Bear Creek Exterior Renovations Update
Exterior Renovations Complete at Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center
The museum team continues a multi-year $726,000 project to restore the Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center. Phase 1, improvement of site drainage, and Phase 2, exterior restoration of the Masonic Lodge, the J.O. Davis House, and the Green House, are complete and the historic structures are looking great! Phase 3, interior and exhibition work is approximately 25% complete with new exhibitions and exterior interpretive signage currently in the design phase. Join us at the Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center on June 17th from 4pm – 7pm for the annual Juneteenth celebration to see the progress to date and hear about upcoming work on the project. Enjoy these photos of the completed renovations!
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Visit Irving and the Irving Archives and Museum have partnered to present History on the House, offering FREE museum admission throughout October in celebration of Arts and Culture Month and IAM’s award-winning season. In celebration of the partnership, IAM opened Destination Irving: The Making of a Convention Center. Centered on a large architectural model, the exhibition explores how the Irving Convention Center was designed and built and its role in the city’s visitor economy. This partnership gives residents and visitors an opportunity to explore Irving’s history while showing how tourism helps support the city’s cultural resources. Destination Irving: The Making of a Convention Center is on view at IAM through November 29, 2026. More here.
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Second Saturdays at IAM! FREE Admission and FREE Activities for Everyone!
We Saved the Sign!
Irving Archives and Museum Opens Late Saturday, August 22, 2026
In recognition of the twenty-fifth anniversary of September 11, 2001, the Irving Archives and Museum presents 9/11 Remembered .
Want more history? Mark your calendar for September 26, 2026! IAM has your passport to Irving history...and more!
The Home Team: Spirit and Sports in Irving On View Through August 9, 2026 at IAM!
Over a 29-year career, Tom Landry led the Dallas Cowboys through 20 consecutive winning seasons, many of them during the team’s years at Texas Stadium in Irving. Experience Tom Landry: A Life in Football through August 9, 2026 at the Irving Archives and Museum!
Badge of Pride and Irving Archives & Museum Win 2026 AASLH Award of Excellence
