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, and was built to welcome travelers on the railroad. Since 1992, The Grace Museum has been a cornerstone to Abilene’s downtown revival into a welcoming center of the arts, dining and family activities for this dynamic west Texas town.
We hope you will enjoy your visit to The Grace Museum and will return to visit often!
Museum Hours
Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm
FREE on Thursday Nights 5-8pm
Click here for time slots to visit SPARK
Closed Sunday & Monday
Holiday Hours
New Year: Closed January 1
Good Friday: Closed April 7
Independence Day: Closed July 4
Thanksgiving: Closed November 22-24
Christmas: Closed December 23-31
Admissions
$6 Adults
$3 Children ages 4-17, Seniors 65+, Students & Educators (with ID), Non-Active Duty Military (with ID)
FREE Children ages 0-3, Museum Members, Active Duty Military & Families (with ID)
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Accessibility
The Grace Museum is fully accessible for our physically challenged 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.
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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Building multifaceted connections through new experiences in American fine art and history
Saturdays are great museum days. Today is the LAST day to see these two exquisite art exhibitions in our second floor galleries. So come downtown and enjoy a day at The Grace...we're open 10am-5pm!
ON VIEW THROUGH FEB. 4
𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘮: 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘥
𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
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Terry Cockerham, 𝘊𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘬, 2017, black and white digital photograph, Collection of The Grace Museum, Gift of the artist
The Grace has a new cultural heritage exhibition NOW ON VIEW in celebration of Black History Month! This one-month exhibition presents the history of the black community in Abilene as it relates to various issues such as segregation and desegregation, perpetual hardships, black leaders who have persevered, and the push for success within their own community.
Curated by Maia Bell with students Bree McCarthy Reese, Joyce Monene, Ja’Kaylon Sabbath, and Jeremiah Taylor through Dr. Amanda Biles’s Introduction to Public History: Interpreting American Pasts course at Abilene Christian University.
This program is supported by a grant from the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council, and made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
OPENING DELAY: The Grace Museum will open at 10:30 am today due to weather-related delays.
TOT SPOT: Our 9:30 class has been canceled for this morning (we are rescheduling for next week), but our 11:00 class will take place as planned.
We're open today with extended hours (FREE admission 5-8pm)! Our wonderful art exhibitions on the 2nd floor are just about to be over, so come see them while you can!
ON VIEW THROUGH FEB. 4
𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘮: 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘥
Read more about these exhibitions on our website at thegracemuseum.org/art.
The Grace will remain closed on Wednesday, Feb. 1 due to the current winter weather warning and hazardous road conditions. Warm wishes during this freeze!
#stayhomeandmakesomeart
The Grace Museum will be closed Tuesday, January 31 due to wintry weather and icy roads in our area. Stay safe and warm, everyone!
Mark your calendar to join us on Feb. 9 for a special public screening of 𝐴 𝐿𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑐𝑦 𝑈𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑑, a documentary by Alisha Taylor that explores the Black History of Abilene, Texas and its preservation at the Curtis House Cultural Center.
When.....February 9, 5:30 pm
Where....The Grace Museum
Cost.......FREE EVENT
RSVP online >> bit.ly/alu-screening
Thanks to everyone who came out last night for our tealight oil pastel class! We enjoyed sipping tea & getting creative with you.
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January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in honor of the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. This date invites all UN member states — and all people worldwide — to remember and honor the victims of the Holocaust.
Stop by The Grace to see our current exhibition 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘺 before it closes on January 31.
IMAGE:
Slave laborers in the Buchenwald concentration camp near Jena. Germany, April 16, 1945. Pvt. H. Miller (Army), Photograph courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD, https://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/mfh-liberation-free.htm
Artist Paul Manes masterfully paints in oils and is well known for his large-scale representational imagery of earth elements such as fire, water, plant life and landscapes. Clues to his underlying inspiration for each painting are often subtly exposed in his titles that reveal intrinsic themes of life, death, power, and freedom.
PAUL MANES: ODYSSEY
On view in The Grace Museum Main Gallery through April 1, 2023
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Paul Manes, Devil's Paradise, 2022, oil on canvas, 78" x 96”, Courtesy of artist and Cris Worley Fine Arts
𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘮: 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘥 is a beautiful, black-and-white digital photography series showcasing the majesty and resilience of the Big Bend area. On view through February 4 @thegracemuseum.
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Terry Cockerham, 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘋𝘰𝘨, 2013, black and white digital photograph, Collection of The Grace Museum, Gift of the artist