Journey Into Big Bend

Explore the beauty and majesty of Big Bend National Park

In its newest exhibition, the Bullock Texas State History Museum invites visitors on an expedition into the timelessness of Big Bend National Park through stories, artifacts and photographs that connect people to this treasured Texas park.

Journey Into Big Bend opens Friday, April 22, 2016 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the National Park Service and highlights the state's first national park formed in 1944 in the Big Bend region of West Texas.

Stunning photography, artifacts and reflections of those who have studied, protected, explored and come to love this vast and valued ecosystem are featured in this Bullock Museum-produced exhibition.

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The breathtaking beauty of Big Bend National Park, as seen here in a photograph by David Locke, is one of many topics considered in the exhibition, 'Journey Into Big Bend,' on view beginning April 22. (Photo courtesy David Locke)
The breathtaking beauty of Big Bend National Park, as seen here in a photograph by David Locke, is one of many topics considered in the exhibition, 'Journey Into Big Bend,' on view beginning April 22. (Photo courtesy David Locke)

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Bullock Museum offers rare view of Big Bend National Park's beauty, heritage

Bullock Museum offers rare view of Big Bend National Park's beauty, heritage

April 19, 2016 (Austin, Texas) -- In its newest exhibition, the Bullock Texas State History Museum invites visitors on an expedition into the timelessness of Big Bend National Park through stories, artifacts and photographs that connect people to this treasured Texas park. Journey Into Big Bend opens Friday, April 22 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the National Park Service and highlights the state's first national park formed in 1944 in the Big Bend region of West Texas. View Press Release