: 60Seated: 40
History
History of the Galveston’s Orphan’s Home….
Coming Up
Reviews
J Johnson
Excellent experience! I appreciated how the history of the building was shared along with the history of Texas! Very affordable- plan on at least 2 hours, so much to see! The staff is very well trained, friendly in true TX fashion!
Terri McBride
Lots of local and state history, much in chronological order. There are many paintings, sculptures, and artifacts to see. The building is also quite interesting.
Joshua Trammell
Very interesting collection by Mr. Bryan- I was particularly impressed with the early statehood focus. It’s a newer museum so they are filling out, but everything was well curated. The host was nice, I did not interact with the docent, but they seemed eager to help. I like the vision of the museum and the work they have done inside is very impressive. I would recommend buying the “Galveston pass” to get this and a few other things to do on the island for cheaper.
Louis and Elaine
The Bryan Museum is a wonderful collection of Texas history from prehistoric to modern times. The collection is immense with art, weapons, saddles, clothing and much more. The old orphanage building that houses the museum is also an historic structure and its history is touched on as well. A really interesting museum and very customer friendly.
Lauren (Rose)
Awesome museum with a lot of artifacts and collector items! Interesting history, the museum is housed in the former Galveston orphanage! Fun scavenger hunt activity too! Unique exhibit upstairs with a display of doors that you can open and look into the past , very thoughtful!
Bryan Nielson
Such an AMAZING museum. The information was presented very fairly without a noticeable bias. There was a large variety of artifacts and displays. Gorgeous building. We loved the use of technology (tablets and videos) to really enhance the presentation. Unfortunately, the gift shop was closed for a redesign. As was the ground floor (they call it that, but it's not the main/first floor that you enter in) We'd definitely come back here again.
