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Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum is the largest history museum in Texas. It's so big, you can cover more than 26,000 square miles of Texas, all under one roof. The museum is located 15 minutes south of Amarillo on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon, TX. Summer museum (June-August) hours are Monday-Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm. Sundays 1-6pm Winner museum hours (September-May) are Tuesday-Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm. Admission is- $10 - Adults $9 - Seniors 65+ $9 - Groups over 20 $5 - Children (4-12) $3 - Children's Groups Free - Members and children under 4 Free - West Texas A&M University Faculty, Staff and Students with Buff Gold Card We are a Blue Star Museum.

Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

Address 2503 Fourth Avenue
Canyon, TX 79015
Phone806-651-2244
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On-Site

Pool: No pool

Facility Info

Meeting Rooms

Largest Room 4644
Total Sq. Ft. 10863
Space Notes PPHM is the largest history museum in the state, housed in a 200,000 square foot complex on the West Texas A&M University Campus. Spaces include 4,325 square foot Pioneer Hall, the 4,644 square foot Derrick Room and the 1,894 square foot Hazlewood Lecture Hall
Number of Rooms 3

Pioneer Hall

Total Sq. Ft.: 4325
Theater Capacity: 200
Classroom Capacity: 200
Banquet Capacity: 200
Reception Capacity: 200

Derrick Room

Total Sq. Ft.: 4644
Theater Capacity: 215
Classroom Capacity: 135
Banquet Capacity: 160
Reception Capacity: 300

Hazlewood Lecture Hall

Total Sq. Ft.: 1894
Theater Capacity: 150
Classroom Capacity: 120
Banquet Capacity: 120
Reception Capacity: 200

Ending Aug 25, 2018 Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

World War I: The Great War

Using artifacts (militaria, uniforms, souvenirs, weapons, photographs, archives, and etc.) from PPHM’s collections, the exhibition will…

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Ending Oct 01, 2017 Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

Art That Works

Functional art refers to aesthetic objects that serve utilitarian purposes. Featuring everything from furniture and lighting to dishes, silver…

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Ending Dec 01, 2017 Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

The Great War

PPHM commemorates the centennial anniversary of the United States' entry into World War I with three seperate and unique exhibits "Doughboys…

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Ending Feb 01, 2018 Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

When Georgia Was Here

Ends February 24th, 2018 This “rolling exhibition” will display near PPHM’s own Georgia O’Keeffe painting, Red Landscape, works of…

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Dec 02, 2017 Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

Christmas Open House

The museum will be bustling with Christmas activity as role players in Pioneer town invite you step in and step back to Christmas in the…

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Ending Aug 14, 2019 Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Cattle, Cowboys & Culture: Kansas City to Amarillo, Making and Urban West

The connection between Kansas City and the Texas Panhandle began when Kansas City merchants supplied buffalo hunters at Adobe Walls in 1874.…

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