Free Lecture: Blown Away
Netflix Blown Away Star comes to Museum Get ready to be blown away. A contestant from a recent Netflix competitive reality series will be the next guest lecturer at …
The McFaddin-Ward House
Historic House Museum in Beaumont, Texas
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Free Lecture: Difficult Truths at Monticello
One Mountain, Many Stories: Difficult Truths at Monticello The McFaddin-Ward House is proud to present One Mountain, Many Stories: Difficult Truths at Monticello. This lecture features Monticello Museum's own Niya Bates who was instrumental in getting the story of Sally Hemings written into its chapters. Bates is the director of African American History at Monticello …
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Free Lecture: Story of the Buffalo Soldier
The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers The Buffalo Soldier National Museum in Houston, Texas is dedicated to telling the incredible - and often difficult - story of African-Americans in the US Armed Forces. Amidst the backdrop of racism and oppression in the United States, these soldiers fought bravely alongside whites for Texas Independence, the Civil …
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Mahj at the Museum – TO BE DETERMINED
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United StatesMahj at the Museum Due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus situation, the Mahj game in April may be postponed. For now, we are taking it day by day. Please stay tuned... Let the Games Begin... Our docents love Mah Jongg and you will too! You are invited to join them the first Monday of …
Free Lecture: Royal Art of Poison – POSTPONED
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United StatesThe Royal Art of Poison This lecture has been postponed UNTIL June 11th. Novelist Eleanor Herman joins our lecture series to give us historical scoop on by-gone royalty. Her book, The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul gives glittering, juicy accounts of what went on in some …
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Free Lecture: Crap Taxidermy POSTPONED
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United StatesThis lecture has been postponed until Fall 2020. Date TBD. Crap Taxidermy A humorous look at what happens when taxidermy goes terribly wrong. We'll let the pictures do the talking. Don't miss this tongue-in-cheek yet informative lecture about the art of stuffing an animal.
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Upcoming Lectures
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the museum's Fall 2020 lectures have been postponed.
Our House is Your House: Key Hunt
Embrace your inner Sherlock Holmes & come find some keys to great prizes! The MWH will host a community-wide scavenger hunt, Our House is Your House: Key Hunt, November 9-13 with prizes given to the winners. 10 brass skeleton keys will be hidden throughout community locations in Beaumont. Clues will be posted on social media …
Holiday Photo Shoot at MWH
McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United StatesJoin us for the McFaddin-Ward House Annual Photo Shoot on Sunday, December 6th to have your holiday photo taken on the front porch of the museum. Photo reservation appointments will be available from noon - 3 p.m. A limited number of appointments are available so make your reservations early! A professional photographer will take three …
Museum Closed: Dec. 24th-26th
Museum will be closed December 24th-26th for the holidays.
Museum Closed: Dec. 31st – Jan. 2nd
Museum will be closed December 31st - January 2nd for the holidays.
Apron Strings: Ties to the Past
McFaddin-Ward Carriage House 1906 North Street, Beaumont, TX, United StatesThe McFaddin-Ward House is proud to present the exhibit Apron Strings: Ties to the Past, featuring aprons dating from the late 1930s to the present. This exhibit, on view from September 23, 2021 to January, 7, 2022 in the Carriage House, chronicles changing attitudes towards gender norms associated with domestic work and explores how this …