Galveston The Bryan Museum

Bryan Museum located in the Galveston's historic district is a history museum dedicated to the Texas and the American West. The Bryan Museum moved to old Galveston Orphans Home in 2013 features 20,000 square feet of exhibit space. The museum collection includes books, archival material and artifacts that document the history of the American West. Started by J. P. Bryan and Mary Jon Bryan, the museum collections spans more than 12,000 years that includes ancient Native American cultural artifacts to modern 21st century objects. The museum has 70,000 items in total that includes books, documents, saddles, antique firearms, spurs, fine art, religious art, folk art, portraits, rare maps, native american tools, and a Spanish mission bell.