Calendar of Events

Now - May 2010 ~ Decorative Art Series: Textiles from the Collections of the Texarkana Museums System. Click HERE for more information.

Now- May 2010 ~ Tools of the Trade: Industries and Trades in Texarkana, 1870-1920. Click HERE for more information.

Now - June 2010 ~ Texarkana Pioneers: the Collom and Reade Families. Click HERE for more information.

 June 2010

June 22, 2010 ~ SNAKES! with Bill King; 1:30 p.m. at the Discovery Place Children's Museum. $10 per person.

June 29, 2010 ~ STOMP ROCKETS! 1:30 p.m. at the Discovery Place Children's Museum. $10 per person.Click HERE for more!

 July 2010

July 3, 2010 ~ Closed for Holiday

July 5, 2010 ~ TMS Offices closed

July 6, 2010 ~ DECORATE YOUR T-SHIRT DAY! 1:30 p.m. at the Discovery Place Children's Museum. $10 per person. Click HERE for more!

July 13, 2010 ~ BUILD & TAKE DAY! 1:30 p.m. at the Discovery Place Children's Museum. $10 per person. Click HERE for more!

July 20, 2010  SNAKES! with Bill King

July 27, 2010 ~ STOMP ROCKETS! 1:30 p.m. at the Discovery Place Children's Museum. $10 per person. Click HERE for more!

 August 2010

August 3, 2010 ~ DECORATE YOUR T-SHIRT DAY! 1:30 p.m. at the Discovery Place Children's Museum. $10 per person. Click HERE for more!

August 10, 2010 ~BUILD & TAKE DAY! 1:30 p.m. at the Discovery Place Children's Museum. $10 per person. Click HERE for more!

September 2010

October 2010

October 1 & 2, 2010: QUADRANGLE FESTIVAL: click HERE for more information. Events include the Quadrangle Barbeque Cookoff, Miss Quadrangle Pageant, Cheerleading Competition, two nights of great music including the annual Battle of the Bands and the youth talent contest. Click on Festivals and Events to the left or HERE for more information.

Contact Us:

Phone: 903-793-4831

Fax: 903-793-7108

Email: texarkanamuseums@cableone.net

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 2343

Texarkana, Texas 75504

Physical Addresses:

Museum  of Regional History: 219 State Line Avenue

Draughon-Moore Ace of Clubs House: 420 Pine Street

Discovery Place Children’s Museum: 215 Pine Street

Staff/Department Email:

Executive Director: Melanie Dowd

Office Manager/Billing Dpt.: Bettie Blackmon

Curator: Jamie A. Simmons

Draughon-Moore House Curator: Melissa Nesbitt

Discovery Place Manager: Alice Penrod

Who to contact:

General Questions: Please call 903-793-4831

Group Tours (adult, youth or school): Melissa Nesbitt

Property, Ace of Clubs: Melissa Nesbitt

Birthday Parties, Discovery Place: Alice Penrod

Discovery Place Gift Shop: Alice Penrod

Billing & Memberships: Bettie Blackmon

Collections, research, website: Jamie Simmons

Ace of Clubs Rentals, Events, Festivals: Melanie Dowd