Texas Military Forces Museum
 Official sign of the Texas Military Forces Museum |
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| place | Austin (Texas) USA |
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Military museum
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| opening | 1992 |
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The Texas Military Forces Museum (English: Museum of the Texan Armed Forces) is a museum about the history of the Texan militia , volunteer organizations and National Guard from 1823 until today. The museum is located in Austin ( Texas ).
history
The museum was founded by Brigadier General John CL Scribner and opened on November 14, 1992. It is located within the Camp Mabry - barracks in Austin, Texas, and the public is accessible for free. The officers' mess, built in 1918, was converted for the museum from 1990 onwards. The costs for the museum were financed exclusively from donations.
collection
The exhibition rooms cover approx. 5,000 square meters and contain over 10,000 exhibits, 6,000 books, 20,000 historical photographs, approx. 35 historical military vehicles, tanks and artillery . Permanent and changing exhibitions show military equipment, personal items, films, music (trumpet signals), photographs and battle dioramas from the period 1823 to the present day. The themes covered in the museum are: Texas War of Independence , Texan Navy, Republic of Texas , Mexican-American War , Native American Wars , American Civil War , Filipino-American War , World War I , World War II , Korean War , Peace Missions , and the War on Terror . The vehicles on display include the M4 Sherman , Jagdpanzer 38 (t) , Hotchkiss M1914 , Bell UH-1 and many more.
There are other artillery pieces, tanks, helicopters and planes on the outside of the museum.
Web links
Official website of the museum
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 30 ° 18 ′ 49.5 " N , 97 ° 45 ′ 40.5" W.