Visit The Grace

The Grace Museum is a place for all ages to explore art, history, and creativity. Our 1909 building was originally the Hotel Grace, built to welcome travelers on the railroad. Since 1992, The Grace Museum has been a cornerstone to the revival of Abilene’s Downtown area as a welcoming center for the arts and community activity.

We hope you will enjoy your visit to The Grace Museum and will return to visit us often!

Museum Hours

Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm

FREE Thursday Nights: 5-8pm

Closed Sunday & Monday

Click here for Spark visiting hours

 

Holiday Closures

New Years: CLOSED Dec 31 & Jan 1

Good Friday: CLOSED Apr 3

Independence Day: CLOSED Jul 4

Thanksgiving: CLOSED Nov 26-27

Christmas: CLOSED Dec 24-25

Admission

$8 โ€“ Adults 18+

$5 โ€“ Children ages 4-17, Seniors 65+, Students & Educators (with ID), Retired Military (with ID)

FREE โ€“ Children ages 0-3, Museum Members, Active Duty Military Families (with ID)

Location

102 Cypress Street

Abilene, TX 79601

325-673-4587

info@thegracemuseum.org

Accessibility

The Grace Museum is fully accessible for our mobility impaired visitors. There is a wheelchair ramp on the North 1st Street side of the Museum for access to the building, an elevator for access to all floors, and wheelchair-accessible restrooms. In addition, there is a wheelchair available for visitor use upon request at the Lobby Desk. Noise-cancelling headphones are also available upon request at our Spark desk located on the 2nd floor.

Parking

The Grace Museum offers two parking areas adjacent to our building along North 1st Street. We welcome our patrons to park in either of these areas. Reserved spaces are available for Handicapped Parking Only.

Interested in a School Tour? Check out our information for Educators.

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Our Mission

The Grace Museum builds connections within the evolving Texas story to American fine art, regional history, and the world of science through exhibitions, collections, and inspiring experiences.

Our Vision

The Grace Museum will serve as an exemplary cultural institution as well as a hub of learning, inspiration, and involvement.

Our Staff

Administration

Laura Moore, Executive Director
Vicki Butts, Director of Finance and Human Resources
Sheila Scevers, Director of Donor Relations
Lori Thornton, Director of Marketing and Communications
Lyric Kennedy, Digital Media and Project Coordinator
Tina Russ, Guest Relations Specialist
Audria Hammond, Guest Relations Specialist

Curatorial

Judy Tedford Deaton, Chief Curator, Director of Exhibitions and Collections
Erika Parker, Collections Manager and Curator of History
Yoleny Martinez, Preparator

Education

Kathryn Mitchell, Director of Education
Marsha Hammack, Director of Science Center
Kaitlyn Myers, Science Center Public Programs Coordinator
Wendy Wilson, Science Center Education Coordinator
Christy Biebighauser, Programming Coordinator
Annemarie Holder, Children’s Programming Coordinator

Events

Thomas Pierce, Director of Events

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We have decided to cancel this Wednesday's Mosaic Moments program out of an abundance of caution due to the current road conditions.**EDIT** Following our local school closures for January 28, The Grace Museum will remain closed through Wednesday. Stay safe, friends! ... See MoreSee Less

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CLOSING SOON: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ: ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ exhibition - on view through February 7. โ #staffpicksโ "I love this photo because of what it does and does not tell you. At first glance I see a tree in a big desert. It reminds me of a scene in an old western movie. What the picture doesnโ€™t tell you is the 3-4 hour long hike and over 1800ft of elevation that it took to get this photo. In person this spot is actually quite high up in Big Bend! This photo captures the vastness of what you see when youโ€™re up there. It is a surprisingly beautiful moment in nature, looking down at what looks like endless rocky terrain and Texas vegetation." - ThomasIMAGEโ --โ Terry Cockerham, ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ฎ, 2008, giclee print, Gift of the Artist ... See MoreSee Less

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Come see ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต: ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด before it closes on February 21.IMAGE--Gail Norfleet, ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด, 2014, acrylic and cut paper collage on two Lucite Panels, Courtesy of the artist and Valley House ... See MoreSee Less

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