Yard Yoga – Mondays at the Museum

McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

Start your month with a relaxing, free, hour-long yoga session with a Houston yogi! Nick Wolny brings a playful, energetic style to his yoga instruction in a class suited to …

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Spring Picnic on the Lawn

McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

It's our annual Spring Picnic at the McFaddin-Ward House! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, drinks and food. We'll provide the beautiful backdrop of our southern family home and gardens....plus a …

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Collecting Texas

McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United States

 Man Behind the Bryan Museum One man's hobby is another man's museum. Well, at least for energy industry mogul J.P. Bryan of Houston. For more than 40 years, Bryan and …

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Free Lecture: Separate But Equal Art

McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United States

Separate But Equal Art... Join us July 13th for a lecture on the history of artist co-ops in Houston in the 1930's. The city had a white group of artists …

Free Lecture: Hair, a History

McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United States

Hair History Lecture and Exhibit Long, short, braided, curled, or straightened; hairstyles make history. They can act as forms of social communication and offer insight into our private and public personas. The well-groomed McFaddin women went to great lengths to enhance their appearances, especially when it came to their hair. Museum intern Jennifer Kellum presents …

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Free Lecture: CANCELLED

The museum has cancelled its September lecture, "Ghost Towns, Gas Stations, and a 20-Foot Cowboy," due to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. We will reschedule it for next year. The …

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Free Lecture: Disturbingly Informative

The 2017 McFaddin-Ward House Lecture Series takes a frighteningly interesting turn this Halloween season as it presents "Disturbingly Informative: A Museum of Medical Mysteries". Our guest is the educator of America's finest medical museum, the Mutter.  Together with Marcy Engleman we will explore the strange world of macabre collections, from Albert Einstein's brain to a …

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Fall Picnic 2017

McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

Our Annual Fall Picnic is back with a purpose. The Golden Triangle has been through so much this year. Let's come together and celebrate the goodness and generosity of our community with food, music and fun. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, babies, and baskets for your own family picnic. We're rolling out the green carpet on …

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Free Lecture: Guns of the Old West

The Old West is one of the most fascinating and romanticized eras in history. Guns of the time were as famous as the men who carried them. The McFaddin-Ward House is pleased to bring renowned firearms expert Jim Supica to round out its lecture series this year. Mr. Supica is Director of the National Rifle …

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McFaddin Christmas Photo Op 2017

McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

Have Your Photo Taken on the Grand Staircase of Our Lovely Home The McFaddin-Ward Family loved pictures! Now you can too at our Annual Christmas Photo Opp! The Who What When Guests are allowed two photos only Please wait near the front of the house and be completely ready for your photo when your number …

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Eggnog Open House

McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

The McFaddin-Ward House invites you to its festive Eggnog Open House. See our lovely home as we decorate holiday style, much like the family who lived here did. Themed china and silver set the tables, red bows adorn the grand staircase, hundreds of poinsettias accent the rooms. We are serving eggnog and refreshments in the …

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Free Lecture – Alien Worlds: the Search for Planets Around Other Stars

McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United States

Are We Alone? University of Texas Astronomer William Cochran has been asking this question for most of his career. He searches for extrasolar planetary systems behind a telescope high atop the Davis Mountains at McDonald Observatory. What has he found? Come see his lecture at the McFaddin-Ward House and find out!