Collingsworth
County Musuem
The museum, a
501(c)(3) organization, is funded by donations and income from a small
endowment with the Amarillo Area Foundation. Funds to renovate exhibit
space were provided by the Zephyr Foundation.
Membership is
available with a contribution in any amount.
Fund Raising
Events
Birthday Calendars: Orders Taken in August
Homemade Ice Cream in September
Sale of all-cotton Collingsworth County Afghans in the gift shop
Cowboy Barbecue as announced
Mailing Address
Collingsworth County Museum
P.O. Box 495
Wellington, Texas 79095
On the Square
at 824 East Avenue
Phone: 806
447-5327
Hours
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Or call for an appointment at any time
Member of Texas
Association of Museums
and Northwest Texas Museum Association
The Collingsworth
County Museum seeks to preserve the heritage and arts of this unique
area of the eastern Texas Panhandle for future generations. Through
the preservation of history and local culture, the Museum seeks to
instill pride in the past, reaffirm the quality of life in the present,
and promote growth in the future.
Traveling Exhibits -
History
Collingsworth
County Museum was chartered in 1971. Like most good beginnings, this
milestone was not reached without the dreams, plans, and work of many
groups and individuals.
The museum's first
home was at 1404 15th Street in the Tyler Building. Today that facility
houses agricultural and ranch exhibits and is open by appointment
only.
The main collection is located on the square in Wellington. Three
historic buildings, formerly the Pruden Drug and the Sullivan Hardware
and Furniture Stores, were donated for the growing collection.
The Art Center,
located in the old Pruden building, features the current work o f
local artists, as well as special exhibits. At other times, paintings
from the Museum's Collection are on exhibit.
