Museum of Texas Tech University, University museum in Lubbock, United States.
The Museum at Texas Tech University occupies a building on a 76-acre tract in Lubbock, with galleries devoted to the Diamond M collection of American Western art, N.C. Wyeth, Southwest Native American pottery and textiles, and 20th- and 21st-century art of the Southwestern United States. Further galleries cover dinosaurs and other Mesozoic fauna, Pleistocene megafauna of the southern High Plains, and the biodiversity of the Llano Estacado, alongside four temporary exhibition galleries. The complex also takes in the Moody Planetarium and the Natural Science Research Laboratory.
The museum was founded in 1929 and evolved into a center that manages research programs, including studies at Lubbock Lake Landmark, a major archaeological excavation site in the region. This connection to archaeological research has shaped the collection and focus of the institution over the decades.
The museum's name changed in September 2025 from the Museum of Texas Tech University to the Museum at Texas Tech University. Its holdings span anthropology, fine arts, clothing and textiles, history, natural sciences and paleontology, and by 2023 numbered nearly 9.5 million objects and specimens. The Davies Gallery displays Southwest Native American pottery and textiles.
The museum sits on a 76-acre tract in Lubbock, with the main building, Moody Planetarium and Natural Science Research Laboratory on site; the Lubbock Lake Landmark is a separate property managed by the museum. Four galleries rotate temporary exhibitions through the year, so check which are open before a visit. The 2001 Helen Jones Auditorium and Sculpture Court Wing and the 2023 Arnold Wing add further display space.
The museum manages not only exhibitions in the building but also conducts field research at the Lubbock Lake Landmark archaeological site, where visitors can see the practical side of archaeology in action. This integration of museum work and active excavation location makes it more than just a display venue.
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