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CLOSED for Winter Break
Date(s):
December 19, 2021
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January 02, 2022
Dec. 19 - Jan. 1 Closed for Winter Break. MCB reopens for regular viewing hours on Jan. 4.
TAS Distinguished Service Award Presentation to the McNeill Family
Date(s):
January 13, 2022
Reception to honor The McNeill Family for outstanding contributions of service to Texas archeology
CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER WEATHER Art with Artifacts
Date(s):
January 20, 2022
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January 20, 2022
CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER WEATHER 5-7 p.m. Work with other artists to hone skills with our artifacts as subjects.
JOHN W. STORMONT LECTURE: From Accordion Roots to Conjunto Music
Date(s):
February 10, 2022
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February 10, 2022
5:30 p.m. Dr. Manuel F. Medrano speaks about his work on the Los Del Valle Oral History Project and explores conjunto music, its connection to the Chinese sheng and the European accordion.
Tiny Texian Storytime
Date(s):
February 11, 2022
10:30-11 a.m. Join Greg Garrett, MCB educator, at Texian Books for Tiny Texian Valentine's Day Storytime.
Black History Month Display
Date(s):
February 12, 2022
10 a.m.-2 p.m. MCB focuses on the resilience of the African American community.
Groundbreaking Ceremony
Date(s):
February 24, 2022
8-8:30 a.m. Groundbreaking Ceremony for a 4,000 sq. ft. new construction to house the permanent exhibit, Where Texas Ranching Began.
TAS Geoarcheology Academy
Date(s):
March 04, 2022
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March 08, 2022
Registration required. Presented by the Texas Archeology Society.
JOHN W. STORMONT LECTURE: Discovering Texas' Past Through Archaeology Today
Date(s):
March 05, 2022
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March 05, 2022
5:30 p.m. Learn about archaeological investigations in Texas.
Spring Break Activities
Date(s):
March 12, 2022
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March 19, 2022
Visit MCB at VC main campus, and at Victoria parks for our "Museum in the Park Tour." All activities are free and open to the public. All supplies provided for museum activities.
Flights of Fancy Traveling Exhibit Visits Downtown Victoria
Date(s):
March 26, 2022
1-6 p.m. Visit "Flights of Fancy" at the Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts. Kids activities will be held from 1-4 p.m.
JOHN W. STORMONT LECTURE: The Archaeology of Piracy
Date(s):
March 31, 2022
5:30 p.m. Russell K. Skowronek examines archaeological sites and historic records in this illuminating talk about the nature of pirates, pirate politics, and the continuing legacy of pirates.
CLOSED for Easter holiday
Date(s):
April 15, 2022
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April 16, 2022
CLOSED Apr. 15 & Apr. 16
JOHN W. STORMONT LECTURE: The Negro League Era of Texas Baseball
Date(s):
April 21, 2022
5:30 p.m. Greg Garrett, Museum Experience Educator, discusses the long, storied past of black baseball in Texas.
No Stone Unturned Temporary Exhibit Ends Apr. 30
Date(s):
April 30, 2022
See this impressive collection before the exhibit ends on Saturday, Apr. 30.
Spring Artisans Market
Date(s):
May 05, 2022
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Now in its 15th year, the annual spring market at the Museum of the Coastal Bend features one-of-a-kind gifts.
Adjusted viewing hours
Date(s):
May 06, 2022
MCB will be open for reduced hours from 1-4 p.m.
Academy of Lifelong Learning Lecture--Plague, Papacy and Power: The Black Death and the Avignon Papacy
Date(s):
May 10, 2022
1:30 p.m. Dr. Heather Para, MCB Exhibits and Collections Manager, presents a lecture for members of VC's Academy of Lifelong Learning and museum members.
Archaeology Accelerated
Date(s):
May 27, 2022
10 a.m. Watch this 15-minute time-lapse video of the past 3 months excavating a unit at the McNeill Ranch Site, with real-time Q&A from the MCB Public Archaeology Lab. (online)
Tiny Texian Storytime @ Texian Books
Date(s):
June 10, 2022
10:30-11 a.m. Join Greg Garrett, MCB educator, at Texian Books for Tiny Texian Storytime
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