The History Museums at HCU

The History Museums at HCU Museum of Southern History
Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts

The Museum of Southern History provides a window into the South during the mid-1800s. The Museum of Southern History showcases room settings, clothing, fine furnishings, uniforms, tools and weapons that give visitors a sense of how settlers rebuilt their lives after the Civil War. The Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts showcases Texas between 1830 and 1930, featuring arts from the

days when Houston was merely a frontier settlement. The Museum also includes the Schissler Miniature Furnitue Collection and the Theo Redwood Blank Doll Collection, one of the finest in the country.

The University Museums will be closed May 23 - 25 in observance of Memorial Day.
05/14/2026

The University Museums will be closed May 23 - 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

Thanks to the Samuel Sorrell Chapter, NSDAR, the HCU History Museums now has an America 250 memorial plaque honoring our...
05/12/2026

Thanks to the Samuel Sorrell Chapter, NSDAR, the HCU History Museums now has an America 250 memorial plaque honoring our nation’s 250th birthday. These patriotic ladies hosted an unveiling and dedication reception at the museums on May 11, and we are most grateful for their generosity!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Piece of the Past Museum Essay Contest! Through a generous gift of the Morris...
04/23/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Piece of the Past Museum Essay Contest! Through a generous gift of the Morris Family Foundation, these talented HCU students were honored during an awards banquet held on April 21. Special thanks to Lisa Simon, Dr. Doni Wilson, HCU President Robert B. Sloan, and First Lady Sue Sloan for making this wonderful event possible.

04/01/2026

The HCU History Museums will be closed April 3-5 for Easter.

Collections Spotlight!This Easter season, we are showcasing a 19th century porcelain sculpture, "Il Cenacola," by Italia...
03/27/2026

Collections Spotlight!
This Easter season, we are showcasing a 19th century porcelain sculpture, "Il Cenacola," by Italian artist Giuseppe Fabris (1790-1860). Fabris studied art in Vicenze and Milan before completing his training in Rome. The sculpture was donated to the university museum by Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Vanderhoef in 1969.
"Il Cenacola" is Fabris’s representation of the Last Supper, the final meal Jesus shared with his Twelve Apostles in Jerusalem before he was betrayed, arrested, tried, and crucified on Good Friday. Christians commemorate The Last Supper on Holy Thursday during Easter Week.
For centuries, artists have created depictions of this event in a variety of media. The best known of these is Leonarda da Vinci’s 1490s masterpiece mural "The Last Supper" at the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan, Italy.
"Il Cenacola" is on view in the lobby of the Museum of American Architecture & Decorative Arts in the MCAC. Please stop by soon to see it in person!

01/22/2026

The University Museums will be closed on Saturday, January 24. Thank you!

In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the HCU Museums will be closed on Monday, January 19.
01/14/2026

In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the HCU Museums will be closed on Monday, January 19.

01/05/2026

Happy New Year!
The museums will be closed this Saturday, 1/10.

The HCU History Museums will be closed December 19, 2025 - January 3, 2026 for the holidays. Merry Christmas and Happy N...
12/08/2025

The HCU History Museums will be closed December 19, 2025 - January 3, 2026 for the holidays. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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7502 Fondren Road
Houston, TX
77074

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Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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