The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (PPHM), the largest history museum in Texas, is celebrating 85 years with a Founder’s Day celebration from 1pm to 3pm on...

A screening of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s film The Vietnam War: A Film. The event will conclude with a panel discussing their different perspectives and...

A show of photographs by Bill Wittliff documenting the filming of the Western LONESOME DOVE.

Three exhibitions commemorating the centennial anniversary of the USA’s entrance into World War I: Doughboys & Home Folks will use artifacts from the PPHM collections,...

Join former PPHM curator Bill Green on a walking tour of Canyon! The tour will begin at the Canyon Municipal Courthouse.

An exhibition of art that was created during the period of Georgia O’Keeffe’s time at West Texas A&M University. The show will feature works by O’Keeffe’s contemporaries, including Lucien...

Tour the PPHM in the dark! Role players and storytellers will come to life in all areas of PPHM to show visitors what life was like...

A synopsis of the film: “Four young Cowboys hatch an outrageous plot to adopt, train, and ride a string of wild mustangs 3,000 miles from...

The first major exhibition by Jose Arpa since 1998. Arpa’s works and teachings greatly impacted “Texas Impressionism”.

An exhibition featuring works by Dan Ostermiller, Loveland, CO; Daryl Howard, Austin; David Loren Bass, Santa Fe; Roylynn Evans, Amarillo; Albino Hinojosa, Ruston, La.; Nancy Silvia,...

An event with Santa, storytellers, cookie decorating, and more.

A screening of the recently rediscovered silent film The Daughter of Dawn.

An exhibition of works by Philip R. Goodwin. Goodwin is known for his wildlife and hunting paintings, as well as for designing the Winchester Arms logo. Additionally,...

A touring exhibition of 40 paintings by artist George Catlin (1796–1872) showing the crucial role of the buffalo in Plains Indian culture. These historic works...

WTAMU Professor of Theatre, Anne Medlock will discuss fashion accessories through the ages and the role they play in historic social status and individuality in...

Very loosely tying into the museum’s focus on wildlife and hunting, this exhibition is set up as a fashion hunter’s dream, including hundreds of accessories,...

As part of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museums series of exhibitions on Women of the West, Gems of the Plains will be an introspective look at...

The Panhandle Plains Historical Museum now has a new summer program to help kids and families explore the museum and have fun along the way....

Experience the holidays at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum’s 37th annual Christmas Open House. December 6: 6:00-9:00 pm December 7:  2:00-6:00 pm.  

Have you ever driven by the cemetery and wondered about the stories of the people that helped shape this area? The eighth annual Llano Cemetery...

Since its inception in 1921, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society has preserved American Indian material, cultural artifacts, and art objects. While numerous donors added to the...

Lucien Abrams (1870-1941) is the only Texas artist to be directly associated with American Impressionism. A native Kansan who moved to Texas as a child, Abrams...

Join Curator Michael Grauer for a discussion of the history of academic drawing and the Drawings from the Permanent Collection exhibition.