Event

Holiday Artisans Market

Date(s): December 01, 2022

11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Now in its 15th year, the annual holiday market at the Museum of the Coastal Bend features one-of-a-kind gifts.

CLOSED for Winter Break

Date(s): December 17, 2022 - January 03, 2023

Dec. 17-Jan. 2 Closed for VC Winter Break. MCB reopens for regular viewing hours on Jan. 3.

John W. Stormont Lecture: Lessons From Building a Pioneer Farm with Justin Butts

Date(s): January 26, 2023 - February 06, 2023

5:30 p.m. Justin Butts discusses lessons from building his pioneer farm in Rockport, TX.

George McJunkin, avocational archaeologist

MCB Celebrates Black History Month: George McJunkin & the Folsom Site Discovery

Date(s): February 01, 2023 - February 28, 2023

Beginning February 1, viewers can learn about George McJunkin, avocational archaeologist as MCB celebrates Black History Month.

Lecture--Griot and Gullah: Persistence of African Culture in North America

Date(s): February 06, 2023

12 noon at VC Student Center, hosted by VC Student Life in celebration of Black History Month. The first 10 MCB members who show up and register at the museum table will receive a complimentary dessert cupcake.

Reading of Othello in Union County

Date(s): February 11, 2023

2 p.m. Patrick McLaughlin reads Tony Hillerman's ironic essay about George McJunkin's discovery of the Folsom Site.

Academy of Lifelong Learning Lecture: Valentine's Day--Not Necessarily the Holiday You Thought it Was by Dr. Heather Para

Date(s): February 14, 2023

2 p.m. Dr. Heather Para presents a tongue-in-cheek history of the origins of Valentine's Day.

Art and Artifacts Happy Hour

Date(s): February 16, 2023

4-6 p.m. Enjoy art, artifacts, and happy hour!

John W. Stormont Lecture: The Goliad Campaign of 1835 presented by Scott McMahon

Date(s): February 23, 2023 - February 23, 2023

5:30 p.m. Scott McMahon speaks about the 1835 series of Mexican operations initiated by Santa Anna to quell insurrection in Texas.

John W. Stormont Lecture: Deeply Rooted presented by Dr. Leslie Bush

Date(s): March 02, 2023 - March 02, 2023

5:30 p.m. Dr. Leslie Bush discusses native Texas plants from the Pleistocene to the present.

Spring Break Activities

Date(s): March 14, 2023 - March 18, 2023

Mar. 14-18: Explore the fabulous fauna of Texas! Participate in free Spring Break Activities for kids and kids-at-heart. Purchase a take-home kit or register for the Skull Terrarium Workshop on Saturday.

Spring Break Skull Terrarium Workshop, Ages 12+

Date(s): March 18, 2023

10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Registrants for this workshop will create a skull terrarium. Recommended for ages 12+. Fee required.

Ranching Artifact Roundup

Date(s): March 23, 2023

3 p.m. Register your ranching artifacts!

John W. Stormont Lecture: Chasing Billy the Kid presented by Kurt House

Date(s): March 23, 2023

5:30 p.m. Kurt House discusses the chase and capture of Billy the Kid in 1880.

CLOSED for Easter holiday

Date(s): April 07, 2023 - April 08, 2023

Apr. 7 & 8--MCB is closed for the Easter holiday, reopening for regular viewing hours on Tuesday, April 11.

Stormont Reads: Forget the Alamo

Date(s): April 13, 2023

5:30 p.m. Are the contents of the book as provocative as the title? Join the Stormont Committee for a lively discussion about the book "Forget the Alamo."