Opens December 2nd The trains are pulling into the station! Thanks to the Central Texas Area Model Railroaders, our Anding Traveling Exhibit Hall will be filled to capacity with model railroad layouts of all shapes and sizes. .   A visit to see All Aboard the Mayborn Express is a perfect way to start this holiday season. Bring your friends and family to visit between December 2, 2011 and December 31, 2011.     Regular admission to the museum includes admission to All Aboard the Mayborn Express. Museum and exhibits are free to all museum members and Baylor University students.

Special Events

Baylor University’s Christmas on 5^th

The Mayborn Museum will be a warm place to step off the bus during Christmas on 5^th this year.

Baylor buses will transport guests between Mayborn Museum and 5^th Street. Check Baylor’s Christmas on 5^th website for bus schedule and details.

All Aboard the Mayborn Express will be open for this special event beginning at 5:00 pm. The Mayborn Museum is staying open late until 9:00 pm for our guests to visit this popular exhibit.

 

 

Free Sunday Program
Our Free Sunday Program continues on December 4, 2011 thanks to the support of our sponsors Atmos Energy.

Baylor University's Mayborn Museum would like to thank
Central Texas Counseling and Assessment Inc. and Up Grade Educational Services for sponsoring November's Free Sunday.

Please note that there will be no January Free Sunday as it falls on New Years Day, which is a museum holiday.

 

 

Holiday Puppet Shows December 10 & 11 “Santa’s Magic Bells” Santa and his hyper elf, Ringle Dingle, are featured in this holiday puppet show. Ringle is chased by a variety of characters and there is even a chorus of reindeer!

“A Jackalope Junction Christmas: Holiday Out on the Trail” Visit characters from Jackalope Junction, as Cookey and friends try to celebrate Christmas in the great outdoors. Both puppet shows are offered at 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm on Saturday, December 10 and at 2 pm on Sunday, December 11. Seating is limited. Try your hand at puppet crafts with our teen volunteers in the Children's Corner on Saturday, December 10 from 1:00 pm- 3:00pm.

 

 

Christmas at the Mayborn Museum
December 17, 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm

Your family can enjoy cookies and cocoa, sharing Christmas wishes with Santa and creating Christmas ornaments and holiday gifts. The popular exhibit, All Aboard the Mayborn Express has returned, stop by and say hello to your favorite conductors.

Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Choo-Choo Express” will be playing in our SBC Theater. Join Mickey, Toodles, and the gang for this magical adventure. Hop aboard the Clubhouse train and race to each station to pick up guests in time for the coolest snow party ever! (Run time 47 minutes)

All these special activities are included with regular museum admission.

 

 

Deck the Halls


	We are decked out with Christmas cheer! The Mayborn Museum is a great place to make holiday memories.
Several photo opportunities await you in our beautifully decorated museum including this whimsical setting of Santa’s Elves featuring the faces of museum guests.
	The Mayborn Museum Complex will be open throughout the holidays. We will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

 

 

Museum Store

Holiday Deals

Celebrate your visit to the Mayborn by stopping in our museum store for a unique remembrance or holiday gift item.

All guests will enjoy a 20% discount on purchases December 1.

Mayborn Museum Members will enjoy double discounts on purchases December 5-19.