Visit The Bryan Museum

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  lotsohobbies 5

  11 Oct 2021

  Hidden gem of a museum. The building used to be a children’s orphanage. It was restored after the flood. The building is magnificent. The collection is varied and extensive including 3 Warhols, the Stelzig’s store horse, and information about Texas through the years. We spent 2 hours. We will be back to see it again. Highly recommend.

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  terryg422 5

  11 Sep 2021

  This is a hidden gem of a museum. Most people go to Galveston for the beach. We found this place by using the Hilton App that has a link to a map that populates there entire area. We found it through that. This building was built in 1895 and was operated as an orphanage that withstood the terrible hurricane of 1900. It now has great historical objects. There’s a diorama of the Battle of San Jacinto. Outstanding. The sections are: a journey through the history of Texas, when the Spanish were here and the beautiful artifacts therein. One area plays the story of the terrible hurricane of 7 Sept 1900, devastating the city and losing 6,000 people.

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  Leisa_F 5

  28 Jun 2021

  I found the museum very interesting. It was worth the trip. I really enjoyed the history and the art. The museum was worth the price of admission.

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  Melissa_J 5

  25 Jun 2021

  Kids loved the battle scene and finding all the key players. We enjoyed learning about the history of Galveston and seeing all the artifacts!

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  AE-BW11 5

  23 Jun 2021

  The Bryan Museum was a great find for us! We easily enjoyed a couple hours there. They have quite a collection. There’s a Spanish Colonial Gallery, Texas Frontier Gallery, Statehood and Beyond Gallery and lots of other wonderful things to see. There are large collections of historical firearms, saddles, Spurs, clothing, artwork, etc. There’s a display about cowGIRLS and some other cowgirl items in other places. Displays are well done with informational labels and iPads with touch screens that explain various items. There is some beautiful artwork from various times and there are even three paintings by Andy Warhol. One of those is of Annie Oakley. Pretty cool! The tour starts with an 8 minute video introduction to the collections in the museum. Great place to go on a rainy day, in the heat of the day in summer or any time. We really enjoyed it.

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  457gregg 5

  21 Jun 2021

  We are relatively frequent visitors to Galveston, but this was our first visit to this museum. It was excellent containing memorabilia from the collection of Texas oilman, J.P. Bryan. Located in the historic Galveston Orphanage, the architecture of the building itself is impressive. I would consider this museum a "must see" for visitors to Galveston. It is in walking distance from the Hotel Galvez and has free parking at the museum.

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  Lynda_K 5

  14 Jun 2021

  I'm not much of a history buff, but even I enjoyed the displays. Very well done and maintained. The cave set up for children's parties is really neat.

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  Maureen_W 5

  10 Jun 2021

  The Bryan Museum, steeped in Galveston history, brings to life Texas, Mexico and the Old West. Outstanding attention to detail, gorgeous home, lush grounds with frolicking butterflies....do not miss this museum your.

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  sioux16 5

  24 Apr 2021

  The Bryan Museum was a welcome surprise to our vacation. We found time to visit and learned a lot more about our Texas history. The Antique gun collection is Amazing!

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  Paul G 4

  12 Apr 2021

  Superb, yet disppointing are the words that describe my reaction to my visit. As a deposit of Texas history, my reveiw echos most as it is indeed excellent in every aspect.. As a keeper of the history of the building and The Home for Orphans for many,many years, it fails miserably.. Not a word about what each room was used for, not a word about where the kitchen was, Nothing on how the children lived, worked or were eductaed. In short, aside from the plaque at the main entrance and something very brief in the basement, the museum has scrubed this aspect of the building clean. By all means visit, it is well worth it from the Texas history aspect, just do not expect much on The Orphans.

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