The Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with the Texas Historical Commission, is bringing the traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America to Bandera beginning June 21.
The exhibition, which explores how rural American life has evolved, will be on display at the Bandera Middle School cafetorium through July 26. Bandera was selected as one of the Texas communities to host Crossroads through the Museum on Main Street program, a national initiative designed to bring cultural exhibitions to rural communities.
As an official satellite site, the Bandera Natural History and Art Museum will present three temporary exhibits that tie into Crossroads themes such as identity, land, community, persistence and change. These exhibits will be on view for five weeks.
One display, No Swimming Dinosaurs Here! New Insights into an Old Theory, highlights recent research in Bandera County that challenges a 1947 theory suggesting brontosaurs were swimmers. The exhibit features drone footage, a research poster and a cast of a dinosaur footprint.
Another exhibit in the museum’s New Spain Art Hall will focus on the importance of religious iconography, while the Juan Infante International Hall will host Changing Land: From Cattle and Sheep to Zebra and Tourists, an exhibit that explores how some Bandera-area ranches shifted away from traditional livestock operations in the 20th century.
The Bandera Natural History and Art Museum is located at 267 Old San Antonio Road. For hours and admission details, visit banderanhm.org. For information about all local events tied to the Smithsonian exhibit, contact the Frontier Times Museum at frontiertimesmuseum.org or the Bandera Convention and Visitors Bureau at banderacowboycapital. com.
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