ENDING SOON!
Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps Exhibit

Don’t miss your chance to watch Texas history unfold in this fascinating exhibit of historic Texas maps. This exhibit ends on Aug. 14 and is located in the exhibit hallway next to the SBC Theatre. It features maps from 1548 to present day and covers a wide span of Texas and U.S. history, including the Louisiana Purchase to modern railroads and interstates. Going to Texas is on display in conjunction with the Mayborn Museum’s summer traveling exhibition, National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure, which runs through Sept. 7, 2008. Click here for more information.

National geographic maps: tools for adventure

Hurry into the Mayborn and catch our 2008 summer traveling exhibit, National Geographic MAPS: Tools for Adventure, which is on display through Sept. 7, 2008. This international traveling exhibit from The Children's Museum of Indianapolis and the National Geographic Society, is on display in the museum’s Thomas E. and Emilyne Weed Anding Traveling Exhibit Gallery. Dynamic elements within the exhibit, grouped by land, sea, air and space, invite families to become explorers, chart new territory and plan their own adventures. Click here for more information.

worldwide wednesdays

Explore South America on Aug. 6!

It’s not too late to catch the summer fun during our final Worldwide Wednesday. We continue our journey through all seven continents by exploring South America on Aug. 6. Join us for a full day of events and activities highlighting the exciting cultures of this region! Catch a showing of “The Emperor’s New Groove,” set in the South American country of Peru; discover the continent through artifacts; learn about a South American native, Ernie the Iguana; and enjoy performances of the traditional tango and rumba dances, followed by lessons so you can do them yourself!

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Critterman, one of the performers at the Worldwide Extravaganza

WORLDWIDE EXTRAVAGANZA

We’re culminating our summer exploration of the world with a day-long Worldwide Extravaganza on Saturday, Aug. 30. Don’t miss this exciting day full of culture; and you won’t even have to set foot from Waco! Details coming soon!

MAMMOTH MURAL ON DISPLAY

Come view our life-size mammoth mural painted by local artist Lee Jamison. The 15-foot by 26-foot mural, which took Jamison nearly one month to complete, opened for display at the end of July. The mural features what experts believe the Columbian Mammoths looked like 60,000 years ago and is located just down the hall from our famed Mammoth Display. The detailed mural features a 14-foot-tall male mammoth painted to scale overlooking Waco’s Lover’s Leap cliff.

Summer camp

We still have openings for the Exploration Collaboration Camp on August 11-15. Contact Lanna Palmer at 254-710-7526 to enroll. Click here for more information.

Don't miss out on our great selection of items to complement our summer exhibit National Geographic MAPS: Tools for Adventure, including officially licensed Indiana Jones hats! We also have explorer biographies, books on map-making, atlases, activity books, passport covers, luggage tags and more!

Exclusively at the museum store…Get your copy of the new book “Mammoths in Waco” ($14.95) that includes a DVD. Bring your copy back on September 4, “A Mammoth Day at the Mayborn” when the author will be in the store for a signing! More details coming soon.

Remember to shop our Museum Store for all your gifting needs. We’ve been voted the Best Museum Store in Waco! Come by and see why! As always, museum members receive a 10% discount.