Last updated: 4/1/2009
2200 E. Red River
The Victoria College
Victoria, TX 77901
Tuesday - Saturday
10 AM - 4 PM
$3.50 adults; $2.50 senior citizens; $2.00 students
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Sue Prudhomme
phone: 361-582-2436
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Cheryl Beran
phone: 361-582-2434
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The Museum of the Coastal Bend is proud to be a
member of the La Salle Odyssey Project, a cooperative venture of seven
Texas Gulf Coast museums. Each museum tells a segment of the story of
French explorers in Texas, captained by Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La
Salle, in their own unique way.
The Museum of the Coastal Bend presents the story of the first French
settlement on Texas soil, Fort Saint Louis. MCB is the main site of
artifacts from the archaeological dig recently completed at the site of
Fort St. Louis, including seven of the eight iron cannons used to protect
this early settlement.
Archeological stewards at the Museum of the Coastal Bend actively work to
gather artifacts and information from archeological sites in the region.
This information is included in the Early Peoples of the Texas Coastal
Bend exhibition, which tells the story of the people that inhabited our
region over 10,000 calendar years ago.
The Museum of the Coastal Bend showcases the rich
multi-cultural heritage of the mid-coastal region of Texas. The Museum's
mission is to enhance the appreciation and enjoyment of the region's
heritage. The Museum's purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit,
interpret, and educate using the history and heritage of the region.
For many years The Victoria College worked with
board advisors and volunteers from Victoria and nearby communities to
develop the Museum of the Coastal Bend. The Victoria College is an
established higher educational institution that has served the Coastal
Bend community since 1925. They began with a concept of creating a
cultural institution for educational enrichment to enhance the public's
appreciation and enjoyment of the region's heritage and the preservation
of natural resources. With the excavation of the Fort St. Louis Site in
1999, the concept for the Museum of the Coastal Bend developed into a
showcase exhibit about the French explorer La Salle and his attempt to found a colony in Texas.
Artifacts from the La Belle shipwreck excavation;
Fort St. Louis excavation; regional archeological excavations; artifacts
relevant to regional history.
exhibitions, gallery tours,
lectures, demonstrations, musical performances
The Victoria College; 501 (c) (3)
Access: Staff Only
Appointment required: Yes
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