As a museum, the Heard-Craig Center acts as a protector and conservator of important data, documents, and artifacts of cultural, scientific, and historical significance. The museum ensures that with the passage of time, Collin County artifacts remain properly preserved to be exhibited, viewed, explored, and enjoyed by future generations. In years past, a museum’s primary function was just as a repository of information and/or artifacts. View of a Museum file room Today, however, museums...

The Dallas Nine, a group of artists from Dallas, Texas, was active from 1928 to 1945. The group consisted of a team of nine local artists who specialized in different artistic methods. They participated in the Dallas regionalist art movement, formally known as “Texas Regionalism”. The Dallas Nine’s name originated from the nine, male artists who lobbied to decorate the walls of the Hall of the State for the Texas Centennial. Original members included Jerry Bywaters, Thomas M. Stell, Jr.,...

In March, I had the pleasure of visiting Notre Dame and learning of its history. Notre Dame caught fire in April of 2019, and electrical faults were suspected as the cause. The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, 2019 Originally, the government had the goal of rebuilding in time for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, however, COVID disrupted construction for about a year. Paris Olympics 2024 Even through the disruption, France was able to open Notre Dame that December. Notre Dame has been a...