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Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

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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 May 31, 2019 Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

Native Lifeways of the Plains

This temporary exhibit will be on exhibition until May 2019. The exhibition draws principally from the museum’s ethnology collection to…

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Ending Dec 31, 2018 Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

"Pop Culture" Exhibitions

RCA to Apple Explore the evolution of consumer electronics and mass media from RCA to Apple. Here, you’ll see a large…

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Ending Apr 20, 2019 Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Derrick Room or East Lawn

Mindfulness at the Museum: Yoga

Namaste! Find your center at PPHM with our friendly classes on the 3rd Saturday of each month. There will be surprises like puppies, kitties,…

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Ending Aug 24, 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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Apr 13, 2019 Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

Unveiled: Rococo

An evening of French Opulence. An event like no other... more details on what is to be "unveiled"…

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Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum Admission

The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum has been described as the largest history museum in Texas and one of the nation’s premier museums. Located just a few miles from Amarillo &…

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Free

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