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March 21, 2023
Texas Historical Commission accepting applications for Heritage Tourism Program
The Smithsonian is coming to town.
Six small towns across the state of Texas will be chosen to host the largest museum complex in the world. The Heritage Tourism Program is launching a new partnership with the Smithsonian to bring traveling exhibitions to rural Texas as part of the Museum on Main Street initiative. If selected, communities will receive training and consultation from the Texas Historical Commission staff to prepare their local heritage tourism landscapes for the arrival of the exhibit in August 2024.
The THC is looking for not only museums and cities in the Texas Main Street Program, but also tourism organizations, libraries and other organizations that are interested in developing heritage tourism in their towns.
Applications will be accepted through May 15. The application and more information about the Museum on Main Street initiative are available at thc.texas.gov/museum-on-main-street.
Six small towns across the state of Texas will be chosen to host the largest museum complex in the world. The Heritage Tourism Program is launching a new partnership with the Smithsonian to bring traveling exhibitions to rural Texas as part of the Museum on Main Street initiative. If selected, communities will receive training and consultation from the Texas Historical Commission staff to prepare their local heritage tourism landscapes for the arrival of the exhibit in August 2024.
The THC is looking for not only museums and cities in the Texas Main Street Program, but also tourism organizations, libraries and other organizations that are interested in developing heritage tourism in their towns.
Applications will be accepted through May 15. The application and more information about the Museum on Main Street initiative are available at thc.texas.gov/museum-on-main-street.